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Strange strange and strange! So bizarre this will be interesting to see what the vet says.

I know GW mentioned it but I did attach a price list- there are other companies that may have lower pricing... the carports are a great value but you have to watch how you order them.
They are ideal in one way because it is up in one day! You have immediate shelter... Most people we know just get the carport with upgraded legs and supports. No walls. That really makes a difference.
Then they have time to lay out how they want the walls and inside and add that as $ allows and time.
We found that often they have deals/sales. Just a thought LS.

I think the 18 X 26 is the a good value with extended legs.

Friends of ours ended up getting 2 small ones because they were "on sale" for 750 each.
Being just one person it may be beneficial to have the supports and roof up and you can finish the rest.
So difficult to find help these days. :\

http://www.texascarports.com/TCStandard CarportPricing.htm
 

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have 2 of these carports. LOVE them. Been 18 years but my 18X24 or 26's (?) were $595 installed back then. :lol: Probably heavier metal , too. Even got extra support bars for that $$.
Would get more but, now the budget creaks and prices higher.

I have tarped sides some years, used for hay storage, hay feeding, shade, containment shelters with portable CP on sides, even parked vehicles & equipment. It was fast shelter then and they are still great! Almost no wear showing on them either.

Another thing, no RE taxes as a building, portable.:thumbsup
 

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I was able to do exactly nothing today :hide:(... After yesterday's workout, I was swollen, sore, stiff, and barely ambulatory today. I guess the stress on all the finger joints and my wrists fired up my gout and my thumbs, hands, and some fingers are all swollen. The med the VA used to prescribe for me that dissolved the crystals is no longer on their formulary so they can't prescribe it anymore. :( It's the only drug (they told me) that will actually dissolve the crystals... That being the case, the price must have gotten prohibitive... My doc said they could petition to see if they'll allow it in my case, but that it's not a good probability. I can work if I can hobble, but can't do anything if I have no hand grip strength... :\ really sucks.

Got up and forced myself to do animal chores then spent the day crashed in the recliner with ice packs. Hopefully I'll be recovered enough tomorrow to go back to work. :fl I've considered those instant carport shelters but the ground is so uneven that I'd need a dozer in here to make a spot for one to be set up. I plan on a dozer and fill when I do the actual barn. Afraid that's going to have to wait till my next big pay raise (social security), which unfortunately doesn't come soon enough... still over a year away @ November 2019. This structure, like the last, will be done mostly with screws so I can take it back down and re-use everything with minimal damage. Size and layout is to maximize lumber dimensions with minimum cutting.

The goats have been enjoying their stacks of lumber to climb on.
 

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Sorry ya are having such discomfort there Joe....:hugs...the weather here hasn't been too kind to us either, but sooner or later it will subside.....:fl....yeh, those goats will be just tickled "pink" if ya let them supervise the construction of the building......:).....Comet and Lightning always did.....:D
 
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