farmplus wooden farm buildings

[Exfarmer]

The old timber treatments contained Arsenic and copper, both have been banned today along with the poor quality of early harvested timber and you have the perfect storm.
Jst replaced my 5 year old garden fence with steel as t had completely rotten off

 

[S J H]

Going by todays quality of timber or lack of quality id be very sceptical about putting up a wood shed today, infact i wouldn't, next door put one up and cost more than a steel frame.

It's the quality of timber as you say, it's too fast grown. Hence its not as dense. Too much whitewood around rather than redwood

 

[MD @Minshall Buildings]

enough said, steel it will be!

Happy to give you quote( supply only or erected) to compare vs. timber alternative [email protected]

 

[SimonB]

We at Graham Heath Construction would be more than happy to quote you for a steel framed building as an alternative, please contact us on details below if would like a quotation.

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Brett Harris

Technical Estimator


Graham Heath Construction Ltd

The Creamery, Wrenbury Industrial Estate, Station Road, Wrenbury, CW5 8EX

T: 01270 781158 (EXT 1018)

E: [email protected]

W:www.gh-construction.co.uk

 

[robandles]

I've got one. Three bays.
Should have went for the one with the droop snoot to keep the front of the tractor dry.
Been up 12 years I think and I oil it every 3-4 so it looks ok still.

However to save all the mtce I would now go for steel.

 

[Welsh lad]

we had a quote for a sleep/feed farm plus shed the other day, 8ftx4ft beds, 11ft scrape passage, 15ft feed passage 16ft tractor passage, 200cubicals so the shed was 200ft long, and it was working out at £400/space including concrete and erection on a prepared level site with sand beds, thought that this was a good saving on steel building.

 

[boyo]

That's quite a lot less than they quoted me. Was that with farmplus?

 

[Welsh lad]

yes farmplus, that was with our local builder down the road doing all the concrete work. what did they quote you if you don't mind me asking, the chap from farm plus quoted with a tin roof which is meant to be bit cheaper than fibre cement.

 

[Old Tip]

One thing to remember with the Farmplus buildings is you get all the walls and space board etc as part of the kit not as extras. Plus they go up very quick and easy, both mine were up within three days of coming of the wagon and in use on the forth. Nothing wrong with steel sheds but for livestock I prefer wood myself

 

[Forever Fendt]

we had a quote for a sleep/feed farm plus shed the other day, 8ftx4ft beds, 11ft scrape passage, 15ft feed passage 16ft tractor passage, 200cubicals so the shed was 200ft long, and it was working out at £400/space including concrete and erection on a prepared level site with sand beds, thought that this was a good saving on steel building.

Steel over £700 Each with galv steelwork

 

[boyo]

yes farmplus, that was with our local builder down the road doing all the concrete work. what did they quote you if you don't mind me asking, the chap from farm plus quoted with a tin roof which is meant to be bit cheaper than fibre cement.

I can't quite remember, I know it was a lot more than that. I think it was about 650 per cow. Is your shed just one line of cubicles and a feed passage or a central feed passage and two banks of cubicles? Any pics?

 

[Thick Farmer]

There's a wooden framed cubicle shed here that went up in 1966.
I have always wanted to tear it down, but it keeps on going and costs very little to maintain.

 

[Forever Fendt]

I cant believe they are so expensive, they must surely struggle to get jobs against a steel structure. I like the look of them and I can see the cow comfort aspect but they would have to last and more importantly be competitive

I would guess smallholders and life stylers will be buying them and those who don't want to shell out for a oak frame building

 

[boyo]

If these wood frame buildings workout at 400 per cow all done what does a steel work out baring in mind there is to concrete and buy extra? How much more for mattresses etc ...be well over £1500 per cow??

 

[Forever Fendt]

If these wood frame buildings workout at 400 per cow all done what does a steel work out baring in mind there is to concrete and buy extra? How much more for mattresses etc ...be well over £1500 per cow??

clear level site ,£800 per space includes shed concrete floor /passage ways ,cubicle and concrete beds , water troughs and doors at ends

 

[boyo]

What are mattresses these days?

 

[Headless chicken]

When we priced farmplus before they were no where near on price but at £400 a bed that's far more like it

 

[Headless chicken]

@Welsh lad how much is your local builder charging for the concrete work?

 

[boyo]

Had a chat with farm plus today. £400 would be for just a kit delivered to site. Based on a 200 cow unit. If you wanted a delivered and erected shed including doors etc you would be talking £1500 per cow place.

I think I'd get an all galved steel one cheaper

 

[Moorlands]

We have just about got all prices for our project back in and farm plus always said £1100 a cow place which it is plus mattresses and water troughs which takes it to around £1200 a cow place for a complete house and feed shed 105ft wide by 140ft 115 cubicles in total ready to move cows in.
Shopped around for steel buildings and to do the shed the same size and in the same format ie 3 apex's with kitted out with iae gates doors cubicles concreted all by outside contractors we are thinking of putting cubicles at 45inch centres which means we would get 123 cubicles in same size shed which brings complete cost per cow place to £1150 or if you did at 4ft cubicles to match farm plus shed its pretty much £1200 the same. Doesn't take much deciding which we will be putting up.
Anyone any comments suggestions on doing a steel shed in that format?