New shed's a comin! Need advice!

[Green guy]

Hello gentlemen.
I am new here and looking for advice. My wife and I are looking to have built a 30 by 40 by 10 pole shed. I am just starting to obtain some quotes. I am looking to use this building for storage of hunting equipment like four wheeler, mowers, small discs, spreaders, a trailer, deer stands, decoys, etc. we also want to partition off the rear ten feet of the building for a fitness area (wife cave) and a man closet for my sane amount of hunting gear and clothes. I have never had a shed built and am looking for bits of advice from folks with experience in what to watch out for or things to consider. Thanks in advance.

 

[RiceD]

Welcome Green Guy. I'm new here too. I'm trying to do the same thing. I'm told a stick built diy or subout could run $25 per square foot. However, I've called several accessory/polebarn building companies who deal in metal and I've been quoted anywhere from 16 to 25 dollars for a shell. Money can be saved by finishing of the interior yourself. The quotes I've received included a concrete slab. ...Still reading/researching like you. Good luck.

 

[Green guy]

Thanks RiceD! Good luck on yours too. I am intending on finishing the inside myself. Concrete will be included throughout. One of my biggest dilemmas I can't seem to decide on is the door. I can't decide if I want a slider or a standard ohd. Whichever I choose it will be 14 foot wide. Just can't seem to pick one or the other. It may come down to letting my wife pick. Lol.

 

[bushmechanic]

The most important piece of advice I can give you regarding any project is to focus on it's completion, and allow for future details and expansion.

Examples would be many electrical outlets, allowances for lighting, standardized shapes where possible to more easily fit better stuff in the future, making sure you have a high quality floor, and so on.

People who already have shops, sheds, and garages tend to curse about not having this stuff sorted eventually, when they are finally able to improve their spaces.

Build the building. Don't build everything in it just yet. Be sure you'll never curse about lack of expandability.

Don't do it all at once. As I said, focus on the building and allowances for future improvement.

You'll never finish if you try to create the perfect interior immediately, and it can **** the fun right out of having a place like that. Most here, I suspect, have many years in creating their shops and work spaces.

Some people are wealthier, or have saved for long periods of time, and are able to do more things at once, or use higher priced fixtures, and it's easy to be tempted to try it. Use those wondrous creations as inspiration over time, not as a benchmark.

We all have our limits, and one of the greatest benefits in every aspect of life is appreciating their magnitude. It's okay to push limits, but attempting to break them without care causes no end of trouble.

 

[RiceD]

I've only seen pictures of the sliders, never seen one up close. I'd be curious about how air tight it is. I'm hoping my wife and I can afford to do 3 garage bays and a little something extra. I've been inside of several different applications (business and residential including horse barns and such) and one high priority concern right now (besides price) is sealing that sucker so that field mice and other critters won't be able to get in very easily.

 

[RiceD]

Good advice. That's how I'm thinking about it.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Welcome to the GJ, enjoy.

 

[Green guy]

Thanks bush, sounds like solid advice. Right now we only have the cash to build the shell and pour the Crete. Finishing the interior will take a good year to save up for so that's good in a way in case our minds change on how we want it finished. We have 3 acres for expansion so I don't see any issues as far as that goes. So is it better to have it built by a one stop shop place like Morton's or Cleary, or should I by a package from a retailer like menards and hire out a local contractor to do it? Another option I have is, my father in law is offering me 15 free 30 foot trusses with 2 foot overhangs that have been stored inside and never used. I am thinking the free trusses will make quoting up the whole package will be more of a pain but could save us maybe a thousand bucks?.

 

[Green guy]

RiceD. Being as critter proof as possible is one of my main concerns. My father in law says it can be done if doing a concrete floor and apron with either door.

 

[RiceD]

That's good to know re: slab and door aprons. You and I are essentially doing the same thing. I've spoken with fetterville and c_b structure reps and will eventually speak to a morton rep as well. I expect to get at least 3 quotes; maybe as many as 5 (may look to stick built garage as comp). Want to feel confident in what we pay for... Looking forward to some infoshare going forward. ...wife n I just put cntrct on tract of land for hunt/rec and future home. Soon as I get 100% on soil percs, I'll be getting reps to come out to spec and quote.

 

[Glenn M.]

Welcome to the GJ from VA!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Welcome from Washington state, If it was me I would have a roll up door any day over a slider, I have never seen a slide that seals up as good as a roll up door. look around at shops and pole buildings in general and you will only see the sliding door used in a storage area for like hay or farm implements. Just my two cents worth....