What do you guys think of this style metal garage ?

[fastfredracing]

Would you put one up at your own house?
My goofy partner bought one a few years back. But he changed his plans, and has it sitting there. He asked if I wanted it, and we struck up a deal ( I just did a bunch of car work for him)
It is a decent sized one, I think 30X40. I personally feel that the sides are ugly, but the facia is not all that bad. I have been wanting to build a small garage/shop at home, for a while, but I'm on the fence about using this at home. Is it ugly?
We live on a fairly private 3 acres, and only the front of it would be visible to anybody. It is pre-painted, a taupe color , which will match our house perfectly .
Sure would be nice to have another work/storage space at home. We have only a large shed right now.

[porsche4life]

I think they look fine. I'd kill to have one that size anywhere near the house. Have some insulation sprayed in it to help tighten up and stay warm.

[id10t]

I'd do it. I'd worry about extreme heat, and a metal box like that will turn into an oven here in sunny N Florida ... but that can be dealt wtih (solar panel for power, run a pair of fans that cycle air in/out constantly)

[Rusty914s]

Ugly as sin but that is a huge amount of space. If you can hide it into the trees and only see the front? That'd probably be fine.

[porsche4life]

Lookup what it would cost to build that big of a shop... I bet it gets a whole lot better looking.

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by Rusty914s

Ugly as sin but that is a huge amount of space. If you can hide it into the trees and only see the front? That'd probably be fine.

+1 Maybe add some side fencing that mimics the front fascia & add some blocking vegetation?

[DaveE]

Looks fine to me. Metal buildings DO get hot, just sayin'.

[LakeCleElum]

Check your local building code? It wouldn't pass where I live due to snow load. YMMV. As far as looks go: Plants trees down one side, do a fence or whatever it takes......

[fastfredracing]

One side would sit up fairly close to the side or our house, probably a 10-15 ft thruway between them , and the other side would be up against a nice row of trees. Even if you were to come down my driveway, or walk around my yard, you would really only ever see the front, and the rear. I figure I could put some lipstick on the front and dress up the facia a little, maybe make a normal flat front .
I basically already own the thing, and have no garage space at home , so it looks like waffle hut , here we come.

[VincentVega]

I've worked in a buddies shop that's very similar. Sprayfoam insulation is a must, nothing else looked ok or worked for more than a few months.

[fastfredracing]

I was told exactly the same thing about the insulation. I guess the places sweat quite a bit, and insulation gets moldy and stinky. The walls are also funky, and you cannot really drywall them and make it nice inside, but.... All I have right now is a shed, so anything to keep my stuff out of the weather would be great.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

I was told exactly the same thing about the insulation. I guess the places sweat quite a bit, and insulation gets moldy and stinky. The walls are also funky, and you cannot really drywall them and make it nice inside, but.... All I have right now is a shed, so anything to keep my stuff out of the weather would be great.

I'd call Lowe's or whatever lumberyard you have nearby and see what a building that size would cost for framing, siding and roofing then go from there. I was looking at one of those several years ago buy my wife nixed that idea because she said they are too ugly. I'm able to build my own stick frame buildings so I bought the materials and put up my own building and I'm glad I did because it was insulated the way I want it to be and I have 12 foot ceilings for the future 2 post lift.

As for insulating, I'd use the spray in foam. I'm talking about the stuff you buy in kits for buildings or have a professional spray it in.

[rusnak]

That thing is butt ugly.

For a building of that size, I would have preferred a bit taller and wider roll-up door.

[mikesride]

I think in a rural or quasi-rural setting those buildings are fine. My brother in laws spray foamed one up and it was very pricey so beware of that. I have seen others insulated with foil backed fibre glass, foil side out....Hard to finish inside but that amount of space would be awesome to have!

[Rednine11]

That is a lot of space but you can get some nice metal A frame garages.
I'll try to find an example

[gr8fl4porsche]

Quonset Hut style. - brings back memories. Lived next to a few of them just off Mizzou's campus.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

My wife would say no regardless of cost.

Now if you live on a farm it's a different discussion.

[sc_rufctr]

It's ugly the way it is but you could "fix" the roof if that bothers you.

A recent "new thing" is sheltering buildings with shade cloth. It reduces the inside temperatures and look good IMO.
In your case you could continue the shade cloth to the ground and it would have a dramatic effect on the look of that shed.

One really good thing about that shed is that it would have to be very strong compared to a standard one.
.......... And because of that you could install a Mezzanine floor very easily.

[Rusty914s]

Good point on a farm setting but when I read farm. All if the sudden I'm thinking creating a very nice growth operation.

[mistertate]

Park a bunch of P-40s next to it. That will help the appearance

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by Rusty914s

Good point on a farm setting but when I read farm. All if the sudden I'm thinking creating a very nice growth operation.

Now you are thinking. It may be ugly , but it will be profitable. No ridiculing this blazoid....
I am into this for what it would cost to shingle a building this size. I think I can situate it, and make it blend in with the surroundings to look acceptable . I like some of your ideas, about landscaping. I probably will not do a whole lot of work in here, just a place to keep vehicles, and tools out of the weather for now. Maybe build my dream garage when I retire and sell off my shop.
I just talked with my partner again tonight, 25x40, 13 feet high. One man door, and one garage door. I am still pissed at him about when I hauled it home for him a few years ago. He can be somewhat clueless at times. I asked him how much it weighed, and he said about 5k. When they lopped it onto my trailer, and it made all my tires squish, and my leaf springs turn upside down, I asked the operater what it weighed he told me 13k. My 7000 pound trailer was suffering , and creaking for the entire white knuckle 30 mile ride home.
I am into this building for less than it would cost to shingle a garage of this size. It is sort of a no brainer, just wish it was not so funky looking.