Home made sheds

[David.]

Cos a dutch barn is just a huge para-sail.

 

[multi power]

Cos a dutch barn is just a huge para-sail.

but if the legs are 2ft into concreate it wont go far

 

[rob1]

It is safer to bolt them down at the start as they are far less likely to fall over, while its not difficult to rope a smallish shed to stop it moving the larger span industrial ones with heavy steel would be very unstable without bolting the uprights

 

[Stuart Owen]

whats the reason for bolting sheds down? every one i have been involved with have been concreated in

The concrete anchors the building to the ground and setting foundation bolts beforehand makes the steel erection process safer.

It also makes it easier to unbolt the building at a later date, if so required. Handy for those people who are erecting temporary buildings.
I know of a Livestock Market who are calling their new sheep handling building a temporary structure for tax relief purposes.

 

[BobGreen]

whats the reason for bolting sheds down? every one i have been involved with have been concreated in

Much safer and accurate to set bolts in first
When you have a long thick stanchion it takes some holding in place while concrete goes off around it. Bolts can be set to the millimetre
If a silage clamp we always set bolts 1 metre below ground in a concrete pad 1metre thick
Then run floor concrete into base when building is up
Ordinary building set bolts 200mm below floor level and grout up cones with cement slurry when building up

 

[aggravated farmer]

Lean-to I built for the dog this summer. Took me 8 hours and 20 beers.

 

[S J H]

The concrete anchors the building to the ground and setting foundation bolts beforehand makes the steel erection process safer.

It also makes it easier to unbolt the building at a later date, if so required. Handy for those people who are erecting temporary buildings.
I know of a Livestock Market who are calling their new sheep handling building a temporary structure for tax relief purposes.

Are they getting away with it as temporary? I didn't think it could be bolted down?

 

[Hilly]

I don't bother with setting studs in bolt boxes,we just drill and resin bolts in,was a bit nervous doing it with a 115' wide shed but it's never moved in 4 years.

Suley setting the bolts into wet concrete is easier than that.

 

[multi power]

Much safer and accurate to set bolts in first
When you have a long thick stanchion it takes some holding in place while concrete goes off around it. Bolts can be set to the millimetre
If a silage clamp we always set bolts 1 metre below ground in a concrete pad 1metre thick
Then run floor concrete into base when building is up
Ordinary building set bolts 200mm below floor level and grout up cones with cement slurry when building up

As an armature I would be concerned about getting all the bolts set in the correct position

 

[Blue.]

Suley setting the bolts into wet concrete is easier than that.

It's very simple,you fill your bases to right height using a laser then when it's gone off you bolt the 1st one down,we generally pack them vertical using tin shims,the next leg you dangle with the loader and fit your bracer bar this sets your width and so on.

 

[Hesston4860s]

As an armature I would be concerned about getting all the bolts set in the correct position

So long as the bolts are set in summut like right you can push the frame about with a teleporter once it's up to square it off as it'll move about in the cones.

 

[Hilly]

It's very simple,you fill your bases to right height using a laser then when it's gone off you bolt the 1st one down,we generally pack them vertical using tin shims,the next leg you dangle with the loader and fit your bracer bar this sets your width and so on.

I meat putting the bolts into wet concrete fill bases level with laser then put a line on and put bolts with cones on into concrete then when set build shed, no drilling no resin easy peasy !

 

[Surgery]

View attachment 79483 I made this frame before harvest we only put it up about a month ago due to some planing issues. Putting it up took 3 of us 5.5 hours !. It's 100x50x16

We have a steel firm not far from us , talked to the owner in the local pub about rsj's etc and he said with the machinery they have he can make the shed , not priced it up yet but wanted to ask you did you make the shed on farm from bought in steel and if so could I ask you how much it cost and roughly what it saved you on buying a shed through a construction firm , thanks

 

[Stuart Owen]

Are they getting away with it as temporary? I didn't think it could be bolted down?

This particular Livestock Market has planning for a permanent structure, but for tax purposes they are calling the building temporary.
I know no more than that, sorry.

 

[Hesston4860s]

We have a steel firm not far from us , talked to the owner in the local pub about rsj's etc and he said with the machinery they have he can make the shed , not priced it up yet but wanted to ask you did you make the shed on farm from bought in steel and if so could I ask you how much it cost and roughly what it saved you on buying a shed through a construction firm , thanks

Yes made the whole thing from scratch !.

As it stands the foundation pads and holding down bolts, steel frame, z purlins and anti sag bars and all the nuts and bolts holding it together and putting it up has cost nearly 9.5k