Silage pit

P.O.T

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Looking at making a larger silage pit from an old one. Panels seem the cheapest and easiest option. First thoughts were for h beams with a plate on top to attach roof possibly in the future but looking online looks like a large foundation would be required, so was wondering whether it is a better option to just put the frame of the shed up this year with no roof so the shed keeps the wall up and looks like a small foundation would be needed then is this an option?
 

Forever Fendt

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Location
Derbyshire
Looking at making a larger silage pit from an old one. Panels seem the cheapest and easiest option. First thoughts were for h beams with a plate on top to attach roof possibly in the future but looking online looks like a large foundation would be required, so was wondering whether it is a better option to just put the frame of the shed up this year with no roof so the shed keeps the wall up and looks like a small foundation would be needed then is this an option?
Thanks @Fergieman , if you plan on having a roof over this pit at some time you are correct in saying the foundations will be smaller than a freestanding open top pit , foundation size becomes huge when you take the weight of fresh grass and add 10 tons or so of machine for rolling the clamp along the edges even when tied in to the floor slab with hairpin bars, from memory the base size of 10 ft deep clamp are 2.4mx 1.8m x1.4 deep on 20 ft bays with 6" panels,particular attention needs paying the gable posts if you are going to build a shed any movement in these will deflect the rafter i would not put these on holding down bolts these are better poured on a mass fill base and tied into the floor slab with 24mm hairpin bars
 

P.O.T

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Is putting up a frame only for this year an option then and get the roof sheet the following year possibly? Seems a massive foundation and i presume the h beams would also be alot bigger?
 

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