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Metal Building Installers

69CHARGERMD

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Close to purchasing a 40x50x14 metal building for my property. Red iron building setup. Company I am looking at does not install themselves.
Any suggestions on how to find a local installer ?
Asheville NC area.
Any idea what a typical price would be to have it installed ?
Would appreciate any helpful, positive comments. Thx.
Doug
 
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readhead

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Talk to some fabrication shops. Many that do structural fabrication also provide erecting services.
Around here I charge 7-10 dollars a square foot with insulation and depending on complexity. Without insulation it would be 5-8 dollars per foot.
 

metlmunchr

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Billy Reynolds at Reynolds Services. He's a Star Buildings dealer now but he may still do contract erection like he has in the past.

There's a guy by the name of Jerry Calloway near Weaverville who does metal building erection. Don't know anything about him, good or bad, as I've never dealt with him.

Bodie Rogers at Rogers and Son Welding could likely tell you of some other contract erectors in the area. Bodie owns and operates an all terrain crane, and in that business you often work with folks doing that type of work.

Mountain Steel might also know of some local erectors. They're a small steel warehouse and fabricator and likely have customers in the business.

It would be good to talk with one or more erectors before finalizing a building purchase to make sure you aren't buying something that no one will touch. A friend (now retired) who had a couple crews and did strictly contract metal building erection for years told me long ago that there were a lot of building brands he wouldn't even quote on due to missing parts, holes that wouldn't line up, and things that generally wouldn't go together without a lot of unanticipated labor. He said these problems don't occur with major manufacturers like Butler, Kirby, Varco, Ceco, etc but are way too prevalent among some of the unknown brands.
 
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rjacobs

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I was quoted 6000 in labor for a guy to: grade my pad site(minimal grading claimed to be 1 day with a skid steer), subcontract and supervise the concrete(I would pay the concrete guys directly), and pickup and erect the building shell(I would pay the building company directly). That was on a 30x40... so that $5 a sq. ft.

No insulation, no electrical, no doors installed, etc... just the basics.
 

matt_i

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Because of the critical dimensional interface between the concrete foundation and the assembly of the building, I would personally want a general contractor to manage and assume the liability of handling the entire package if I didn't do it myself.

A person can save money on the concrete work I'm sure and then pay it all back and 3x more if the building can't be assembled because of errors and/or simple imprecision in the layout.
 

metlmunchr

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Because of the critical dimensional interface between the concrete foundation and the assembly of the building, I would personally want a general contractor to manage and assume the liability of handling the entire package if I didn't do it myself.

A person can save money on the concrete work I'm sure and then pay it all back and 3x more if the building can't be assembled because of errors and/or simple imprecision in the layout.

I tend to agree with this. When we built our 60x150x18 plus another 9000 sq ft slab for future expansion, we bought the building direct from the mfgr, a division of Ceco. They didn't have a dealer in this area at the time, and since we were in the crane and rigging business, they made us a dealer in the hopes that we'd be interested in selling and erecting more buildings.

But we hired a friend who's a retired commercial general contractor to supervise construction from grading and compaction to final finishes in the office area. Told him to treat it as if it was any other job he was running, pick his subs that he knew would show up and do a good job, hire and fire as necessary, etc. He was right there on site every day to coordinate and make sure no corners got cut. Everything went smooth and hiring the man to run the job was probably some of the best money we ever spent.
 

My Old Tools

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Around here we have a number of metal building companies and individuals that will turn key the job, foundation, metal, erection, doors and windows. I have always preferred that route. Get references and a couple of bids, pick the best. Let him source the material.
 
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