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
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.
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
Yes - proper sized footings can work.
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