A type & Quonset building pix

[hypnotoad]

Hi, I've seen beautiful pix on here of all kinds of garage/shops. Does anyone have pix of the steel arch/quonset typed buildings? I'm putting up a 30x60 A Type. Would like to see pix on how you outfitted these types of buildings.
Thanx.

 

[hypnotoad]

Nobody has one of these? Any pix would be appreciated.

 

[truck]

Here is a picture of mine...

Sorry it is not in a state to be outfitted yet. Mine is 25x40. I would also love to see folks that have these as well, seems mostly stick built or pole barns.

Truck

 

[comp]

 

[hypnotoad]

Pieces of metal overlap each other. There aren't any beams or trusses.
Us-building sells them. However, dealing w/them is a joke.

 

[comp]

Pieces of metal overlap each other. There aren't any beams or trusses.
Us-building sells them. However, dealing w/them is a joke.

i can't really make out the pic to well

 

[truck]

i can't really make out the pic to well

Sorry, the picture is of my building, however it is still in the stacked pieces from where I took it off the trailer. It is not put together, was my point.

Truck

 

[banzaitoyota]

I'll post some pics later

 

[walt111]

I have a 25 by 50 with 11 foot walls and 16 foot in the middle. My building sits on the ground in individual pieces ie unassembled. My hold up is the idiots in the county building department. Like an idiot my self I applied for a permit to construct it and it has been down hill from there.
walt

 

[Bib Overalls]

I think they are OK for agricultural and industrial structures.

In addition to being **** ugly the are difficult to finish out, insulate, heat and cool, and they have space along the sides that is difficult to use.

I would not want one on my semi urban lot and if you were my neighbor I'd be upset if you built one on yours. I don't think they add value and may actually be a liability when it is time to sell. From a business standpoint, a more expensive conventional structure is, in my opinion, a better way to go.

If you live on a farmstead, well, that is another thing.

 

[hypnotoad]

I'll post some pics later

Cool, looking forward to them.

 

[hypnotoad]

I think they are OK for agricultural and industrial structures.

In addition to being **** ugly the are difficult to finish out, insulate, heat and cool, and they have space along the sides that is difficult to use.

I would not want one on my semi urban lot and if you were my neighbor I'd be upset if you built one on yours. I don't think they add value and may actually be a liability when it is time to sell. From a business standpoint, a more expensive conventional structure is, in my opinion, a better way to go.

If you live on a farmstead, well, that is another thing.

That's the nice thing about being the first of 2 houses on my street. Hopefully it will keep people away. I grew up in AR. Neighbors were real close and nosy. Where I'm at I have deer on my property among other wildlife. Yep, these buildings ugly. But you go w/what you can afford. I got price quotes for other metal and block buildings, I think some of those guys are on Meth. I've seen some of these that have made it through hurricanes and block buildings that didn't. Nothing is God proof. So, I guess it's good we're not neighbors.

 

[beretta5spd]

I think they are OK for agricultural and industrial structures.

In addition to being **** ugly the are difficult to finish out, insulate, heat and cool, and they have space along the sides that is difficult to use.

I would not want one on my semi urban lot and if you were my neighbor I'd be upset if you built one on yours. I don't think they add value and may actually be a liability when it is time to sell. From a business standpoint, a more expensive conventional structure is, in my opinion, a better way to go.

If you live on a farmstead, well, that is another thing.

unfortunately you are uninformed my friend.
Let me take you to school.
Ok so your first point is highly opinionated. Some may find them ugly, to others it is just a building. As far as insulating, most companies who put up the buildings themselves have a unit to spray insulation after the outside "shell" is up. This form of insulating is very fast to accomplish. Heating and cooling may be more difficult to install, but once the building is up it is actually easier and more efficient to regulate at a certain temperature than a straight wall building. It is true the space on the outside may be harder to use but it isn't something that is a pain to overcome. I have worked on vehicles inside one with workbenches all the way around the edge which were very handy. These buildings are more "weather resistant" than straight walls when it comes to wind and snowfall.

You are very right when it comes to being in an urban setting. These structures aren't meant for small garages. Think about the amount of unusable space and low ceiling there would be if you used one for a two car garage. If I were to be building a larger shop to work on or store vehicles I would definitely consider a "quanset."

 

[truck]

Okay, they are not that great looking in an urban environment. But the utility is great. I'm tucking mine in behind the trees. I'm also going to 'stick' build the front and put siding to match the house which ought to help from the front view. The trees, especially when leafed out will hide the rest. I don't think you will be able to see it at all from the street.

Pix show where the building is going. The Scrambler is parked in the front right corner of new shop. The tarp on the ground at the left is the front left corner. If you look hard you can see the marking stakes. It will cross the fence line and yes I will have to take out some more trees.

Truck

 

[hypnotoad]

So no one one here has one of these type buildings? Are they the red-headed stepchildren of garage/shop?

 

[autoclassicnut]

I posted some of the shop I'm in the process of building, but it's the "p" style with straight walls...Hey you buy what you can afford, I'd like to be able to afford a mansion of a shop with the outside looks of a museum , but I live out of town a ways and it's in behind our house against the sidehill. Get 'er done!

 

[autoclassicnut]

check out this link.....

 

[hypnotoad]

Very nice thankyou.

 

[truck]

Yes thanks. Mine is the P style as well.

Truck

 

[autoclassicnut]

here's some pics I found...

 

[autoclassicnut]

here's more... I've been searching the net for months before I made my decision...enjoy!

 

[autoclassicnut]

Here's more...

 

[autoclassicnut]

you wanted them I've got 'em.....

 

[autoclassicnut]

This is the last of 'em....for now...I have more but I'm getting tired... gotta go to zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

 

[hypnotoad]

Very nice, thankyou very much.

 

[banzaitoyota]

some pics of mine in these threads:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1288&showall=1

 

[kbs2244]

While I have to agree that I do not care for their looks that much, they are fast and easy to build, very weather tight, and low cost.
The most pratical one I saw was built up on a 3 course block side wall. That gave both some extra center height and taler walls before the curve to the roof. I think he had 8 feet of plywood above the block, fo a total of 10 feet of vertical wall.
He stick built the end walls for ease of installing the doors. He said the money he saved on the basic building allowed him to put oversized doors at each end.
My only problem with them is that I like sky lights or around the walls at celing level windows, and I haven't seen one done with with either.

 

[kbs2244]

Now that I go back and look at some of thoes PICS I can see some do have skylights, so they have overcome that problem.

 

[autoclassicnut]

I've heard of the older skylights delaminating after several years, I wonder if the invention of new materials have solved that?

 

[Captain]

These would look great with a retro art deco style house.
I had never seen them before, at least not in this kit form.
How do they anchor down?

 

[truck]

They anchor in 2 different ways. One is a welded plate that bolts to the concrete then bolts to base of the building. The other is to have a trough in top of the concrete and set the building inside it. Once complete you go back and concrete in the trough thus locking the building in place.

Truck

 

[autoclassicnut]

I talked to a guy when I was researching my building plans and he didn't use either and he mounted it to a flat concrete slab and the rain water was flowing into his building through the concrete because he didn't use a trough...He was very disappionted with his mistake!

 

[autoclassicnut]

Here's some pix of the mounting baseplate method.