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Adam G

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I’m finally bailing out of California! Bought a house in Yuma with 2 acres of flat land that is primed and ready to be built on. I’d like to have a garage/shop built which will house the rv, enclosed trailer and have enough room left over for a service bay of sorts. 
 

It seems metal buildings are popular out there but I’m open to materials, site built vs prefab, dimensions etc. 

What are some must haves? There is a budget of course, so I won’t be building a palace like 1Little Roller. But I’m already playing on having rv hookups, a heat barrier at a minimum as full insulation and ac for the square footage I’d like is impractical within my modest budget. 
 

Are there any board members here who are in this kind of field?

 
im actually having my 50x60x14 started tomorrow.material is being delivered and the  footing guys coming to drill and set the posts also tomorrow,tuesday is my inspection and if all goes well the framing guys come on Wednesday to frame,2 garage doors on one side and 1 door on back so I can pull still straight through if I need.thay told me building will be done by Saturday afternoon then the garage doors are being installed on the 27th.building alone with doors and cultured stone 4' high across the front was 38,000.concrete floors I have prices from 9,800 to 14,000.i went with a pole barn cuz of price and time to complete.

 
hopefully not to derail the topic, but how is a "pole building" different than a "normal building"? 

Is it because the poles are cemented into the ground & once the building is built the concrete is filled into the building & a "normal" one has a slab poured & the poles are secured to the slab? 

 
You might want to talk to Mueller out of El Paso. They can set you up with an engineered steel building of whatever size you want. I am finally almost done with a 30x50 RV garage with a 14x14 rollup door, 15 foot walls and 18 feet at the ridge. The insulation wasn't that much extra and I think you will kick yourself later if you don't do it. It comes in rolls and gets screwed down together with the tin  I have another 30x40 steel building that has the same type of insulation and it helps tremendously. It stays pretty nice in southern AZ with a big swamp cooler. This new building including insulation was $19K from Mueller, delivered, but I ordered it at the end of last year and I'm sure that prices have gone up since then.

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azyxzer said:
You might want to talk to Mueller out of El Paso. They can set you up with an engineered steel building of whatever size you want. I am finally almost done with a 30x50 RV garage with a 14x14 rollup door, 15 foot walls and 18 feet at the ridge. The insulation wasn't that much extra and I think you will kick yourself later if you don't do it. It comes in rolls and gets screwed down together with the tin  I have another 30x40 steel building that has the same type of insulation and it helps tremendously. It stays pretty nice in southern AZ with a big swamp cooler. This new building including insulation was $19K from Mueller, delivered, but I ordered it at the end of last year and I'm sure that prices have gone up since then.

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Are you assembling it yourself? Nice building!

At our new house we’re allowed to build a “agricultural building” up to/equal to the sqft of our house…which is 3300 sqft. I’ll look up the number Mueller and give them a call. Thanks 

 
Fireballsocal said:
What about spray insulation? Is that too expensive also? 
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I have no idea! That’s something to consider. I’m native to San Diego with its moderate temperatures and have never done much on the construction side of things. I can. Build your one mean engine and overhaul your boat, but carpentry and building practices are all foreign to me. 

 
You would be surprised with how little it costs to cool a shop with a mini split setup.  I only cool it when I am going to be working in it.  Leave it at 85 and then turn it down to 77 when I am in it.  In AZ you need AC in a shop if unless you just want to use it early morning or late night.

 
r3meyer said:
You would be surprised with how little it costs to cool a shop with a mini split setup.  I only cool it when I am going to be working in it.  Leave it at 85 and then turn it down to 77 when I am in it.  In AZ you need AC in a shop if unless you just want to use it early morning or late night.
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I put a mini split in my master bedroom here in San Diego because I often work graveyards and cooling the empty house when the master was the only occupied room didn’t make much sense. It’s been absolutely incredible and I’ll likely have one or two in the new shop. 

 
azyxzer said:
You might want to talk to Mueller out of El Paso. They can set you up with an engineered steel building of whatever size you want. I am finally almost done with a 30x50 RV garage with a 14x14 rollup door, 15 foot walls and 18 feet at the ridge. The insulation wasn't that much extra and I think you will kick yourself later if you don't do it. It comes in rolls and gets screwed down together with the tin  I have another 30x40 steel building that has the same type of insulation and it helps tremendously. It stays pretty nice in southern AZ with a big swamp cooler. This new building including insulation was $19K from Mueller, delivered, but I ordered it at the end of last year and I'm sure that prices have gone up since then.

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Thanks for this referral! I’m looking them up now and they seem very reasonable. 
 

How is your erection going? (Of the BUILDING!!). How many guys do you need? Forklift/man lift? Etc. 

 
Brian Machnach said:
im actually having my 50x60x14 started tomorrow.material is being delivered and the  footing guys coming to drill and set the posts also tomorrow,tuesday is my inspection and if all goes well the framing guys come on Wednesday to frame,2 garage doors on one side and 1 door on back so I can pull still straight through if I need.thay told me building will be done by Saturday afternoon then the garage doors are being installed on the 27th.building alone with doors and cultured stone 4' high across the front was 38,000.concrete floors I have prices from 9,800 to 14,000.i went with a pole barn cuz of price and time to complete.
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That’s a pretty good price

 
I have two shops on two different properties. One is a 40x60 the other is 30x48. Build the biggest shop you can fit and afford. You can never have too big but certainly can have too small. My 40x60 is a pole building, the 30x48 was a steel kit. Both work just as well. Here’s some mistakes I made:

1- the 30 x 48 is too narrow. Doors are on the long side so each bay is 30’ deep. Fit my needs at the time, but now I can’t put my Moho or bigger enclosed trailer in it. I’m also limited on boat size. I have one 12’ tall door and two 10’ tall doors. This was a big mistake. Really limits what I can get in.

2. The 40x60 is better, also has doors on the long side so bays are 40’ deep. But I only have one 14’ tall door and two 12’ tall doors. I have to park my Moho in the 14’ tall door bay. Now I’m eyeing a stacker and will have to modify to add another 14’ tall door. I’m also limited to a Moho under 40’. This limits my options as I look to upgrade. 

Some things I did right:

1. I prefer lots of doors/bays vs a door on the end. It gets crowded inside very quick if you have to jockey around trailers, boats and RV’s and you will greatly limit what you can get in/out. 
 

2. I highly recommend a bathroom, deep sink, and 220v power. Even if you think you don’t need these now, add the infrastructure if nothing else.

3. I have a dedicated repair bay with a 10k lift with extra height. One of the best investments I have ever made. You may want to reinforce the floor for a lift. Yes, they will work with 4” of concrete but 6” is much better.

4. I recommend building it tall so you can put in a storage loft. 

 
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