Hi David,
I must have missed? your first try, sorry.? Unfortunately, despite your best
intentions you really havent given enough information.? First and foremost
would be are you building this yourself, are you sub-contracting all or part of
the project, or are you having the work done by someone else?
Having said that, prices can be very different for materials and labor
depending on where in the country you are, what time of the year it is, what
condition the site is, etc, etc.
I think the best way to get a start on figuring out what a ball park figure is
would be to call a handful of local contractors and have them come over and
give you an estimate.? Request a breakdown of costs for material and for labor
and from there you can probably get a decent idea of how much your project will
cost.
For instance, most likely you will not be doing your own concrete work.? But
the costs of concrete work where I live in Maine and where someone else lives
with no danger of frost, say in Florida can be vastly different.? For me
putting in a garage on my property would probably require drilling and blasting
of some substantial ledge.
So there are many, many variables that can significantly affect price.? Free
estimates with a labor and materials cost broken out should give you the most
accurate answers to the questions you are looking for.?
Alternatively, you can Google "garage cost per square foot" and come up with
quite a few hits with a variety of information.? The first one I turned up was
this link:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/garages/msg0216345812692.html?8
At that site they give estimates of approximately $55 per square foot.? Your
15' X 16' would be 240 square feet times $55 would be $13200.
But that will vary depending on the same variables listed above.? One good
thing in your favor, the construction industry is in a lull so the bidding and
offers should be competitive and you should be able to get the work done
quickly.? If you go this route ask for references and request to see finished
work and talk to previous clients.
Aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: David Templeton <davidt@opentext.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 12:41 am
Subject: [TR] OT: Storage shed - 2nd try :-P
Evening all,
In need of the sage advice that this list contains :-) I am looking at
building a garage to store the TR3a and the spitfire at the new place I
am at. I am thinking something like 15' x 16', due to the limited
space. Yes, I know it will be tight for both :-P
Questions:
- Anyone built a garage/shed this size?
- Anyone have plans for something like this?
- Anyone got a ballpark costing on something like this?
- concrete floor
- outer shell, 2x4, 2x6?
- simple truss roof
- optional: side door
- simple garage door
Thanks
David Templeton
- 59 TR3a
- 74 Spitsix
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