Puttin up my garage

[dirtdobber]

This is called a quonset. This application works rather well. It is copied from the quonset greenhouses that has been in use for many many years with good reliability.
the 1 5/8 inch tubing will handle all the snow you can throw at it, up to a point. The only down fall for snow is the distance between the railings. It is wide for the length.
The plastic is made to handle many years of service.
I would have use the white green house plastic instead and added hard enclosure on the front.
You can get em really big.
The covering used here is designed for better control of heat and cooling for cars/trucks etc... It will out last the greenhouse plastic but not by much.
A very low cost of protection.

 

[John Luciano]

To begin with it is not the bargain tarp garage. I live 8 miles from the Shelter Logic factory. I went there and we built it to my spec. The pipe frame is 1 5/8 not the normal 1 3/8 and it is spaced only 45 inches apart. The door is going to be left open , unless we have a blizzards headed this way. The fabric is not the 5 mil stuff it is 9 mil. Way thicker than normal. Rip stop, UV protected.

I added a motion light and a fluorescent light and installed two plug outlets. Re designed the front door for easier neater roll up.

Now I need to add shelfs. It is well protected from high wind and drifting snow.

I hope to get at least 5 years out of it. They sell replacement covers for $200 Or I can get an even thicker one 14 mil for $300. That's my plan.

 

[DTR 11TG]

Great looking building, but I have a left field question, if you ever need to replace the cover would it make sense to install the new cover over the old? I can think of reasons to do that, but I don't know the building like you do. :Shrug:

 

[John Luciano]

Great looking building, but I have a left field question, if you ever need to replace the cover would it make sense to install the new cover over the old? I can think of reasons to do that, but I don't know the building like you do. :Shrug:

Sounds like a good idea... Only question would be the added weight. That cover weight is 40 lb. so that would add 40 lb to the snow load. I would go with the 14 mil cover if this did not last. Don't know if the tube structure could support 2 covers. Also if the covers goes, from the ones I have seen , they are shredded.

 

[dirtdobber]

Unless you get some abnormal conditions the covering should last longer than 5 years.

I worked with this type of materials for a lot of years and from my experience they last at least 2 years longer than the warranty implies.

for what they do it is a good low cost to have a shelter.