Congrats on your new shop. What part of florida are you setting up in?
If you don't mind telling, how much is the building and are you setting it up yourself?
thanks for the info. I"ve considered similar.
Bill
I'm still on the North Florida coast just under Jax where I have always been. It's only about 10 minutes from My old place.
The building I originally looked at was only 24ft long, but much nicer, and built identical to a house. It even had a cabana style roof which was cool looking, but they kept making promises they couldn't keep, kept coming up with the wrong contracts, man I could go on and on. It was a nightmare dealing with them. finally after a month without a new contract I said shat on It, and canceled the order, The got a refund after about another week and a half of waiting. I would have still had to wait at least another month on the build, and they had already wasted enough of My time.
I ended up going to another place that is locally owned & has been in business of selling them for 28 years. The guy has wood frame/metal buildings. I think you can get them with metal studs as well. He had one on the lot that he bought before the prices went up, and I was able to get a 30 footer (the longest one on the lot) for just a little more then the new 24 footer that he had. They were built the same though. I put a little bit more down then I originally planned, and the payments were only about 12 bucks more a month then the 24ft unit that he had, so I jumped on It. The payment was still much less then the building at the first place and This one is 6 ft longer.
The building is wood framed, but has aluminum roofing and siding sheets rated for 180MPH gusts. I was told the aluminum doesn't condensate like steel, so I guess I'll see if that's true or not.
I forget the exact total price but when said and done, It was between 4 and 5k. My biggest concern was putting enough down to get the payments where wanted them until I can pay It off out right. Not the one I originally wanted, but It was much cheaper then the first one I had on order, so I was able to get a larger one for less then My max payment,the interest rate was way lower through this guy as well. Ohh and no early payoff penalties.
It's a family run place, and they were real good to deal with. In and out in 30 minutes this afternoon, They take care of everything, permit, delivery, setup, leveling, and all. They even supply the pads, and anchors all included in the price, or for free as some places would say. Like with any place Your really paying for it, it's just included in the total price of the quote.
After dealing with the other place, I'm glad I ended up there, and settled with what they had. There are some shady dealers out there, and this place was a breeze to deal with. I think it will serve it's purpose until I can have a permanent shop built, and will be nice for extra storage after the fact. Heck I may turn It into a dedicated dirty room eventually, and keep the ruff turning stuff and saws in there even after the other shop is up.
