I'm in the process of installing an OWB on top of an old 22x25 concrete slab. The boiler is situated where the loading door faces the center of the 22' side. My plan is to have a metal carport put up and cover the loading door side of the boiler and let the chimney hang out. I should be able to fit a lot of wood under the rest of it. I'm in Indiana and there appear to be a lot of nationwide companies that will install one. Anyone have any good/bad experiences with this. I seem to remember swags and Backwoods Savage may have had this done and they're relatively close to me (Midwest).
A friend of mine has an OWB just outside of his metal carport that he uses to stack his wood in. It seems to work well for him. It keeps his wood free of snow and rain and is close to his OWB.
We have one for our carport (no garage ). It's all metal and we haven't had any problems with it. I believe the previous homeowner got it Lowes.
Thanks for posting those pictures as after reading the OP I immediately thought about the neighbor. So you saved me looking up those pictures.
I cannot necessarily recommend them, as I've not done business with them, but I was shopping for what I wanted on.. Metal Building Kits - Gazebos & Garages - Alan's Factory Outlet
Warning here. The price of steel has been going up. Usually all the vendors are about the same. We're looking to put up a new barn that is actually made from those carports and were shocked when we found out how much the price has gone up on these. Also, the last time we put one up we checked and they were all within $100 of each other. Not this time. I planned on going with the same company as we did before but instead are going with tristate and saving over $1000 for the same building. Of course you won't save that much with just the bare carport but it could be a couple hundred difference. As for the different companies, I've talked with several folks around here and none have been disappointed with the exception occasionally they have to wait a bit before they receive the building. The longest one had to wait over 2 months but I guess that is very unusual. The first one we put up I bought on a Friday and they were here the next Monday. That is super quick. Today the best I can get for an estimate is 4 weeks. EDIT: Our first one was purchased through All Steel Carports.
Many of the manufacturers use very similar materials, so brand probably doesn't matter a great deal. Savage is right, steel is up 30% since January. Eagle, Carolina Carports, All steel are the big guys. They use the cheapest polyester paint, so I would stay away from bright clean colors, red, greens, blues unless you don't mind them fading on you. Good luck and I like your idea.
I have one for a wood shed, but I bought it used last year, so no idea the brand...All Steel seemed to be the guys to go with around here for new ones...here's mine. It was 12 x 21', but I had to cut one 5' "section" off it to make it work on my concrete pad. ..so its 12 x 16 now...oh and its a foot taller than the "base models" so that works perfect to get my lil forklift in n out with these wood racks on board...next stop, the attached garage, 1 rack last me ~2 weeks...
A little off the intended path here lukem, but you could also peruse CL or local yard sale pages to find a standard old fashioned “tin shed” and upon setup, don’t include the sides, just set the roof on some posts (that is, if you want open sides). We almost did that here for covered wood storage with a 10’x13’ shed located in the middle of our backyard. Ended up bartering the thing with a friend for labor on other projects, so it all worked out.
I was going to put one of those up until i went to the city to see what they had to say. Well it was a smaller version. I'm not actually sure, of the measurements,its been a while since i was seriously thinking about doing it. But, the pice of 795 rings a bell, erected. Then i asked about a permit, would i need one, Yes, was the answer, 150.00. Then she said the value of it would be 5000.00 yup 5 thousand dollars! I questioned why, she just said, that's what they figure the value at. But, they'll let you put up one of the cheapo metal frames and stretch that plastic/ cloth type material on it. They might last a year if your lucky and it don't snow, or hail that much.
Where we live.....a permit is needed for any new permanent construction...anything such as shed,car ports (like discussed) that can be moved they can't access.....just sharin
Here, deep in the heart of redneck country, we don't need a permit, inspection, or any oversight on any building project.
Just ordered a 12X20X7 footer to do the exact same thing as you. 1265.00 erected + tax. All Steel Carports. Local dealer here did the paperwork. 4-6 weeks delivery/construction time on that one. Boiler's going in one corner fully covered & the rest will be wood storage. Setting it up on a crushed concrete base.
Same here...no permit and it doesn't add to property taxes. Sounds like about the same thing I was finding last year...price is up a bit, not too much though.
When we put up our first one they valued it at $10,000. Whoa! I paid $5,600 for it so how can they assess it at what they did? So, naturally I went to the board of review (you can do that a couple times per year but have to check when the dates are) at the township. I took along the reciepts and laid out the whole thing. I had no problem getting it reduced. Of course questions were asked, like what kind of a floor? Is this a permanent shed or temporary? This is considered temporary rather than permanent as it has no foundation and is not fastened down permanently. Is there electric? etc, etc. Also, here if it is ag, which we are, we can erect it without a permit. You have to check on this one.
