Thread: Wide Span Sheds

Looks like a nice shed. At that price that would have to be for the kit wouldnt it?

I have an uncle in the shed business. The quality of the various brands doesnt vary much - the knee and apex joint connections are one of the main points of difference. They should all be certified for the design wind loading in your area taking into account the topograpy and any adjacent shielding. How the bases of the column are fixed to the slab varies a bit - the best way is an embedded stirrup but a lot of companies shy away from this as its easy for the concreter to get it wrong. Concrete screw bolts are the next best followed by dynbolts last of all. Also a lot of companies take shortcuts with the slab, particularly the perimeter beam. Any sections on fill should have a pier down to natural level under each column.

Some smaller sheds use a stud wall system as opposed to a portal frame design, stud walls are easier to line with Gyprock etc if you so desire but have other disadvantages.

The biggest factor relating to quality in my experience is how its actually erected - a good erector makes a world of difference to the finished product. Unless you've done it before, I would have it put up professionaly.

Hi Damien
Most of us in the NW of Victoria have been using Safety Steel Structure Sheds in Dandenong.
Very, very competitive and easy to install

Just an opinion, not an advertisement....

I am yet to find a shed built to how I want it at a reasonable price, maybe Im fussy but I dont like the single C channel that most of them use and the ones that use double C channel or RHS or timber are mega exy.

Originally Posted by Disco300Tdi

Hi Damien
Most of us in the NW of Victoria have been using Safety Steel Structure Sheds in Dandenong.
Very, very competitive and easy to install

Just an opinion, not an advertisement....

I'm looking at the large version of this shed, wide span quoted me just under $13,000, safety steel structures were just ove $20,000. I'll be a tight a$$ and go with wide span i think.