Galvanising building frames

[Andrew K]

Is it worth it? Hammerite paint is alot cheaper I would imagine.
i think if you are operating a drier inside it might be, or where sea mists etc are a problem, then maybe it makes sense.
What do you think?

 

[Steevo]

Don’t forget paint has a labour cost too.

I like a galv building as it always looks smart many many years later.

 

[David.]

You will have long forgotten the price of galvanising in the short time it takes a painted one to start to look scabby. Unless you are going to blast, prime and top coat it, which will be expensive and boring.

 

[organicguy]

Galvanising is one of those investments you never regret.

 

[BobGreen]

I would say that 75% of the buildings I've put up this year are Galvanised

 

[Forever Fendt]

If you are penny wise and pound foolish or just love repainting things have a painted frame or spend very little extra and have it galvanised it will look new for years to come

 

[Andrew K]

I like the idea of galvanising, but how many people skimp on concrete or other aspects of a build?I always over spec that as i have seen some right bodges on farms who try to penny pinch.
I will do my next building for sure as it will house the drier, which creates its own damp little microclimate .i would also do
livestock or bulk fertiliser sheds i think.
I cant believe everyone here has wall to wall galvanised sheds though!

 

[Mur Huwcun]

In the grand scale of the WHOLE job how much extra % wise is galvenising a shed frame? Yes we can all quote that it costs an extra grand to galv say a 7k shed frame. But that 7k frame is only a very small percentage of the actuall cost of the shed in its entirety.

We had a new shed put up last year as the old 30yr old one had corroded so badly it was the wooden roof perlins and the side cladding corrugated sheets that was all holding it up!!! It took one push from the digger bucket on the first frame for the lot to come down!!! New galv one should last much more...... hopefully!!!!!

 

[Henarar]

its not much more than paint anyway
well not if you buy your shed from someone that is not trying to screw you on the cost of it

 

[Forever Fendt]

I like the idea of galvanising, but how many people skimp on concrete or other aspects of a build?I always over spec that as i have seen some right bodges on farms who try to penny pinch.
I will do my next building for sure as it will house the drier, which creates its own damp little microclimate .i would also do
livestock or bulk fertiliser sheds i think.
I cant believe everyone here has wall to wall galvanised sheds though!

I do, not a painted one in sight

 

[Forever Fendt]

its not much more than paint anyway
well not if you buy your shed from someone that is not trying to screw you on the cost of it

It works out about £100 per ton extra for galv framework factoring in haulage ect

 

[Henarar]

It works out about £100 per ton extra for galv framework factoring in haulage ect

Not sure how much it is per ton but I do know that some will try to charge much more than others for something that is most likely done at the same place

 

[goldeneagle]

Problem with paint is if the surface is not prepared properly then it is destined to fail. Steel either needs to be etched or blasted in order to get proper key for paint to adhere to. For the big manufacturers a machine blaster can be used which gives a uniform surface for painting beam, smaller manufacturers may manually clean beams with shot blaster which may not give such a uniform surface. Point here is that beam needs to be cleaned properly whether being galvanised or painting and if it's done right there is not much difference in cost but big difference in value between the two.

 

[dannewhouse]

1 of each here the first I couldn't get a sensible galv quote and at 600/ ton was far too deer

2nd the paint would have been £700 <at a fare discount as well for 2 coats +our time to apply/rub down etc
but had it galved at £300 per ton came to £1800 < I thought it was cheaper in the long run

just debating bitumen the legs?

 

[Lazy Eric]

We had a Teasdale and metcalfe shed up until recently. It was only a 2 bay hay barn , the landlord wanted it down because it was clad in proper asbestos and wanted anew building up. My dad was born in the late 30s and doesn't remember it being put up. Obviously it wasn't galvanised but the steel was as solid as the day it was erected.
A lot of people, including myself are really stretching themselves when paying for new buildings, so an extra say 3 grand for galvanised is out of question when the floors still to concrete, wall panels , gates etc to pay for. If you can afford it get it done . But if you don't your shed ain't going to rot away in 20 years.
Just saying,

 

[AJR75]

1 of each here the first I couldn't get a sensible galv quote and at 600/ ton was far too deer

2nd the paint would have been £700 <at a fare discount as well for 2 coats +our time to apply/rub down etc
but had it galved at £300 per ton came to £1800 < I thought it was cheaper in the long run

just debating bitumen the legs?

Definitely blackjack the legs- even the galvanisers association recommend this!

 

[Paul E]

I was on a farm in somerset a few years back.
Looking around the cubicles/ dairy unit I was thinking "Hmm, tidy shed, what's it been up, 4 -5 years?
Built in 1996!!

 

[pappuller]

Everything since 1990 been galvanised here cows and painted steelwork just dont work over time.

 

[Hotbed]

Most building manufacturers sell their galvanized buildings with zinc plated bolts and not galvanized ones, when I asked about it I was told they were shiny, what's the problem.

 

[Steevo]

Most building manufacturers sell their galvanized buildings with zinc plated bolts and not galvanized ones, when I asked about it I was told they were shiny, what's the problem.

Same with Z purlins. They are inside though, whereas often steelwork itself can be exposed to the elements.