Wheel Horse storage

[slammer302 2,155]

Finally got a place to put my horses. Its been long over due its just a cheap HF 10×17 carport but I'm happy withit

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[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,295]

as long as it works it will keep the herd happy. You may want to run some supports along the inside of the roof. I had one similar to yours and had a problem with snow. Only about 2 inches of snow .

[305 380]

i have a 12' X 20'  Shelter Logic that has been up since 2003..however  i am  on the 3rd cover. yes, when it snows i'm out there right away getting it off.  i use one of those foam covered snow rakes. doing that the snow hasn't been a big problem. the problem has been the sunlight just rotting the cover...UV's or something. the latest cover i put on last spring (2014)  and was extra heavy duty and supposedly is guaranteed for 5 years

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Very nice!
I have a 12' X 20' "garage in a box" too! This will be the 3rd winter for mine, and I haven't had a problem, but we don't get the massive snows like folks in the NE.


I heard to replace the covering with one of those vinyl billboard advertisement deals....They hold up pretty good, and are often cheap.
Hey, soon after the elections, I bet you could pick up a bunch of these....have to turn 'em inside out, but what the heck!

Edited October 23, 2015 by KC9KAS
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[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

Plenty good Slammer! Thats enough to keep the worst of Winter off the Horses
I had to revisit this as an edit;
As a Building Inspector I do recommend some extra bracing of the roof against the snow load you have there. I don't want to see you start a sad thread come January about your roof tarp tearing and collapsing due to a heavy snow that fell one it overnight. Edited October 23, 2015 by Wheel-N-It

[muz123 1,191]

Pretty nice!

[slammer302 2,155]

I'm planning on doing sum bracing and I'll have a load of gravel here tomorrow so I'll be busy with it this weekend

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[rmaynard 15,427]

I put one of these garage-in-a-box up last year. Because I did not have anything covering the dirt, the inside of the tent became a sauna. The humidity got so high that it literally rained inside. I did not realize it until I went out to get something last winter and everything inside was covered with ice. All the cardboard boxes and any papers were ruined, and unprotected steel was rusting. I corrected it this summer by removing everything and putting down heavy plastic to cover the dirt. Then I put a bathroom exhaust fan in the ridge and vented the air out via a 4" duct, similar to how you vent an attic. So far, no moisture this year. The fan uses a couple dollars per month of electricity to run 24 hours per day, but it's worth it.

So bottom line is, if you don't want your horse and their accessories to be ruined by moisture, put something down on the ground to seal the moisture.

Here is a picture of how I installed the exhaust fan ($13.00 from Lowe's)


And here is the heavy-duty black plastic on the ground. It is a one piece installation so I didn't have to tape any seams. It is thick and will take a minimal amount of abuse.

Edited October 24, 2015 by rmaynard
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[slammer302 2,155]

Do you think I need plastic under the gravel?

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[Wishin4a416 2,191]

Nice. That should do the trick. Keep them Horses under roof. Dont forget the mothball cakes to keep the mice at bay. I picked up an 18 foot truck box a few years ago and put it in the back yard. Works well too.

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,295]

Do you think I need plastic under the gravel?

 

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I would put the plastic under the gravel

[305 380]

on mine i have plastic down , then 3" of crushed rock on the floor.... haven't had any moisture problems

Edited October 23, 2015 by 305

[rmaynard 15,427]

Do you think I need plastic under the gravel?

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Yes

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[WNYPCRepair 1,914]

I am on my second year with one. I go out every time I clear the driveway and use a push broom, or a foam snow rake to remove the snow. I just go inside and poke the flat part of the rake or broom against the roof, and the snow slides right off
 

 

I did learn that you need to shovel it away from the sides after, though. If enough piles up, it starts to push in on the sides, and tightens up the vinyl, possibly way too tight
 

Edited October 24, 2015 by WNYPCRepair

[rmaynard 15,427]

I added some pictures of how I handled my moisture problem. It's a cheap fix.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/59791-wheel-horse-storage/?do=findComment&comment=551581
 

[slammer302 2,155]

Dad dropped off my load of gravel

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[Brian01 481]

That should do the trick!

Now is when you need a "D" with a FEL.

[wallfish 16,982]

Replaced mine with a wood shed but when I had a 12 x 20 garage in a box, I put down a tarp and used pallets covered with OSB for a floor. The pallets were free, the 4 x 8 OSB was $7.50 each and a tarp $20. The 4x8 boards are about $10-12 now but this still makes an inexpensive floor.

[Brian01 481]

on mine i have plastic down , then 3" of crushed rock on the floor.... haven't had any moisture problems

as long as you lay good heavy plastic, then gravel, and open the door on it every once in a while to air out....should be just fine.

Its just like camping and with a tent, usually you put it up in the yard every once in a while to air out (get moisture out).

Edited October 24, 2015 by Brian01

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

I put my 12x20 Shelter King on a 12x20 pressure treated deck with a plywood floor. I get about 4 years to a top before the UV rays ruin it. The zippered front door finally gave up as well so a wood wall with a door replaced it.
Mike..........




 

[kiotiken 105]

I like the creative ways you guys put up your garage in a boxes.It gives me some ideas for mine.Hadn't thought of putting plastic down. And Sparky's wooden front panel looks good.
 Here's a couple of mine that I put up. the first one is from HF and I got it off Craigslist for 75 bucks. I use it to keep the main shop open.I have my 72" finish mower and the Jacobsen sweeper.I use to just tarp them put the HF garage works good for keeping them out of the weather.
 My second one is Menard's garage in the box. It;s 14 x28 x12. I wanted it so I could put my pontoon in.The toon has an upper deck and was really hard to tarp up after using it on the lake. When I got it home and started putting up I quickly found out it wasn't high enough for toon to get in. Momma was not happy making the purchase and seeing it wouldn't fit. But I wasn't deterred after thinking about I built a wall and set the shed on top. Check it out.

[AMC RULES 37,127]

Wonder if an application of that aluminized motor home roof paint might help to extend the life of them tops.  

[Brian01 481]

Wonder if an application of that aluminized motor home roof paint might help to extend the life of them tops.  

Hm..well I think that it would weight the material down too much, then ad snow, etc, on top of that..dunno. 

[cleat 5,809]

I put up an industrial strength tarp top building last year. it is 20' x 30' with 8' high doors.

It has 3 or 4 dump truck loads of crushed stone under it.

For the first few months it got quite damp inside but that stopped once the ground under it dried out. It seems fine now.









Cleat

Edited October 24, 2015 by cleat

[Brian01 481]

Dang that's huge...whatd that one cost Cleat?