1000 sq meter hay/straw store

theboytheboy

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Arable Farmer
Location
Portsmouth
What would people suggest are the most effective dimensions to get to 1000 sqm (or there abouts).

Are there certain bay sizes or roof heights that keep costs down as they are standard lengths of materials etc

Any tips on what to consider before i start asking for quotes?

Thanks
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
Ours are 80ft span 140ft long 30ft to the eaves, access through the 80ft end. 9 bales across then.

Depends how many types you want to store and have access to at once, stacking that high really you want 3 wide so that gives you 3 types you can get to.
 

Chae1

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Location
Aberdeenshire
Ours are 80ft span 140ft long 30ft to the eaves, access through the 80ft end. 9 bales across then.

Depends how many types you want to store and have access to at once, stacking that high really you want 3 wide so that gives you 3 types you can get to.
How high do you go?
 

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
I’d agree with the above comments - forget efficiency from steel sizes etc. My local shed builder whom I have had many from says it doesn’t really matter.

I put up a 100’ span last year and am pleased as punch with it.
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
Most straw trucks are either an 18m wagon and drag, or a unit with a 13.6m or 15.2m trailer.

When the shed is nearly empty you’ve either got to load / unload all outside and run to the back of the shed, or park the truck and load inside. For ease of use and safety its easier to drive in and turn than reverse in or out.

You need a concrete pad at the filling end, hardcore does inside the shed, so much cheaper to only fill from one end.

Running back and forth costs more in the long term so better to make it so you can turn a truck inside.

To do this with a 15.2m trailer you need 20m minimum, but at some point someone will hit the shed so you’re better off wider. This is where the 24m comes from for our sheds.

We debated going wider but then we wouldn’t be able to reach to fill them with a 535-95 in the middle so would be a waste. When full at the filling end you would then have a wider face spoiling too.
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
I’d agree with the above comments - forget efficiency from steel sizes etc. My local shed builder whom I have had many from says it doesn’t really matter.

I put up a 100’ span last year and am pleased as punch with it.
I had a quota for 120’ wide building last year, I nearly fell over when I got price 😱.
It was only when I was talking to Ollie he said once you go over 100’ the steel thickness has to goes up a lot to support the roof. That’s why he has 3 100’ buildings side by side as it works out cheaper.
 

Forever Fendt

Member
Location
Derbyshire
I had a quota for 120’ wide building last year, I nearly fell over when I got price 😱.
It was only when I was talking to Ollie he said once you go over 100’ the steel thickness has to goes up a lot to support the roof. That’s why he has 3 100’ buildings side by side as it works out cheaper.
up to around 80’ you will hardly tell the difference per sq ft but if it’s galvanised as this is charged by weight thus becomes a bit of a factor price wise at the end of the day I would say have whatever suits your yard layout and what you need it for it’s for a long time to put up with something that’s not ideal
 

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