Rebuilding collapsed 50x100 pole shed

[CentWiGuy]

Our 50x100 pole shed roof collapsed from snow/wind. The sides and posts are still up, save one post that broke off. Posts are 6x6 and 10' on center. The tops of the posts where the trusses were bolted broke. Looks like the posts could have top 2 feet cut off to make new tops. We'd like to rebuild about 40-50' of the 100' lenght. That half has a concrete floor, other half is gravel. What would be some options? Buy new 50' trusses and go from there? I've seen some dome sheds in the area that have 6x6 posts then metal curved pieces instead of trusses and then a heavy tarp type covering over that. Mostly farmers that store hay and equipment under them. I'd be storing my tractors and machinery as well. Also, we don't really need to stay at 50 feet wide but the concrete slab part is 50x50 and the posts are already in the ground.

 

[medic0648]

Cheapest way would probably be the trusses and new roof covering. The tarps can last anywhere from a few years to a few months and is a recurring cost vs a steel roof which is a rare cost if done right.

 

[BeezFun]

Fabric buildings have lots of advantages: cheaper, easy to put up, lots of light inside, aren't taxed as real estate in many areas. For me the property tax savings was about $2500/yr. I'm having one put up now, my neighbor has had one for about 6 years and it looks like new. I really like his which is why I'm putting one up. They give 15 year warranty and it's not that expensive to replace the fabric if it does fail. They quoted me $10K to replace top, that's on a 50'x160' building. That's probably less than a roof would cost and about the same lifetime if it lasts 15-20 years. You can buy do it yourself fabric buildings from Agrifab, but you'd have to check to make sure there's one that falls on your post layout. From there you move up to companies that generally erect the building for you, like Clearspan, Britespan etc. A 50' fabric building requires a pretty high truss, probably close to 30' at the peak after you set it on 8' posts. You'd either need a crane or scissors lift to do it yourself. The company that's doing ours uses scissors and boom lifts.