Robert Horne Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 I have been thinking of getting a small building to store some of my Plymouth parts, like the building my neighbors bought from Lowes, about a 10 x 10, I believe. They seem very durable, since my neighbor's building rolled down his driveway 4 times and still was in ok shape, but the 5th time it rolled down, it did not do so well. .... Quote
Grdpa's 50 Dodge Posted January 19, 2014 Report Posted January 19, 2014 the 'trick' to keeping a shed like that alive is to anchor it down. The screw in anchors they use for holding down mobile homes work well. just a stake in the ground dont hold in spring time or wet periods. I have a skid loader that cant pull a anchor screwed in ground for the mobiles. Same way with those tube and canvas garages they sell. First time or two they may survive,,,but eventually rolling them around breaks all the welds and they end up in the scrap pile. Anchoring them down is the key. Another cheaper way is a post hole digger couple pieces of rebar and a long rod with an eyelet to tie to. Dig hole, put rod and rebar in,,,pour full of wet concrete. Rod should be at least as deep as the hole, little longer lets you place it in the hole.by pressing into bottom soil Quote
48Dodger Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 "The 'trick' to keeping a shed like that alive is to anchor it down." Awww...you beat me to it... My G'pa leveled it with two rows of cinder blocks as a base/footing....filled the openings with crushed rock, except the the corners, midway down the sides and back. He put cement there along with J bolts. he capped the blocks with pressure treated 2x6's, bolted the boards down and then screwed the tin shed down to it. He then modified the door to fit the now taller shed. Just a little background info for fun. He did that shed in 1982....he passed in 91....the current owners of that house still use the shed to this day. I am certain when he bought the house in 1980, the shed was already there, but off in the corner free standing. He was a dry farmer his whole life and came from a very large farm. He built all the barns that we still use and he was handy at making the best use of what was available. I remember seeing the shed and checking it out thinking, "You can take the farmer off the farm, but you can't build somethin' from nothin' like my grandpa" lol....I was 18 and bias...still am. 48D 1 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) i had a 10 x 20 portable building in a level yard......until the big tornado came thru. Don't think i could have had enough anchors. You can see where it sat. Only thing left was the ramp into the front door. Strangely, the wind took the roof and walls of an 8 by 12 building next to it, but left the floor and some contents. Edited January 21, 2014 by BobT-47P15 Quote
Grdpa's 50 Dodge Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 how long did it take to klean up that huge mess after that huger tornader Bob T??? ALL bets are off when dealing with THAT!!!!Glad your here to join discussion after enduring that nightmare Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 It took a while. Several weeks. Some parts of the mess went fairly quickly......some ilngered on for a while. What was left of the house......... The living room;;;;;;;;;; At first, you had to wade through tree limbs because most trees around were blown down. Front view of our house....... It was tough on the Toyota........... The Plymouth was lucky....damage was minor by comparison to everything else. Not a good thing......was a nuisance as we lived in a town 30 miles away while the house was replaced. Quote
Grdpa's 50 Dodge Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 wow what a sight. Looks like that Plymmy is a tough one and could drive right out of that. Did your insurance treat you right and all was covered? Or did you suffer a loss on top of the loss? Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 As it turned out we were treated good by the insurance company and came out OK. I have actually been able to turn in additional claims on the Plymouth for such things as having a new wooden top bow made for above the rear window, for a new convertible top, and a couple other things. The adjuster they sent was a good guy, but it was difficult to estimate certain things since I didn't realize the bow was broken and had no idea the current cost of a new top. This is the new house, on the same site. Nice, floor plan is totally different from old one but not as homey feeling yet. The detached garage is nice, but as it replaces the storage space we had in the original oversized attached garage, plus 3 storage buildings of various sizes....and is to house the Plymouth when it returns.....it is none too big. Pretty much full up now. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 23, 2014 Report Posted January 23, 2014 Being treated well by an insurance company earns them free advertising. What insurance company was it ? 1 Quote
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