My new 40x80...not quite finished

Here's my new 40x80......

I got 4 material quotes from various places. Then, I had an Amish guy give me a quote.....the same one that built a 40x40 for a buddy of mine. I don't know whether he gets his materials for less or not but he was only about $2k more than my lowest material quote. And, there some stories of honesty about this guy from my buddy's build and I was just impressed with the quality of workmanship. So, rather than stressing myself out for the next year (at least), running back and forth to the property burning gas, renting a skid steer with a PHD, I thought I'd just turn him loose.

Where the yellow spec of a dozer is, is whre it's going......this it out on our 43 acres we bought a little over a year ago.....

Here it is at a distance just starting to take shape....

.....and some other pics....some aren't very good, they were taken with my cell phone....

That thing looks big i was going to build a 40x80 then i changed my mind and im going with a 40x100. but man that looks big maybe im going to big.

NICE !!!!
It's never to big. If your trying to save some money,section of maybe the back with a wall put gravel down and use it for cold storeage. use the other end for maybe heated shop area etc... It's not to big
How did your friend find that Amish guy I'm looking to build a 30x50 heated shop and I was told them guys to so good work. I don't know where/how to contact them. I live near Topeka Kansas.

Is that Troyers by chance?

The Pennsylvania Amish that are in Ohio are true craftsmen. When it comes to barn building, I think it is in their blood. One thing about them is that they get in and out quickly and do superior work. We have quite a few barns around (not mine) that they have erected and all are top notch

I wish I had some Amish workers around my town. These guys take pride in their work. Unlike some others...

Thats a great looking building Flathead. Question for you though, why did you step the roof down for half the building. Wouldn't it have been easier (cheaper) to just have the roof at the same height?

Hey, Kevin54.....How do I contact Amish in my area of NE Ohio..canfield, Salem area? Any ideas? Thanks

mebedave:

that's sort of the plan.......large item storage in the rear; tractor, mowers, atvs, etc.....then the front half; insulate, finish, lift, tools, machines, woodburner, etc.......

well, another one of our buddies used this amish guy....he's a heck of a fella......VERY honest, always followed through, always communicated, always remembered details, and always came when he said........

brad beam:
i don't know what troyers is......give me some more details...

kevin54:
you are right, that's what made up my mind in the end....my buddy's barn was so true and the little extra details........i carpentered with them one entire day (they lead, i followed their lead so as not to slow them down) and there were so many things that other guys (including myself) would have said, "ah, that's good enough" heck, two of the 20' posts had a slight bow in them, that had me take them down to the foot of the driveway and let 84 lumber replace them.....most would have said, "stick 'em in there, he'll never know the difference" i could go on and on

keith mn:

well, i wanted 14' ceiling in it for building a set of shelving all the way around the perimter, suspended from the trusses with no support underneath (just like my neighbor did)...so i had to go to 14' to be able to walk around up there.....then, to be honest, the step was purely for looks: to break up that long roof line.......i'm not done with it, i'm going to break some metal to make a faux hay door in the gable, put two couplas on it (anyone know how to build some that are clad in broke metal) and paint the two 10x10 garage doors red and paint white X's on them to look like barn doors....i hope it turns out like i envision....i drew it all up on sketchup first....i'll attach a pic....

rburke65:
if you know where a community is, stop by and ask....it would be well worth your time if they are half as good as these guys......my grandma and grandpa live near marion, ohio and they had a much smaller barn built.....the quality is just as good and their price was great too......

Brad Beam said:

Is that Troyers by chance?

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Troyers is an Amish family in Highland County that quoted framing my house, and a pole for me. Didn't end up using them but they were really nice folks.

I thought all there last names were Yoder lol

just a bit after i posted back to you, i was talking to my neighbor about his building, and he mentioned troyers.....i guess that is who did his......good work, too....just a little higher than my dude....

Brad Beam said:

Troyers is an Amish family in Highland County that quoted framing my house, and a pole for me. Didn't end up using them but they were really nice folks.

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