Reality Check

[funkychicken]

Yes I second that.

Funky just wondering, why don't you just slap a concrete slab down and get a steel shed kit erected?? Sounds much quicker and easier to me

Cheers,

WILL

Why not have a timber shed? It'll look nicer and I can say that I made the darn thing, from log to shed.

Also FC, is the property classed as rural? When I put up my "rural storage shed" (steel framed) I had to put it through council, but I didn't need to get an owner builders license or anything.

I think it is. Thanks for the idea

Since I don't own the land then I can't get the permit, but Dad can and he wanted to anyway. I'll have a talk to the drafters, they'll probably be more helpful than the council

[jackliveshere]

Why on earth would a licensed builder risk his livliehood by lending his license?

Do you expect Lawyers and Doctors to lend their licenses?

Calm down mate....of course I don't expect lawyers and doctors to lend their licenses. Nevertheless, builders do lend their licenses to people they know....it does happen....and it will happen again. And as Weisyboy said, yes, they usually have to know the people pretty well. FunkyChicken is in a tough situation for what he wants to do & basically the only option is for a builder to help him out, hence me suggesting it cause it does happens.


Funky; obviously a timber shed is going to look nicer, I agree totally. But for the effort and time, it just seems that the steel shed and slab would be quicker and easier and get you into your new shed and woodworking much sooner.

Cheers,

WILL

[funkychicken]

Echnidna has a point, so I'd have to know a builder pretty well which I don't.
Two choices: Dad gets a owner builder licence or I bring the value of the shed below $11000.

So a question for WILL. How much would you charge to build a 12x6x3m shed, 600mm off the ground. Just the frame, floor and cladding, no fancy internal stuff. A rough guess will do

As for steel vs timber shed. The timber shed will be nicer to be in and will add more value to the land. And it's what I've decided on

[weisyboy]

a lot more than 11000

[jackliveshere]

Echnidna has a point, so I'd have to know a builder pretty well which I don't.
Two choices: Dad gets a owner builder licence or I bring the value of the shed below $11000.

So a question for WILL. How much would you charge to build a 12x6x3m shed, 600mm off the ground. Just the frame, floor and cladding, no fancy internal stuff. A rough guess will do

So in this roughie price, am I pricing supply & install of materials? Because that price will obviously be way more then anything you are costing as you don't really have any labour prices in your costing. Supply & install would be way over $11,000 to get subbies involved to erect it. Still want a price?

Cheers,

WILL

[funkychicken]

I'd supply the materials, the builder would just need to erect the thing.

[echnidna]

FC, this might be interesting

[weisyboy]

hmm i need a new timber drying shed....

[funkychicken]

FC, this might be interesting

Wow, that's cheap. I wonder how long it'd last...

Boss man can give me Wholesale price so that brings the price down to $7818

[echnidna]

Not only cheap but with prebuilt walls you should be able to erect the frame in a couple of days taking it easy

[funkychicken]

You'd still need a slab

[echnidna]

You can probably sit the walls on top of beaeres and joists if you want a timber floor.
That's how traditional weatherboard houses are built

[weisyboy]

yer it wouold just sit on a floor same as you shed was gunna

then put wheatherboards on teh outside.

[funkychicken]

Nah, it's too small

[echnidna]

shouldn't be a lot extra to lengthen it 3metres, ask for a quote