American Barn or 'normal' shed?

**I_wanna_Shed** · 14th March 2022, 07:31 PM

I should pop up on here and give an update.

I've decided on an American Barn style. Mainly for the better looks (which is subjective). Most people have come back and said they can do it 2 x 4.5m bays deep, meaning I'll just have 2 poles in the middle instead of 4, which I can live with (they'll be 6m apart width ways).

There's a variation in the quotes for sure. For materials only, its ranging from $23K to $35K. I haven't got slab or build quotes from locals yet, just the manufacturers 'as a package'. Slab averages $14K plus and cut/fill and drop edge beam. Build ranges from $7K to $18K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To compare apples with apples, I've excluded roof insulation, gutter guard, vermin guard, and Council/DA/drafting fees. Just waiting for a couple more people to get back to me, then hopefully its GO time!

I've also lowered the shed height. Outer eaves 2.7m, main shed 4m. Hoping to keep the overall height around 5m - 5.4m. That way, once I allow for some cut and fill, the overall height from natural ground level will be under 5m, which I think means I can get private certifier approval quickly instead of Council DA. That should mean I can get the cement trucks in for the slab through next door's land before they build, which will make life a lot easier with otherwise only 3.4m side access. Hopefully that works out!

**riverbuilder** · 16th March 2022, 06:03 AM

You still need a council DA and a construction certificate to build. Private certifier just does the intermediate inspections and final sign off.

**DaveVman** · 17th March 2022, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by I_wanna_Shed

... That should mean I can get the cement trucks in for the slab through next door's land before they build, ....

The neighbour's builder did this over our land to install their septic system without requesting my approval. Actually their sub-contractor. The sub-contractor's truck wrecked large areas of our land and drove big divots in with their tyres so that I could not mow it to maintain the lawn. P'd me off no end. I rang them up and told them what I thought about it. They did eventually "fix" it but their "fix" was not good enough and where they fill it they used stoney fill. Great for the mower - not!

In our case this was nothing to do with the neighbour. It was his volume builder's sub-contractor who decided to do that. The owner didn't tell them they could do that. So although I was real bitter about the imbecile tradie I don't blame our neighbours. However it seems you are personally planning heavy truck access on their land. So yeah I suggest that is ill-advised.

**I_wanna_Shed** · 17th March 2022, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by DaveVman

The neighbour's builder did this over our land to install their septic system without requesting my approval. Actually their sub-contractor. The sub-contractor's truck wrecked large areas of our land and drove big divots in with their tyres so that I could not mow it to maintain the lawn. P'd me off no end. I rang them up and told them what I thought about it. They did eventually "fix" it but their "fix" was not good enough and where they fill it they used stoney fill. Great for the mower - not!

In our case this was nothing to do with the neighbour. It was his volume builder's sub-contractor who decided to do that. The owner didn't tell them they could do that. So although I was real bitter about the imbecile tradie I don't blame our neighbours. However it seems you are personally planning heavy truck access on their land. So yeah I suggest that is ill-advised.

Yeah that's not good. I've found out who the neighbour is and spoken to them as I need the same access to install my septic absorption beds. They have full knowledge and approval. And of course a commitment from me to fix any wheel damage with proper top soil (I'm prepared for that, its a B Double of gravel...).

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