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| I'm in the process of doing the same thing right now. And will be building a new shop later this year. I've sat down and gotten quotes from three builders...... Two of them work with steel and wood frame. But all three gave me the same answer........ That it doesn't pay to go to steel until you go wider than 80 ft on the truss. The steel building will be approx 1/3 more than wood.
And that figure is coming from the builder. Personally I'm going with wood..... I have been waiting 20 years to do it.....and the wood will last my lifetime. As far as what my son does....... That will be his worries when his time comes........ Would rather spend the extra 1/3 in price on larger shop in wood or additional cold storage space now than put up steel. I have a 40 year old pole building now that needs a roof.... Short of that..... The rest of the structure is fine..... Not sure where the 30 year life span on wood comes in. Also have 2 other wood frame buildings 1 is 75 years old and just fine and 1 thats 105 years old and if wasn't for the termites.... It would be just fine. Believe me I love steel but....... The only thing at this point in life I would build out of steel would be a house and thats only because of termites. | |
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Wood v.s. Steel
