Deluxe and Budget Portable Buildings

Deluxe Buildings

The Deluxe Buildings Offer the Following:

These are the costs for deluxe buildings with either a metal or shingle roof and T1-11 siding or equivalent, including caulking, putty and primer. A generic price of two coats of paint, with the same color everywhere, is added but you may wish to use another type of paint and several different colors.

Plank siding may also be used. We can discuss that option depending on building size and the if the building will be moved multiple times.

These are very high quality buildings. We offer as many options as you may wish for.

Details of the Construction of a Deluxe Building

The walls are built with a bottom plate (2" x 4") and two top plates that interlock the walls together, adding a full strength wall design that can handling repeated transportation without damage. These buildings offer a sloped ceiling until a 8' high ceiling is reached.
You may also choose a flat ceiling, which requires a slightly lower ceiling. This design offers much greater strength and a more functional ceiling for adding lighting, insulation and ceiling fans.

The floors are built with 2" x 6" floor joists that are spaced 16" apart and include two extra floor joists near the ends of the building that prevent a noticeable sag when walking in that area. This design allows a much heavier load to be placed inside than conventional designs.
You may also request 2" x 8" floor joists if you will be using the building for extremely heavy objects such as weight benches with very heavy weights or extremely heavy workshop machines.
The floor is supported on two double 2" x 8" treated wood skids that allow proper transportation your site or to another site if you decide to move the building. We include 16" x 16" x 4" concrete pads to support the two skids and the exterior walls. Solid treated wood and/or solid concrete blocks are added until the building is level. We never use hollow cinder blocks. These will crack and break over time. You will end up with a very strong, stable and movable building for about the same cost that hardware chains offer lower quality buildings at.

The roof and ceiling are made with 2" x 8" or 2" x 6" rafters and 2" x 6" ceiling joists. One wall is framed to allow a normal house entrance door to be installed. These buildings include a simple in-swing or out-swing barn style door. This door is sized to fit in the opening needed above for a house entrance door. Many door and window options are available, from double barn doors, home entrance doors, French doors and sliding glass doors. The majority of the cost difference is due to the cost of the actual door chosen and if longer openings are needed for doors like French, sliding glass or double barn doors. If you believe that you will want to add extra windows or doors later, but not at this construction time, we can frame in headers and window sills for future openings that be quickly cut out later for an small extra charge. This process allows these items to be quickly and inexpensively added later.

Specialized Buildings Such as Laundries, Bathrooms Stalls and Urinals, Multiple Showers, etc.

The prices and styles will depend on the design and items needed. Please contact us to get an estimate for these special units.

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Buildings wider than 16' or longer than 24' long need a more specialized roof and require a detailed estimate. Extra wide buildings will need to be built and moved in sections like a double wide mobile home. These buildings are not built using the low cost and inferior materials that mobile homes use. Any size length is not a problem. A 12' wide by 100' long requires some separation points in the roof system, and will also need to be moved in sections, as above.

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Budget Buildings

The Budget Buildings Offer More Economical Variations and are Completed Faster than Deluxe Models

These are the costs for buildings with either a corrugated metal or three tab shingle roof and budget types of sheet siding. Caulking, putty, primer and paint are not included.

Floor joists are 2" x 6" and are spaced at 2' centers.

The roofs are Gambrel, also known as barn style roofs, with two angles, and can be either metal or shingle. Metal roofs use corrugated metal. Shingle roofs use 3 tab shingles and will require plywood and tar paper. All roofs require short ceiling joists.