Morton Buildings?

[MikeH]

I want to have a small (30' x 36') garage/shop building built. It will need to have some residential appearance qualities to disguise it. The city will not approve a basic metal building in my residential back yard. Morton Buildings,

Morton Buildings - Pole Barns, Horse Barns, Steel Buildings, Metal Buildings, Storage Buildings, Farm Buildings seems to have what I'm looking for. Does anyone have experience with having buildings built by them?



MikeH.

 

[Hoefler]

Very good buildings, all are based on a general pole building design, but they are pricey. I had a local Amish contractor build mine, it is stick built with 6" walls. I believe I got a better built building at a better price.

 

[AABEN]

morton does have a very good buildings. Ask them to send there best crew to put it up. some do a neater job. Ask for people that they have put up bildings for give them a call and ask if thay did OK

 

[AClayton]

I have nothing but good to say about them... . My dealer is in Gettysburg,PA. They did mine and my neigbors acroos the street. A bit pricey but they do all the work with county for permits and they finish what they start very fast. Built mine in two days... . 36' square with 2 roll up doors.



Alan

 

[bb218]

I had a Morton 30 x 66 built with 1/2 brick on the bottom. I looked at some amish buildings, they were a little cheaper but the trim work and general appearence was not a good as the Morton. Go with the Morton, you will not regret it. Mike

 

[Yo Hoot]

Here are some pics of my pole building going up

The company I had do it went out of business. This was 26 x 32 x 10. Paid $12,500 not including concrete

 

[MikeH]

Good Info

Thanks for the responses. I apreciate the info. I went over my rough plan with the city building inspector today. I was surprised he was very helpful and seemed impressed that I had spent so much time researching and planning my project. Also got finances firmed up today. Next step is to request pricing from Morton dealer in Conway, AR. I will also get a bid from a local builder who has been recommended. Can't believe I'm finally about to get this project going.



Thanks again tor the input guys.



MikeH

 

[WBlackburn]

I put up a 30 x 45 Morton Pole barn. Done the concrete floor and aprons, the wiring and insulation myself after the building was completed. I have two 15' sliding doors on both ends on the same side of the building so I can drive my RV right through then two man doors on each end. Bldg is good quality. I researched Cleary Bldgs and steel Bldgs. You may pay a bit more for a Morton, but you won't be sorry. I liked the way they did all the plans, dealt with the authorities, got the inspections done etc etc.

 

[WCPoe]

I'm very happy with what I received from my Morton experience. Here's a link to an earlier post:

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/shop/185924-metal-framed-shop.html#post1783509

Just my 2 cents.

Bill

 

[Hoefler]

Mike,



What part of Arkansas are you in??

 

[MikeH]

Sorry for the response delay. Been away. I'm in Clarksville, about 60 miles east of Fort Smith, on I-40.

 

[JDKammin]

We have three Morton Buildings up on the farm, with the first one dating back to 1976. Our latest Morton was put up about 5 years ago and is 60x120 with 16 ft sidewalls. The south end has a 60 ft wide x 75 ft deep shop and the remainder is cold storage. I have been impressed with the speed and quality of the building. The hardware to install the steel is put up after a chalkline was pulled. I have compared apples to apples and the price is comparable. A competitor brand building went up not too far away and the nails on the sidewalls were put up freehand and caught my eye. The next building I put up will be another Morton.

 

[CSnyder]

We have three Morton Buildings up on the farm, with the first one dating back to 1976. Our latest Morton was put up about 5 years ago and is 60x120 with 16 ft sidewalls. The south end has a 60 ft wide x 75 ft deep shop and the remainder is cold storage. I have been impressed with the speed and quality of the building. The hardware to install the steel is put up after a chalkline was pulled. I have compared apples to apples and the price is comparable. A competitor brand building went up not too far away and the nails on the sidewalls were put up freehand and caught my eye. The next building I put up will be another Morton.

Putting a chalk line on steel is a big no no! The steel will rust eventually where the chalk line was made.

 

[MikeH]

Looks like I'm back to square one. Morton's first price (worked by salesman #1) was pretty much beyond my budget. When I called to tell him that, he was no longer working there. Enter salesman #2 who worked me up a price on what they call their Country Craft line of buildings. It's a step down, but still seems to be a good quality product. The deal killer was, that in my very limited space, there's not enough room around the building site for them to get equipment in to erect the structure.



So I'm now looking for bids on a stick built. Thanks to eveyone for the feedback.



MikeH

 

[Bill Stockard]

Putting a chalk line on steel is a big no no! The steel will rust eventually where the chalk line was made.

Hmm! Didn't know that. I had a steel building built in 1990 and the contractor used chalk lines to keep the exterior metal screws in line and I had another one built two years ago and they did the same. No rust on either one... maybe they used a different type of exterior coating on the metal.



Bill

 

[jopowell]

Shop buildings

This may be too late for some who were looking for a building to look nice in a residential area. You can order a standard steel frame building from one of several companies , make sure they are reliable first. Then ask them for API panels . They are metal on both sides with foam in between , they are available in different thicnesses. They have a choice of exterior apperances, stone, stucco and more. The inteior is metal that is depressed to look like texture. I used 2. 5" that is R21 insulation. They look great and finish everything at once . They are also much stronger the sheet metal alone. A word about steel buildings in general, most buildings are actually fabricated by MBCI or NCI in one of their plants near you, Atwater ,CA , Houston , TX and others. The ones you see advertised are just design companies who use the same software and have it fabricated in one of those plants. Hope this helps someone. John

 

[MikeH]

As a follow up --- Seems like it took me a long time to get this done. I did have to give up on the Morton because of space constraints, but I finally found a quality builder who constructed a very nice 32'x30' stick built shop/garage for me. It turned out exactly the way I wanted it, excellent quality, on budget and on schedule. Looks so nice that the neighbors even like it. I will do the electrical and finish the inside myself.



Thanks to all for the input and advice.



MikeH