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New Tractor Shed
AdeV:
This is one beast of a project Andrew - I doubt any of us had any idea how much work's actually been involved, even now it seems somewhat other-worldly...
If it's not too rude a question, approximately what has it cost to do this project, assuming nothing goes awry as the finishing line approaches?
awemawson:
It's no grand secret Ade, I'm hoping to bring it in under £40,000 or about £22 per square foot. At the moment that's looking a bit tight, as the concrete floor with it's steel and membrane is £10,250 inc VAT. It's ridiculously expensive for a tin shed but that's largely been dictated by the need for all structural steel work now to be CE certified thanks to the EU in Brussels. So in this case, instead of Darren welding a few RSJ's together the entire shed was made in a factory in Cheshire and shifted on lorries 200 miles south - hardly very green !
Pete W.:
--- Quote from: awemawson on August 24, 2017, 02:25:24 PM ---It's no grand secret Ade, I'm hoping to bring it in under £40,000 or about £22 per square foot. At the moment that's looking a bit tight, as the concrete floor with it's steel and membrane is £10,250 inc VAT. It's ridiculously expensive for a tin shed but that's largely been dictated by the need for all structural steel work now to be CE certified thanks to the EU in Brussels. So in this case, instead of Darren welding a few RSJ's together the entire shed was made in a factory in Cheshire and shifted on lorries 200 miles south - hardly very green !
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Gulp!
Let me read that again. Double gulp!!!!
awemawson:
Sadly these things don't come cheaply Pete. I could have cut corners - no steel in the floor - painted rather than galvanised frame - but these things come back to haunt you later and you regret thsm :med:
awemawson:
In my absence yesterday Darren moved a bit of earth around to support the form work for the concrete base and scraped a bit inside to adjust levels, but it looks to me as though that bit is as yet unfinished.
Also in my absence Gary had brought in another 8 wheeler load of topsoil (actually quite a bit of brick in it as well but that doesn't matter) and today he brought in another two loads of rather better top soil - this makes 36 loads of soil and subsoil imported so far - approximately 720 tons :bugeye:
So the Sedlescombe Alps are returning, with three 'humps' in the field awaiting distribution. Gary hopes to get another in this afternoon but not here yet (5 pm)
No Darren today as he has family business up country to attend to but hopefully he returns to site on Monday
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