Steel building ?'s

hunterdan

hunterdan

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Morganton,NC
I'm fixing to get a steel building installed on our raw property. I built one years ago on our property but did not get permits. They just noticed it during a regular inspection and added it to our taxes with no issues. This time were building the building first and then the home so I will need permits for both. It will be a 28x30 or 30x30 with 10' sidewalls.
I am in burke county and would like to know if anyone has experience here in burke? Who is a good company?I've been looking at Diamond,Carolina carports...
Also would I be better off doing the concrete myself or having them do it? Concrete with footers to code is quoted at 2500.00 if they do it.
They quoted the building also and added 2500 for it to be to code with engineering stamp.

Thanks
 
The two companies quoted are extremely cheap build light gauge buildings. That said I'm going to get one. If you plan on being there a while id look into a pole shed style building or a heavy gauge metal building. I can give you the name and # of a guy we use a lot to but up buildings for us at work if your interested he is cheaper and does better quality work than the big name companies. Not sure how far he travels though

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Most counties will likely deny permit applications building on a lot without a home already on it if it is zoned any type of residential. Since you are planning on doing the building first, then the house, this may be a problem for you depending on your AHJ.
 
Build it once, build it right. $2500 for the concrete is about $3/sqft, which is going rate for finished concrete that size (at least around here). Ignoring the footings, with a 4" thick slab, thats about 11 yards of concrete, so at $100/yard, thats probably $12-1400 worth of concrete. For ~$1000 difference, I'd pay them to do it, and let them deal with the issues that will inevitably come up ;)
 
Another thing to consider is this:
In Gaston county, you can build a traditional studwall building and wooden trusses with no engineered stamp required. For pole buildings and carport style buildings, you have to get a stamp no matter what because it is not "conventional construction". $2500 will buy a lot of 2x4's, and you'll end up with a better building with better resale value and better curb appeal. If I had it to do over again with my shop, I'd consider the studwall route. Getting all the loose ends tied up and everything sealed off to my standards has been a pain with my steel building.
 
Thanks for the tips and advice. Basically, I told the county guy that I needed a building with power (off the temp pwr pole) so I could store materials/tools. He had no issue giving a building permit for a steel building. Maybe it's because it's in the county not city and there is no HOA or neighbors in sight. I've had quotes of 350-2500 extra for a certified building plan. Hopefully I'll narrow down a builder that has a fair price for the building and the stamp.
 
I've posted about mine in other similar threads. I got my kit from versatube.com. 20x24x10. Right at $10k completed. I did everything myself except concrete.
 
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