stretch3050
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looking to put up a new straw barn, what's the most cost efficient size, was thinking 24ft to eaves but what's the best span?
Most cost efficient size straw barn
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designanddetail
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Depends on what sort of total area you are trying to achieve
stretch3050
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To store about 1500 120x90 bales but with scope to extend in the future
Doing it for the kids
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Height is cheaper than width.
From memory after 60 feet span it jumps in price so maybe longer and thinner?
From memory after 60 feet span it jumps in price so maybe longer and thinner?
- Location
- East Essexshire
I'm sure I read on here once that if you're using your 5000sq ft permitted development, a 120'x40' works out cheaper, lighter and stronger than 50'x100'.
I'd have thought the extra legs and purlins would have more than made up the cost, but it would be interesting to know.
I'd have thought the extra legs and purlins would have more than made up the cost, but it would be interesting to know.
- Location
- East Essexshire
Would anyone know what a rough estimate for 120'x40' vs 100'x50' vs 80'x60' straw sheds would be?
stretch3050
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Personally I think 60 ft span is the way to go, be interesting to have some price comparisons
bosses son
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A few smaller sheds are more useful than one large one. Once the straw is out of one it can be used for something else. Also fire risk with straw so keep away from main steadings.
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
80x40x16 is about £10k
add 50% for supply only
A1an
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Robinsons have an 80x40x18 on their website just now for 11.5k.
http://www.rbscotland.co.uk/special-offers.html
http://www.rbscotland.co.uk/special-offers.html
farmerm
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- Location
- Shropshire
Probably none if you get clobbered by a community infrastructure levy...
dannewhouse
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- Location
- huddersfield
I thought there was a rough ratio of length to width for most economical say 1:3 so your 40ft x 120ft would agree? don't know where I found that though.
but this might be most economical for tonnage of steel used, total cost can end up more as its a lot easier to put up your 80x60 option. it would also be more cost effective if every purlin was 4ft6" spaced rather than having a smaller gap at eaves. but no good if you just cant get the extra bale in?
similarly we were having a discussion about cheapest roof and we decided/ I decided any saving in metal vs fibre cement is more than made up by the fitting of fibre cement being faster therefore cheaper.
but this might be most economical for tonnage of steel used, total cost can end up more as its a lot easier to put up your 80x60 option. it would also be more cost effective if every purlin was 4ft6" spaced rather than having a smaller gap at eaves. but no good if you just cant get the extra bale in?
similarly we were having a discussion about cheapest roof and we decided/ I decided any saving in metal vs fibre cement is more than made up by the fitting of fibre cement being faster therefore cheaper.
farmerm
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- Location
- Shropshire
Probably none if you get clobbered by a community infrastructure levy...
"A farming family from a London borough, who built two sheds to expand their business, has had to pay £26,000"
http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/farmer-made-pay-26000-towards-londons-crossrail.htm
80ft x 40ft shed = 288m2 @ £80/m2 = results in a CIL bill of £23K You £10K shed start looking expensive with a levy of that size added to it, someone please please tell me I have got this wrong?
Peter lynch
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I’d go with the wider and shorter option cause if u are looking at expansion later on it’ll be easier to stick a few bays onto the end of it.