| GMC garage [message #157786] |
Mon, 23 January 2012 17:27  |
JohnL455
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I'm looking at a foreclosure north of Chicago where the PO put up a 42 x 60 steel Morton Building. It's got it's own 200A service and the big door is high enough at I think about 14' clear. Great part it has gas boiler and hydronic floor heat throughout with an unfinished office with stubbed in plumbing. Interior ceiling is closed off with white steel below the trusses and it's all insulated due to the heating system. Flourescent lighting and ceiling fans are in too. I did talk to the zone rep and the building could be made deeper in the future by adding on to the 60' dim. and moving that wall back. There is plenty of land to do so. Garage had it's own septic, so I should be able to add a dump station to it and not mess up the main house septic. Just wondering if anyone has had experience with this Morton company and the pros and cons over traditional construction. It even has a 14-50 installed in the right spot inside so I can take my outdoor recept from this house and mount it outside for guests. 300' to the road so line them up!
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: GMC garage [message #157792 is a reply to message #157786] |
Mon, 23 January 2012 17:57  |
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John,
I have 2 Morton buildings, one at our business and another at our home. I am very pleased with both.
Bill Brown - '77 Buckeye Cruiser
Coshocton OH
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| Re: GMC garage [message #157794 is a reply to message #157786] |
Mon, 23 January 2012 18:06 |
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mike miller
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| JohnL455 wrote on Mon, 23 January 2012 15:27 |
I'm looking at a foreclosure north of Chicago where the PO put up a 42 x 60 steel Morton Building. It's got it's own 200A service and the big door is high enough at I think about 14' clear...
... It even has a 14-50 installed in the right spot inside so I can take my outdoor recept from this house and mount it outside for guests. 300' to the road so line them up!
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Sounds like a site for a work rally.
To far for me though...
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMC garage [message #157801 is a reply to message #157786] |
Mon, 23 January 2012 18:57 |
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No problems with Morton. They build to suit - plain or fancy. Based on the
description I'd call it fancy. The pole barns I'm used to are for livestock
but a cousin has one that is his personal doghouse (he doesn't have a GMC so
he had to resort to something stationary).
So, what's the hesitation?
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John R. Lebetski wrote:
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> I'm looking at a foreclosure north of Chicago where the PO put up a 42 x 60
> steel Morton Building. It's got it's own 200A service and the big door is
> high enough at I think about 14' clear. Great part it has gas boiler and
> hydronic floor heat throughout with an unfinished office with stubbed in
> plumbing. Interior ceiling is closed off with white steel below the trusses
> and it's all insulated due to the heating system. Flourescent lighting and
> ceiling fans are in too. I did talk to the zone rep and the building could be
> made deeper in the future by adding on to the 60' dim. and moving that wall
> back. There is plenty of land to do so. Garage had it's own septic, so I
> should be able to add a dump station to it and not mess up the main house
> septic. Just wondering if anyone has had experience with this Morton company
> and the pros and cons over traditional construction. It even has a 14-50
> installed in the right spot inside so I can take my outdoor recept from this
> house an
> d mount it outside for guests. 300' to the road so line them up!
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| Re: GMC garage [message #157804 is a reply to message #157786] |
Mon, 23 January 2012 19:48 |
JohnL455
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Ok so all positives so far. Thanks for the great feedback. That's what I figured, and they have to hold up to same wind speed figures as any other construction. Floor is dead flat so that should be good for alignments. I'm quick schooling on well/septic too. Well is 240' deep in limestone with a 1.5HP pump and 20GPM I'm told. Water didn't smell bad and tasted OK with no treatment. The PO split with the H2O softener, the SubZero frig and the washer/dryer, but I met the bank assigned architect/construction guy who is watching the building to keep everthing up as far as security/ heat/ leaks so they don't incure even greater losses. I don't want to move as I thought this was my forever house, but the dryer vent exhaust from the surrounding neighbors make my system react. I like to have windows open and can't and I often walk out on my deck to cloud of snuggle or some other toxic dryer sheet. I can't control ALL my neighbors and it seems someone is always doing wash in the area. New place on 17 acres and only one side has a house near at 200'. Other 3 sides are not a factor. I don't think this dryer stuff was as prevelant or toxic when we were kids or I've just become so reactive to it I can't be around it. Worse than a cold start Diesel for me. That's "good" by comparison.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: GMC garage [message #157826 is a reply to message #157816] |
Tue, 24 January 2012 02:21 |
Ken Burton
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Almost all of the hangars at my airport are pole buildings. There are three major builders and of the three, Morton is considered the Cadillac and also is also the most expensive.
Mine was constructed by FBI which is probably #2 on the list. The only reason I did not go with Morton was cost. You should be happy with the Morton building.
Well and septic systems are only as good and whomever installed them. The depth of the well is determined by where they have to go to get good water. My well at the airport is about 55 feet. My well at home is around 120. I have a good friend in the well business. He has done so many of them that he can tell you how deep he needs to go before even starting to drill. 4" plastic cased wells are the norm these days. I can not remember the horsepower rating on my pumps anymore but I think both of mine are 3/4. The one at the airport is 20 years old and my home one is 37 years old. I did replace the pressure tank on my home one after about 20 years. I replaced it with a fiberglass one. My airport pressure tank is fiberglass buried one so it won't freeze.
I did pull and replace one pump on another well at the airport that was about 35 years old. The motor on it was good so I just got another pump from my well driller friend, who is also a pilot, and reinstalled it.
Two people can easily pull the pump without any special tools required. The pumps are just hanging suspended on the plastic pipe. It is probably a 15 minute job to pull one out.
As a side note, the pump is never placed at the bottom of the well. In a 4" well the water enters at the bottom through a 5 or 10 foot screen. From there it seeks it's own heightinthe 4" pipe. So on a 100 foot well the water enters at the bottom and may extend up to 20 or 30 feet from the surface. The pump is then suspended at maybe the 65 o5 70 foot level. The depth of the pump is determined by the water column that you have in the well and not the depth of the well.
On the water softner, just buy and install another one. Lots of places sell them including Sears, Home Depot, and Menards to name a few. It is only two water connections, one exhaust or sewer connection, and 110 volt electricity. All of those should already be there. My home softner is at least 25 years old and works just fine. I buy salt once a year from TSC on the Friday after Thanksgiving at $3.00 a bag.
The last thing is the septic. Most counties regulate what is required for a septic system. The size of the tank(s) and the amount of drain field is determined by the number of bedrooms in the dwelling and the type of soil. If the system was built to County code then you will be just fine. I do recommend that you have the tanks pumped out once every 10 to 15 years. I have been here 33 years and have had mine pumped twice. The last time it cost me $150. Being you are in Illinois yours will probably cost $200. I do not remember what mine cost the first time because I was living in France at the time and my wife had it done.
I think I have spent less than $600 on this well and septic system in 33 years. That does not include electricity and salt for the softner. I use my well once a year to help fill my neighbor's swimming pool. I also use it occasionally in a dry summer to maintain the water level on my 100 foot diameter pond.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: GMC garage [message #158008 is a reply to message #157794] |
Wed, 25 January 2012 21:32 |
midlf
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| Mike Miller wrote on Mon, 23 January 2012 18:06 |
Sounds like a site for a work rally.
To far for me though...
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Not for me. <GRIN>
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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