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Post by Sheryl on Feb 1, 2012 18:12:00 GMT -5
Okay, these things don't come up used too often, and it seems like they get snatched up right away. The new cost is approx 1200+shipping + sales tax for the frame of a 12x12 shelter
There is a guy selling the noble 3 sided shelter frames for 900 each - no tax and no shipping. They were bought, and never used but laid on the ground for 3 years. He said they pressure washed them, but there is a little mossy green left on them (hey this is the Pacific Northwest!). He says they are not damaged, but I haven't made the trek to see them yet.
I still have to buy the materials for the roof and walls, this is just the frame. It seems like a lot of money to me for what you get, but the benefit is that they are much easier to take down and reassemble due to the way they are built. When you build a stick frame shelter, most of the time it stays put. We have two on our property that are located in a terrible location for us and we evaluated moving them and decided that the labor would be really high and probably not worth it. They weren't built to be portable, and, they have made good dry firewood storage for us.
The other benefit is they appear to hold their resale value - in case plans change and I build a full on barn in the future.
Thoughts? I think I would find them to be convenient, I am still just shocked by the price, even on used ones.
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Post by snaffle on Feb 1, 2012 19:28:41 GMT -5
I would make an offer of $500 and take it from there.
After checking with the local lumber yard to get a guestimate on how much the lumber would cost
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Post by Idaho Linda on Feb 1, 2012 23:12:49 GMT -5
Noble makes great stuff. I would snatch them up. You can also use them as part of a barn in the future--check out their website. You will need 3/4 inch exterior plywood for the sides. Over there, you can probably get by with just putting tin on the roof. I put plywood on mine under the tin because of the snow.
I had a big tree fall on my 36x12 two-sided Noble. It bent one bolt. Another time, I had a freak wind pick it up and throw it over a fence and it landed on its top in the road. We had to tear it apart, upside down, and re-assemble it back where it belonged (and anchor it this time.) That time it bent two bolts.....
Some of my Noble stuff is 15 years old now and basically still looks like new.
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Post by Sheryl on Feb 2, 2012 9:58:55 GMT -5
Snaffle, I already made him an offer - he was asking 1000 each, so he wasn't too willing to budge. He had a bunch of them (so he says) and is now down to 4 left. I think they hold their value. I have already priced the remaining components, so I know this is a more expensive way then building stick frame from scratch. However, it has benefits - portable, easy to take down and reassemble, good resale and as Linda pointed out, might form the basis of a future barn.
Linda, thanks for the recommendation. did you buy an anchor kit or how did you secure them?
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Post by snaffle on Feb 2, 2012 10:05:56 GMT -5
IMO the frame is the hardest part to build. If you don't have a way or the experience to build one... this might be a great opportunity.
As Linda said.. you can put them together to build a larger shed.
Make sure they are secured down.
Can you let us know what you decide?
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Post by Idaho Linda on Feb 2, 2012 14:47:02 GMT -5
There are anchors that screw down into the ground. The anchors are about 2-3 feet long. Put them in when the ground is soft. If you hit a rock, you can screw them back out and move them a few inches and try again.
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