metal arch shop building

[JDark]

anyone put one of these up? prices? thanks, johnny

 

[tgordon]

Are you talking about a quanset style building like the pics, or one of the poly covered hoop buildings?

 

[JDark]

the metal type

 

[JB @ C and L Machine]

Contact Evilotto. . he has one and he put it up.

 

[McCRam]

I used to sell them. They are pretty easy to put up, once the foundation is laid, you should have one up in an easy weekend. Prices are nice compared to a steel frame building. My personal taste is the styles that have the straight walls. Like the pic above next to the water. My shop has leaning walls and they drive me nuts.

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

At work just went through acquiring a quonset for hay storage. Unfortunately we live in 100 lb live and 150 lb ground load area - county code. I set aside $14K for the building delivered. So, for the price we ended up with a 40 wide x 38 long x16 high and is the simple full arch. Are plans are to incrementally add on to it over several years until we are at 40x60. I think we ended up having to use alternating 16 and 14 gauge arches to meet the snow load.

 

[tgordon]

Neighbor put one up with curved walls for hay storage, and no ends. Maybe it was because they had never done one before, but they put a lot of time into making sure the foundation was right so the holes would line up. Then theirs was wide enough that they had to build it one sheet at a time, rather than assembling a "hoop" on the ground and raising it up and bolting to the rest. I was in one that the farmer had sprayed with insulation and used for a shop, and I also would go for the one with straight walls. Unfortuatly I am of no help to you on prices, but if you search on the net you should at least find a rough price.

 

[CNeubauer]

We've got a 40x40x14' quanset for a shop and I wouldn't suggest one for that purpose. Figure on loosing 5' around all the walls because even short items like work benches can't sit all the way to the outside. Also insulating them is tough, spray on is about the only option and it's expensive for the R value it provides. My first choice for a new shop would be stud walls on top of a concrete stub wall.

 

[LandShark]

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I built this about 10 years ago. It's 30x50x16 high, with a 11' high x 16' wide electric door and a 15x30 apartment in the back.

I did all the steel work and end walls without help. You will save alot of money by building the end walls rather than using the steel ones. Next time I will use a hydralic lift rather than standard scaffolds. Insulation was sprayed on the outside of the apartment section and was expensive.