Post Barn Co / Contractors in OKC

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I'd consider post frame if I was doing a DIY shop. It would be handy to pour the slab later if preferred.

Not sure I'd go that way on a shop if I was paying the labor to build it. Barn maybe, concrete floor shop, not sure.

All thoughts/opinions not asked for by OP, sorry, lol.
 

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I've looked at Gober's site.. I don't know why I haven't called them..
Busy day today, didn't get a chance to follow up with Morton.
BTW, OKC tells me that since I have two lots, I can't build a shop on my conjoining lot unless I have a house on it. I already have a house.. Left a message with the Co to see what I can do, as the lot with the house is not prime for another building....

I'd looked at weld up shops as well as engineered metal buildings. I'll welcome advice but seems like if done right, they wind up nearly the same except for all the details. If a tornado hits one, it's not gonna matter much..
 

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Let's resurrect an old thread. Maybe it'll help someone.

I wound up going with HRI Roofing and Post Frame. I'd called a few and the first time nobody answered except for a company a bit south of the greater OKC Metro. Took forever for me to get the permit from the city (everyone in the office was nice, but was a PITA trying to figure out what I needed). By the time I got that lined up, the first guy quit responding. The second round, I had several respond. Morton was way out of my budget (or so I thought. Weird how that works.) Everyone wound up being in the same ball park, once you accounted for concrete (wow!) insulation and everything else. It's not heated and with the cold snap earlier this month, it only got to 39* at the lowest and was usually in the very low 40s through that week when we were hitting single digits outside. ~1.5-2" closed cell foam.

Also, why wood vs metal / steel - seemed like a more economical idea. It's been easier to do the inside. I've run wall girts inside to hang OSB. My grandfather's wood shop (which... burned down in '99) was made from utility poles and leftover concrete from one of Sheppard's runway pours. The barn that was adjacent is still standing. My columns aren't telephone poles, but 6x6 posts.

Dirt work was more than I expected and the end price lined up with what Morton had initially quoted for an insulated turn key building. I had planned for a lot of - I'll do that later for a lower initial cost, but my wife realistically pointed out - when would I do that later? Spray insulation, gutters, insulated overhead doors all tacked on their chunks.

As posted in another thread, looking for electrical work (will follow up with the place from Yukon).
 

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Metal used to be much less expensive than wood. I have not priced either in a while in large quantities.
Below are two places that I have purchased Building Materials from, Same Quality from both.
I built my own structures. I use an old Lincoln 225, stick welder, Cutting torch, Cut off saw, and various drills and hand tools. I have about 75 foot of romex for a 220 volt extension cord, 25 foot welding lead, and a push mower frame to wheel my welder around.



You can call either place and they will know builders who purchase material from them.
Make sure you check their reputation as builders, a knowledgeable builder can probably help with permitting in OKC area. That could tell you a lot about a builder and how much experience they have.
 

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Why wood instead of metal? Curious. I’ve never owned a wood shop. Hay barns with poles, but shops all red iron on concrete.
This is my question as well. Ok steel in Guthrie will beat the railroad yard out of Stillwater. Recently priced a 40x60x12 weld up kit for $15,800. Ask for Darrell Thomas and tell him I sent you. This is for only the building
 
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i had two buildings built in 2000 and several of my neighbors dis the same. the same contractor built them all, only one survived two years before they blew over. the buildings were guaranteed so i called them to come look. the owner showed up removed their logo from the debris and left the scene.
Remember that name?
 
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Pole barn is more of a budget building, most are built with 5x5 posts, and they do move around, life is 20 or 25 years. Metal is 29 ga on post frame, steel building is 26 ga and has a higher rib, it may be possible to go either way, but that is the only way I've seen it. Life on 29 ga is 25 years, 26 ga is 40 or more, but there are options on that. I would think weld up would be much stronger than nails. Pole barns may or may not have a concrete floor, if they don't you will have moisture problems most likely. I guess you could build a weld up without a concrete floor, but you would need pillars for your posts. Mainly it depends on what you're going to do with it, if you're just going to throw hay in it or park a tractor, go with pole barn, if you're going to weld or build things I would go steel.
 


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