newell house.....

[Arcticdude]

Not really, as to the manufacturer. In this part of the country, there are numerous people who will construct a metal building essentially to your requirements on your site. I knew how big I could go and how much I wanted to spend, then it was just a matter of seeing who could get close and still offer respectable quality. I got most of what I wanted, overall. There were a few extras that got discussed, but didn't show up in the final. But, as it turns out, since we're not going to be here all that long, it's not really an issue. After having essentially 3 metal buildings and one wood frame/metal roofed one, I'll probably never do another wood building. It's way to easy to get clear spans of enormous size with a metal that would require serious engineering to do in wood. My previous building was a metal structure that I fully insulated, hung 3/4" plywood walls, bricked the exterior and shigled the roof. It loooked so close to the house and had it's own drive that most thought is was a house. Nobody knew it was metal until they got inside and started looking around.

All the wood framed buildings have always deteriorated over time and started leaking, etc. None of my metal buildings have done that to date. The only thing I might try to do differently would be the interior insulation. It is rather fragile and can cause some issues, but mostly in appearance only. Just being a little OCD that way, I guess.