tesa's RV shed adventure

[tesa]

well, after almost 6 weeks of research, calling lumber yards, looking up span tables, and
general hair pulling i just realized the gods to have a sense of humor

after 4 bids from various lumber yards, i thought we were all set

but no

secretly husband has been getting bids from metal building companies, just for comparison

10K, nope
8K, nope
2K WHAT??

really? well actually 1,820.69 including tax!

250 dollars cheaper than wood!

SOLD

for posterity i tucked all my notes, and bids, and curse words in an envelope

i must admit, i was sort of sad, as i wanted to see that bad boy built, knowing that i designed it
all myslef, well, with some help from my friends here

but alas

truly, the building gods have a laugh from time to time at our expense

glad i could be of service

tesa

[glenn kangiser]

Nothing wrong with that.  I built about 300 of them - steel buildings - various shapes and sizes.

I assume you will need a slab and footings to hold it down and together.

[tesa]

we didn't want to pour a slab, but we have a load of crushed concrete comming
to act as a "pad" for the rv

footers, yes.

tesa

[glenn kangiser]

Yes - proper sized footings can work.

[tesa]

thanks. i thought it would be ok, folks at the metal building place told us
12" diamater 2' down, should do it using 4" pipe

i even asked twice to make sure

at least we don't have to rent an auger, as the wooden poles were requiring
a much bigger/deeper hole

after watching daniel set 150' of fenceline by hand, theres no way i'd
watch him hand dig those huge holes, but now, with the steel, and
the holes being much smaller, he feels like he can do it

rental of the auger was gonna set us back around $180 or so, so thats a plus

tesa