Certainteed
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We currently have nothing but a 10x10 super-cheap shed and its got to go.
I'm living in NC, which appears to be the land of storage sheds. You can't drive down any highway without seeing 2-3 places selling sheds. I've looked at them all, and the majority are junk.
One guy sells really nice sheds made by "G" (I don't want to step on any toes or sound spammish). The walls are 2x4 studs on 16" centers (doubled every 4 feet). Floors are on 12" centers (2x6). Hurricane ties up top. Metal roof. Properly framed/headered windows and doors. Pressure treated lumber in the floors. T111 siding. Vented eaves/caps. If I were to build, I'd do it just as these sheds are done.
I wanted some modifications done to one of the sheds they make, but the salesman showed me how to save money by modifying their "portable garage". The guy was informative, a good listener, and generally pleasant to work with. And he saved me some $ by making suggestions that met my needs.
So the quote was $9200 out-the-door for a 14'x32' with one 10' barn door in the end (for our econobox), two 36"x24" windows (I'll probably add more @$75 each), and one 72" barn door along the side. I plan to level the spot myself and put down gravel (I don't want to have to worry with drainage or weed-eating around the building). I also want to add a carport to one side, giving me 10'x32' of parking for my truck/trailer/mower.
They can have the building placed and leveled 3-weeks after order. No cost for delivery setup.
I figure leveling/gravel won't be very expensive. I haven't priced the added carport... but I suspect $2k would cover it. Bringing the total to $12k.
Thoughts on this price? Could I do better, and if so, how? Thanks.
I'm living in NC, which appears to be the land of storage sheds. You can't drive down any highway without seeing 2-3 places selling sheds. I've looked at them all, and the majority are junk.
One guy sells really nice sheds made by "G" (I don't want to step on any toes or sound spammish). The walls are 2x4 studs on 16" centers (doubled every 4 feet). Floors are on 12" centers (2x6). Hurricane ties up top. Metal roof. Properly framed/headered windows and doors. Pressure treated lumber in the floors. T111 siding. Vented eaves/caps. If I were to build, I'd do it just as these sheds are done.
I wanted some modifications done to one of the sheds they make, but the salesman showed me how to save money by modifying their "portable garage". The guy was informative, a good listener, and generally pleasant to work with. And he saved me some $ by making suggestions that met my needs.
So the quote was $9200 out-the-door for a 14'x32' with one 10' barn door in the end (for our econobox), two 36"x24" windows (I'll probably add more @$75 each), and one 72" barn door along the side. I plan to level the spot myself and put down gravel (I don't want to have to worry with drainage or weed-eating around the building). I also want to add a carport to one side, giving me 10'x32' of parking for my truck/trailer/mower.
They can have the building placed and leveled 3-weeks after order. No cost for delivery setup.
I figure leveling/gravel won't be very expensive. I haven't priced the added carport... but I suspect $2k would cover it. Bringing the total to $12k.
Thoughts on this price? Could I do better, and if so, how? Thanks.
