Anyone use Versatube? Would like opinions for garage build.
I just recently completed a Versa-tube build 24-ft x 28-ft / 13.5-ft wall height. $7600
Wanted the Cuda to have its own home separate from the main shop / boat barn.
Purchased just the frame and sourced the roof and wall metal locally, as VT would do but with a mark-up and would be a separate delivery. $3200
Roof purlins only / no wall girts as I wanted painted wood wall girts for personal reasons
12-ft x 12-ft door opening and added my own 8-ft x 7-ft door opening on the side.
Sourced my roll ups from Janice International, they provide doors to most your local suppliers, as I am in Florida I spec'ed wind rated doors. $2700
Done my own site work, forms and rebar placement #5 bar at 16-in center mat.
9-in slab on grade with 4-in slump 5000 psi w/plasticizer and 1.5-lb fiber per yard.
(a little over kill but you do concrete only once)
I farmed out the concrete placement for the cost of the concrete and $1,000 for placement and finish. $5000 total
Beefed up the 12 x 12 door opening with 4”x4”x 3/16 square tube that I had readily available.
Electrical I am currently in the process of completing when time allows, includes 100A service, (4) high bay integrated LED lights and (2) 220V welding outlets, misc outlets in EMT. Expectations are $2500
Atlas 10K 2-post lift w/ shipping $5200
Windows, Ghost-shield floor coating, misc items
All in for less than $28000
VT kits are nice to work with, timely delivery, pretty much a simple plug and play if your versed with proper building techniques.
I laid out and jigged the truss members on the concrete with tap-conned 2x4 blocks to ensure all members matched dimensionally. The swagged tubes fit tighter on some and not so much on others. You need to ensure they are all assembled the same.
The smaller carports are more forgiving than the larger buildings.
Just as engine building tolerances can add up in the negative or positive.
The front and rear walls are “balloon” framed and do not have a bottom cord so when erecting the members need to make sure that the top cords plane with the body of the building, as they tend to “squat” without the bottom cord. I needed to utilize a bottle jack and 4x4 to push the peaks up to plane before installing the vertical wall studs
.
Proper bracing of all corners in both directions until siding is installed and addressing issues early make for a seamless build.
(2) sets of rolling bakers scaffolding and a 28-ft aluminum walk plank was a benefit.
VT frame materials are superior in gauge and bends compared to some of the buy- build one stop installations.
Hopefully my dissertation has answered some of the OP questions.
I just recently completed a Versa-tube build 24-ft x 28-ft / 13.5-ft wall height. $7600
Wanted the Cuda to have its own home separate from the main shop / boat barn.
Purchased just the frame and sourced the roof and wall metal locally, as VT would do but with a mark-up and would be a separate delivery. $3200
Roof purlins only / no wall girts as I wanted painted wood wall girts for personal reasons
12-ft x 12-ft door opening and added my own 8-ft x 7-ft door opening on the side.
Sourced my roll ups from Janice International, they provide doors to most your local suppliers, as I am in Florida I spec'ed wind rated doors. $2700
Done my own site work, forms and rebar placement #5 bar at 16-in center mat.
9-in slab on grade with 4-in slump 5000 psi w/plasticizer and 1.5-lb fiber per yard.
(a little over kill but you do concrete only once)
I farmed out the concrete placement for the cost of the concrete and $1,000 for placement and finish. $5000 total
Beefed up the 12 x 12 door opening with 4”x4”x 3/16 square tube that I had readily available.
Electrical I am currently in the process of completing when time allows, includes 100A service, (4) high bay integrated LED lights and (2) 220V welding outlets, misc outlets in EMT. Expectations are $2500
Atlas 10K 2-post lift w/ shipping $5200
Windows, Ghost-shield floor coating, misc items
All in for less than $28000
VT kits are nice to work with, timely delivery, pretty much a simple plug and play if your versed with proper building techniques.
I laid out and jigged the truss members on the concrete with tap-conned 2x4 blocks to ensure all members matched dimensionally. The swagged tubes fit tighter on some and not so much on others. You need to ensure they are all assembled the same.
The smaller carports are more forgiving than the larger buildings.
Just as engine building tolerances can add up in the negative or positive.
The front and rear walls are “balloon” framed and do not have a bottom cord so when erecting the members need to make sure that the top cords plane with the body of the building, as they tend to “squat” without the bottom cord. I needed to utilize a bottle jack and 4x4 to push the peaks up to plane before installing the vertical wall studs
.
Proper bracing of all corners in both directions until siding is installed and addressing issues early make for a seamless build.
(2) sets of rolling bakers scaffolding and a 28-ft aluminum walk plank was a benefit.
VT frame materials are superior in gauge and bends compared to some of the buy- build one stop installations.
Hopefully my dissertation has answered some of the OP questions.
