Rammy's Ramblings

[greybeard]

Putting in a loft wouldnt be that big a deal.

It's quite easy really. Probably already be one joist at the end you can use, so you just add 2 more, spaced on 24" centers. That will give you 8' of loft and since the building is 12 wide, it will take just two more 2x6x12s and 3 sheets of plywood or osb for the deck of loft.
Top view (from above)

You will, depending on slope of the roof, have to cut a bevel on each of the ends of both joists to clear the underside of the roof slope.
View from an end:

 

[farmerjan]

@Latestarter ; these buildings do not increase the value of the property very much around here because they are moveable. And for the cost of a couple hundred dollars to move it, compared to buying a new one, it's better to move it in her case. I get what you are saying, but since she will be moving close....move it.
@Rammy , I wouldn't worry about the color so much, just wanted you to know that around here there are options. Especially for some customizing as our local "builders" of these buildings will offer. I would go for the bigger one if you can. But I think it is a good idea to check with the other company that has more options. I also am no carpenter, so for me, buying a ready made one, is alot better. I don't enjoy trying to measure, saw and hammer or screw wood together. Unless it is premade and has instructions; then I am good. I also know what I want and can tell someone exactly what/how I want something to be as a finished product, but I don't want to build it. Maybe if I had someone to do it with, but not on my own.

 

[Bruce]

Then again, I might sell that property if and when I move into my Moms house, so why spend that money to improve somebody elses building?

Sometimes such things can add "curb appeal" to a place and help it sell.

By leaving it there, it SHOULD increase the value of the property by at least what you paid to get it.

I don't think you'll ever get more for the place equal to or more than the cost of a shed. You can't even get that for renovations inside the house most of the time. One exception might be a new roof if it is sorely in need of replacing. Anyone buying will reduce the price they are willing to pay by the amount it will cost to replace the roof.

 

[Rammy]

@Latestarter ; these buildings do not increase the value of the property very much around here because they are moveable. And for the cost of a couple hundred dollars to move it, compared to buying a new one, it's better to move it in her case. I get what you are saying, but since she will be moving close....move it.
@Rammy , I wouldn't worry about the color so much, just wanted you to know that around here there are options. Especially for some customizing as our local "builders" of these buildings will offer. I would go for the bigger one if you can. But I think it is a good idea to check with the other company that has more options. I also am no carpenter, so for me, buying a ready made one, is alot better. I don't enjoy trying to measure, saw and hammer or screw wood together. Unless it is premade and has instructions; then I am good. I also know what I want and can tell someone exactly what/how I want something to be as a finished product, but I don't want to build it. Maybe if I had someone to do it with, but not on my own.

Thats why Im going to buy one already built. Im not good at all that carpentry stuff. Wish I could do stuff like like that lady on Rehab Addict. And moving it will be cheaper when the time comes tha buying a new one. Might go down this weekend and look over some of the other units at the other place.

lotoffaith.com

 

[Baymule]

Get yourself a cordless drill and circle saw, boxes of deck screws and have at it!

Those are not bad prices and the buildings look nice.

 

[greybeard]

Sometimes such things can add "curb appeal" to a place and help it sell.


I don't think you'll ever get more for the place equal to or more than the cost of a shed. You can't even get that for renovations inside the house most of the time. One exception might be a new roof if it is sorely in need of replacing. Anyone buying will reduce the price they are willing to pay by the amount it will cost to replace the roof.

So, does anyone that is considering buying the place also subtract the cost a shed will be if there isn't one there?

(substitute fencing, pool, lawn, garage etc in the below scenario as well)
"I really like that place Hon...can we make an offer on it?"

"Well, I like it too SweetiePie, but there are no storage or out buildings and that means we'll have to build them or pay someone else to build them. Let's make an offer, but less whatever the storage buildings are going to cost us".

"Sounds like a plan to me..you're so smart Sweetie!!"

The answer is 'Yes"...people do base their offers on what IS there and....... what is NOT there as well.

Will she get a full return on what she has invested in the storage building? Maybe...maybe not, but she will get some return on it and it may well be the difference between a sale or no sale.

 

[Bruce]

lotoffaith.com

Lots of nice looking stuff there.

 

[Rammy]

Id really like to get a cabin and make it a tiny house. The people there said alot of hunters get them and make them like that for temp housing. I had gone down there months ago and looked and wanted everythinh there. Haha!
I was considering a garage but total cost would of been around 15 grand from this place. I would have to get a concrete foundation laid, a french drain put in to prevent flooding, plus having electrical installed. ( not included).
So a storage shed is alot cheaper. The cost of having a garage built on even unattached is just out of my price range. They have a huge selection and reasonable prices too.

 

[Rammy]

Get yourself a cordless drill and circle saw, boxes of deck screws and have at it!

Those are not bad prices and the buildings look nice.

Id bring shame to the construction world.

 

[Baymule]

Id bring shame to the construction world.

I hired in at Lufkin Industries in my early 20's, didn't know how to read a tape measure. They made me a class B machine operator and I learned real quick. I operated 20 ton overhead cranes, small 2 ton cranes, ran various machines, and learned how to weld. I learned to read blue prints and I can rough out a pretty good print that at least I can figure out, even if no one else can. LOL

My first project was a dog house. Proud of my new found knowledge, I built a dog house so heavy that I couldn't move it. The dog liked it.

Lufkin Industries is shuttered and closed, the shop where I worked is torn down and gone. We built oil field pumping units, everything was big and weighed thousands of pounds. A mistake could cost your life or severe injury. I loved my job.