new shed question??

[WiJC]

i am looking to put up a pole barn around 30x50 range. i have had people from cleary buildings give me their pitch. does anybody have any experience with them? (they are more or less a nationwide company)

any other companies that i should check into??

thanks

john

 

[GerardC]

Do a search on "Pole Barn(s)". You'll get tons of information. Gerard

 

[cowboydoc]

Cleary is a good company. They contract out their crews meaning the crews do not work for Cleary but are independent so make sure the work is what you want.

 

[MarkLeininger]

Go to the kissin' cousin of this board at countrybynet.com. They have a forum called barns/buildings that discusses pole buildings.

 

[johnday]

WiJC; When you said shed, that's what I thought you posting about. If 30X50 is a shed, what's a real barn look like in Wisconsin? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
In you area there is most likely a number of builders around that might even save you some bucks. I'd check locally before contacting a national size company. Good luck with what ever you work out. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[WiJC]

well...it started out as a "shed"...but as they say...you can never go too big! hence it has grown since then /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

i am getting details/prices from cleary, walters, and lester buildings. i also got a quote from the local menards for the materials and it wasnt far off from what the others were quoting me for materials only packages.

John

 

[johnday]

WiJC; It wouldn't be much of a surprise that they would get the materials from Menards themselves. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Then you'll be paying for labor, and probably a payout to the whatever national company you may choose. Think I'd check out some of the locals. Maybe like the rest of us, you know others that could recommend a local builder. A lot of those guys this time of year might cut you a good deal. The big companies sound good, but if they use local labor, why can't you? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MarkLeininger]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( . i also got a quote from the local menards... )</font>

Good friend bought a building from Menard's. It's great, he was really happy. He had a crane set the trusses, the rest he did himself with help from friends.