Opinions on this please...

dbarjacres · #1 01/18/12, 01:36 PM

Found this on CL, about 1.5 hrs from us. http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/for/2794537243.html

I'm thinking this would work awesome for a milking room. Our buildings just aren't right for building a milking area in anywhere, so I just have a stand I keep in my kidding area. It works but I tend to have "helpers". I only milk 2-3 does, so it's not too bad, but just a pain.

The only option we have on the property, which we've been deciding on for 2 yrs, is the other part of my kidding area (it's an old "L" shaped carriage house, the kidding area is 12x18 and all "remodeled", this other part is 10x12), building is sound and steel sided and roofed, but on that side the concrete floor is terribly broken up and has lots of water come thru if it rains extremely heavy or when snow melts in spring as the driveway/front yard flows that way, some major reconstructiong needs to be done by the door as the wall is bowed out there, and it'd need to be insulated and OSB board put up. It's always just been used to store my grain, livestock supplies (hoof nippers, disbudding items, halters, collars, etc) and where our shovels and such are. Oh and the cats eat and sleep in there.

The guy with the shed will hold it for us till Saturday to come look at it. I would be able to fit two milk stands in it even! Maybe even my grain and other stuff if I put shelves up. WWYD?

mammabooh · #2 01/18/12, 01:55 PM

While it's cute, I would think that you would be able to build one for a lot less than that. Do you have, or is there anyone near you that you're friends with that has a nice pile of scrap wood? I would think that someone with any amount of building know-how could whip out a shed like that in an afternoon.

I don't want to discourage you, but don't want to see you spend more money than you need to either.

Edited to add...the picture might be deceiving, but it sure doesn't look like it's 8 x 10. I'd say it looks more like 6 x 8. If you're going to make the trip to get it, just make sure that the guy goes out and measures it. Also, forgive me if I sound like I'm talking down to you, but keep in mind that an 8 x 10 shed will not be 8 x 10 on the inside (just something to keep in mind while you're trying to mentally set up your milking area in there). Again...not trying to burst your bubble...I just don't want you to get your hopes up and spend time and money to get there and find out it won't work for you.

mpete · #3 01/18/12, 01:55 PM

Everyones needs and likes are different... I like the building, with the insulation and wiring all done I think it would be very practical. With it being so tall, you may be able to put in a shelving unit to help with storage.

mpete · #4 01/18/12, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mammabooh

While it's cute, I would think that you would be able to build one for a lot less than that. Do you have, or is there anyone near you that you're friends with that has a nice pile of scrap wood? I would think that someone with any amount of building know-how could whip out a shed like that in an afternoon.

I don't want to discourage you, but don't want to see you spend more money than you need to either.

I, too thought it was expensive until I re-read it & saw that it is insulated, wired, has a/c, etc.

dbarjacres · #5 01/18/12, 02:23 PM

If it was just a shell, that'd be a no brainer on cost, but with being totally finished inside (and I can paint it with white milk house paint to make the walls more sealed inside) I think it'd be hard to make the repairs we need on our shed for that.

The window is broke, but we have a big piece of thick plexi here that I think we could just cut, screw onto outside and caulk around.

It was a scale house (a "shack" you set next to a truck weighing scale) at the business the guy works for, so I think it's probably built pretty well.

BarbadosSheep · #6 01/18/12, 02:31 PM

I am pretty sure it's not 8x10. See the siding on the front? Those sheets are 8' tall. The seam of the siding is right below the roof. Now take a piece of paper and hold it up to the screen and mark 8'. then lay it down across the front of the building....that building is maybe 6' wide at the most. Possible 8' long. While it's a pretty good deal if you can haul it, it's really really small.

LFRJ · #7 01/18/12, 03:23 PM

It would sure work for me! We have a 10X10 and it works fine.

By lfaye at 2011-12-17

Paid $600 for it. It's plastic, which actually has its advantages. I don't know that around here you could build one for less, not when you include a window, shelves, and roofing material. Time is money too. Even if we were able to purchase the materials cheap, it would take several weekends to put it together, which I would detest doing in the rain and snow. Wired for electricity? Insulated? Heck. all the better!!!

thaiblue12 · #8 01/18/12, 04:06 PM

With building things there may be costs one did not expect, time consuming and flat out annoying. This is ready to go, wired, insulated so all that is a plus.

Maybe it is the pictures, or the materials they used but it does not look 8x10to me either. That is the size of my chicken coop and it looks more narrow and shorter then my coop. I have no clue how many inches the slats are, I count 14 on the side, if they are say 6 inches wide that makes it 7 feet long. I would ask the seller for accurate measurements, say you need to make sure it will fit on your trailer.

dbarjacres · #9 01/18/12, 04:09 PM

I'll call the guy and say I need accurate measurements in and out. We have to borrow our neighbors heavy duty deckover gooseneck and his dually, so it would suck to find out it's smaller. My DH tries really hard but doesn't always think things thru, hence the asking here!

Jyllie63 · #10 01/18/12, 05:00 PM

Just the A/C alone would be worth it to me

The Tin Mom · #11 01/18/12, 05:26 PM

I think it looks awesome - assuming the size is accurate. And the plexiglass would be better than glass, anyway, imo.

Oat Bucket Farm · #12 01/18/12, 05:40 PM

If the size is accurate, go for it! Even if its a bit smaller, it would still work. We have a 10x12 shed that has two kidding stalls, two milk stands and all of our grain in it.

prairiedog · #13 01/18/12, 06:57 PM

I would jump on it.

Backfourty,MI. · #14 01/18/12, 07:04 PM

I think the price is great for everything it has & already finished. I would call & make sure they have the size right in their ad though. If they have misprinted the size in the ad maybe you could get them to come down a bit on the price. I would think even if a little smaller it would still be nice for a milking shed & has all the little extras already in it.

dbarjacres · #15 01/18/12, 07:59 PM

waiting to hear back from the guy.....

I told him I needed exact inside measurements to make sure what I want to put in it will work. He seems pretty nice, so hopefully he'll do it (and accurately/honestly!).

Thanks for the opinions!

suzyhomemaker09 · #16 01/19/12, 07:40 AM

I have my milkstand in a 10x10 shed...it has a loft in a bit less than 1/2 of it...so there is extra storage space there. Mine is like this one...

http://www.lowes.com/pd_239960-57658...r|1&facetInfo=

Got them on sale as a DIY kit for just around $700 several years ago. I really don't see how anyone can say an 8 x 10 can be built cheaper when one considers the wiring and finish work that's done on it.

mammabooh · #17 01/19/12, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by suzyhomemaker09

I really don't see how anyone can say an 8 x 10 can be built cheaper when one considers the wiring and finish work that's done on it.

Sorry...I just always assume that everyone is like we are and has enough building supplies around that they could build whatever they wanted to at any given moment. If my hubby needs one outlet, he buys a case of them...if he needs a couple of 2 x 4's, he'll buy 12 just so that he won't have to go to the store the next time he needs one. Not only does he way over buy, but he also saves pretty much everything possible when we tear something out. We have paneling and old lumber and old doors and windows and old wiring and copper pipes and, well...you get the idea! Now, locating those things when we need them is another thing entirely.

Backfourty,MI. · #18 01/19/12, 09:47 AM

Well did the seller get back with you? Wondering if your going to get it?

dbarjacres · #19 01/19/12, 10:00 AM

Still waiting.....I think he works shift work and starts at 5 or 6 a.m., so our schedules are a bit different to connect easy as I work 8-5 and don't make personal calls when the boss is here.

dbarjacres · #20 01/19/12, 04:20 PM

Okay, shed is 7'2" x 9'2". Yay! HOWEVER, the guy lives in town and has no access to any kind of loader. Ack!

Any of you brainstormers got ideas on how to get this heavy thing up on a gooseneck deckover (flatbed) trailer that's about 34" high? It's a dove tail with 2 really big heavy ramps, but wow, I can't imagine using a come-along like the guy suggested. Won't see DH till 7 to ask him. We don't own a winch, nor have one on this trailer.