Is the backhoe loader a thing of the past?

[Stroppymonkey]

That’s a lot of posts - how big is the shed?!?!

How come it’s 15ft bays?

Couple of builders said it was easier/smaller steels and some other reasons I’ve forgotton. All the other sheds are 15ft bays as well.
Worked out better as well with how I want to divide the shed up.

 

[DaveDCB]

Guess it all depends on your shed builder, can’t remember the last time I dug out a 15ft bay building.. guess your doors are on the gables? Can’t beat a 6meter wide doorway

 

[craig]

Pretty much all the agricultural sheds around here have 15` bays, guess its because of timber purlins, go to 20` and would need Z`s more cost

 

[Canal Navvy]

In my experience a lot of the agricultural types don't like Z purlins because they are too floppy and so favour good old timber.
If they actually looked at the plans supplied and got the Z purlins the right way round and got the stays in correctly they'd be a lot happier going out to 6 metre spans

 

[Smiffy]

In my experience a lot of the agricultural types don't like Z purlins because they are too floppy and so favour good old timber.
If they actually looked at the plans supplied and got the Z purlins the right way round and got the stays in correctly they'd be a lot happier going out to 6 metre spans

Also if putting concrete panels in it can work out cheaper. Depending on specs

 

[DaveDCB]

My old sheds are 20ft bays with timber purlins, they have sagged after 20+ years.
I’d always go Z purlins regardless of the span!

 

[6feetdown]

My old sheds are 20ft bays with timber purlins, they have sagged after 20+ years.
I’d always go Z purlins regardless of the span!

Yeah surely better option, lighter better quality control, maybe a little more expensive but think I'd suffer that

 

[DaveDCB]

My only regret with this one was I was tight and went timber on the walls! Still a peach of a shed!

 

[V8Druid]

How come it’s 15ft bays?

way cheaper on purlins

 

[V8Druid]

My only regret with this one was I was tight and went timber on the walls! Still a peach of a shed! View attachment 62272

NICE!!

 

[Lancs Lad]

NICE!!

Cough ....

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I didn’t want any timber in my my 80x50 shed, all z purlins etc. 20 foot bays, loads of stay wires and spreaders within the zeds (all ordered/paid for with the frame).
It would be easy to do a ‘self-spec’ and get cheap z purlins etc - if you don’t build all of the bracing into the job then they are obviously going to sag over time (as timber will also).

 

[Storrsy]

NICE!!

The dream.

 

[Furniss]

My only regret with this one was I was tight and went timber on the walls! Still a peach of a shed! View attachment 62272

Proper shed ....mines not so hi spec but still its a nice feeling if you finally get your kit off the driveway !

 

[Simon edwards]

Dream shed there Dave, a little envious!

 

[DaveDCB]

Took 15 years to get to it… used it for two years then rented it out

 

[Furniss]

If our rents were like yours id rent mine out too and have fridays off !
2016 when I bought mine

 

[DaveDCB]

If our rents were like yours id rent mine out too and have fridays off !

I’m building 5 more

 

[Furniss]

I’m building 5 more

Your showing off now !!

 

[DaveDCB]

Your showing off now !!

Just diversifying , residential housing market is completely dead at the moment so taking a break from it for afew years!