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Location: Oregon | Yeah I didn't roof it 20 years ago because of the price and I sure wish I would have done it then. It sure isn't any cheaper now. It was like 10K then and way more now. I had one guy quote me 60K to straighten it (it lists 10 degrees one direction) and roof it.
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Location: PNW | We just "rebuilt" two old barns (1900ish) on our property - one is now the horses' habitat. Anyways.... All of the uprights in the barns are two foot diameter TREES that were just stumped and limbed and set up straight. And they are still SO STRONG. So we didn't replace them, but we jacked the barn up and straightened and braced everything. But gosh those old barns are gorgeous. |
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Location: Wide open spaces, Canada. | crapshooter - 2014-01-02 3:26 PM
porky - 2013-12-31 5:32 PM Wood has a lifespan of about 30 years. Steel is way longer..... To give you an idea on cost though I just got a quote for a 120 by 300 clear spam metal with a 30 by 300 lean to on one side and the building with insulation ( not including heat, water, cement, piles or dirt work , or doors) was $850 000 . That was a cheap quote compared to most steel buildings. A 100 by 300 wood was around $500 000
My arena has wooden trusses and posts and is 25 years old and isn't even close to death so I'd say a 30 year lifespan is not accurate.
I agree, but for a public building where I live that is the lifespan according to a persons ability to insure it for things like snowload... |
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| We put ours up last fall. It's 100 x 225 with 16' side walls. We have 8 "stalls" on the south side in the lean-to part. We wanted a very open feel so we put curtains on the sides. In the winter they are down so snow and wind doesn't fly through, in the spring-fall they are rolled up so it's more of a covered arena.
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| And about wood barns...this is a little different but we have a barn on our property that we are converting into our house. It was built in 1957 and is a cement block building with wood rafters, post and beam construction on the inside and it had a shingled roof. At some point they put a steel roof on it and steel on the side walls. When we took the old steel off the wood underneath was in prestine condition. We didn't have to replace a single board. Our farm has several old wood buildings with steel roofs and they are all in great condition. My husband's grandpa had a big old wood barn with a shingled roof and it is in far worse condition because the shingles weren't kept up. Steel roof is more expensive up front but in the long run I think it's the best choice. |
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| About what did his place cost o build? |
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| And go with standing seam metal roofing! It has no exposed screw holes to rust out and leak in the future! It is a ad more expensive but NO future maintenance ! |
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Location: High heels in the air... | Depends on where you live...here in north texas you can buy the arena from one of the local manufacturers and sub it out to be erected...Anything wider than 60 goes to steel...there are close outs and repos too...if you buy one "on the ground" you will probably have to buy extra skin and bolts...tear downs are always missing parts so be prepared to be short something...it's 30k cash on average to put one up...arenas start at 80k up...in texas, you need snow load and a minimum of 18 side wall (distance from ground to lowest roof edge) or your arena will be hot!!! I built a pad for 30k...but have not purchased the arena yet...piers will have to be set with cement , no biggie but the cost is there...lights and wiring are not even figured into it...I know a lot lol...have been researching for mine for some time!!! |
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| porky - 2013-12-31 8:32 PM Wood has a lifespan of about 30 years. Steel is way longer..... To give you an idea on cost though I just got a quote for a 120 by 300 clear spam metal with a 30 by 300 lean to on one side and the building with insulation ( not including heat, water, cement, piles or dirt work , or doors) was $850 000 . That was a cheap quote compared to most steel buildings. A 100 by 300 wood was around $500 000
i don/t think you can clear span 100' with wood ? |
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| roanrider - 2014-01-02 4:46 PM 100 x 225' clear span, 16' side walls, 3:12 roof pitch steel building $190,000 erected. Site work, concrete and electric were done by owner.
thatts pretty good i did mine in 1998
itwas about 150,000 everything ligts dirt
160 x200 but clear span 100 16 'wing on eith side |
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