Anyone have a Metal Quonset Arch-Style Buildings

[747driver]

Early planning stages of building a 30 x 50 building. A guy close by has recently built one and it looks nice. I have to have it tall enough in the middle to fit our motorhome plus the tractor and equipment. Have done some searching but there only seems to be a handful of manufactures ? Do any of you have info on these style of buildings, or maybe you built one yourself ? They seem pretty easy to construct. I would be getting one that has straight side walls and then a arched roof. Pro's,Con's or other info would be appreciated !

Thanks

 

[RNeumann]

High enough to have straight walls will be nice. The metal siding isn’t really designed to have vertical seams (chemical vs mechanical seal) so the design isn’t super popular. Plus most folks don’t go high enough to have vertical walls- so for a given footprint the interior space isn’t as big as straight wall buildings and doors and windows become difficult in a curved wall.
Curious to see the price difference between a standard metal building vs Quonset style.

 

[TMGT]

Everyone I know with one says they are fine to store stuff in but a pain to make into a shop, running electrical/ mounting equipment/ insulating is just difficult.
These were the type with straight sides even, the fully curved ones are worse.
They did say they were pretty quick to get up and not overly expensive though.

 

[bdog]

One of my shops is a 30x50 Quonset. I don’t like it. I have been contemplating tearing it down and building a real on for some time now.

 

[RNeumann]

One of my shops is a 30x50 Quonset. I don’t like it. I have been contemplating tearing it down and building a real on for some time now.

This sounds like a “Love Connection” (old TV show) in the making!!! Think I know an OP who will take it off your hands......

 

[bdog]

Let me elaborate. On my other 30x50 it has two 12’ doors on the end. Basically have two bays where I can easily get things in and out. Easily fit four vehicles in there without having move everything to get to them. With the Quonset there is only room for one door on the end due to the rounded top. While possible to fit four vehicles in there it requires a lot of maneuvering to do so and then moving a bunch of stuff to get them out. Also the rounded sides are a pain. Can’t have shelves up against the walls unless they are spaced out form the edge which eats more space. The Quonset has no frame. Running things like electric and lighting isn’t as simple as with a regular shop with purlins to attach everything to.

Concrete is a very large cost of a shop. I wouldn’t save money on the Quonset and have something less than optimal.

 

[747driver]

High enough to have straight walls will be nice. The metal siding isn’t really designed to have vertical seams (chemical vs mechanical seal) so the design isn’t super popular. Plus most folks don’t go high enough to have vertical walls- so for a given footprint the interior space isn’t as big as straight wall buildings and doors and windows become difficult in a curved wall.
Curious to see the price difference between a standard metal building vs Quonset style.

I do have a quote out to SteelMasterUSA to get an idea of cost. So your thinking the straight wall seams will leak over time ?

 

[flusher]

These arched buildings are not that easy to assemble (a huge number of fasteners). They are storage buildings, not shop structures. Look into red iron buildings. They are much better suited for a shop.

Good luck

 

[747driver]

Let me elaborate. On my other 30x50 it has two 12’ doors on the end. Basically have two bays where I can easily get things in and out. Easily fit four vehicles in there without having move everything to get to them. With the Quonset there is only room for one door on the end due to the rounded top. While possible to fit four vehicles in there it requires a lot of maneuvering to do so and then moving a bunch of stuff to get them out. Also the rounded sides are a pain. Can’t have shelves up against the walls unless they are spaced out form the edge which eats more space. The Quonset has no frame. Running things like electric and lighting isn’t as simple as with a regular shop with purlins to attach everything to.

Concrete is a very large cost of a shop. I wouldn’t save money on the Quonset and have something less than optimal.

Do you remember the cost difference in your 2 barns ? I am hoping I can get 10 ft high side walls which all thats needed is to frame up a 2x4 interior wall along the edges.

 

[747driver]

These arched buildings are not that easy to assemble (a huge number of fasteners). They are storage buildings, not shop structures. Look into red iron buildings. They are much better suited for a shop.

Good luck

I just wanted to cover my bases and see what a Quonset style building would cost vs pole barn or stick built. Your probably right on your thinking !