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15% Annual Return on Hay Shed Investment

Mid north grower, Andrew Whitehorn of Koolunga notes the changes that have transformed his farming operation over the years. From technology to land acquisition and the selling of their product, agriculture is now a vastly different proposition to what it was in decades past.

In a bid to increase his farm income, Andrew Whitehorn has purchased four sheds from Grant Sheds, including hay sheds.

Hay Processors Pay Him To Store Quality Hay!

The sheds maintain the quality of his hay bales and offer a financial return, with hay processors paying him to store quality hay that they can access throughout the year.

“As soon as you put it in a shed, you receive a one-off, upfront bonus. And then, from the month of February, you get paid about an amount per tonne, for the months you hold onto it. On a big shed, it would certainly start to return money on your investment. It can be a good return,” Andrew explains.

He has calculated that the storage payments and higher sale value of the hay means that one shed gives him a 15% annual return* on his investment in the shed.

On-farm hay storage also saves valuable time when there’s a slow turnaround at the processing facility.

“At hay time, everybody’s trying to deliver to the plant, so the turnaround time for trucks is slow, and the plant can’t take all the hay that they’re going to process in 12 months.”

If you’re going to grow export hay, you must have storage yourself for a fair percentage of your hay.

As for why Andrew keeps coming back to Grant Sheds, Andrew says it’s a combination of “exceptional” service and a top quality product.

“Grant Sheds is a company that’s been around a long time where a lot of other companies come and go. You know the quality that’s going to come and that it’s not cheaper materials used. You get onto a good thing and you stick with it.”

*Disclaimer: Please seek advice from your own independent professional advisers since any calculation of investment return is based on individual circumstances.

Photo: Andrew Whitehorn of Koolunga in the state’s mid North invested in several Grant Sheds hay sheds to increase his financial returns. Hay processors pay him to store quality hay undercover so it can be accessed throughout the year as the processor needs it. This one is 12m x 36m x 5.4m, has 400 large square & round bales in it and is open on both ends so he can store and easily access different varieties.

www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

25% Annual Hay Loss Issues Resolved

Respected Keith farmer, Rodney Lush, says, “We’d been cutting hay and storing it outside for many years, with annual losses of at least 25 percent once we get through to autumn.”

“We are looking to preserve the quality of the hay so that if we have surplus, we can sell it. We retain enough to get us through and keep a bit up our sleeve.

When it came to designing and constructing his new sheds, Rodney says, “My main concern was strength, then getting the openings right so we didn’t have half a bay that we couldn’t access with a tractor or a bale of hay.”

Wanting to get 3 bales per bay, Grant Sheds suggested 8.1m wide bays and front columns made of heavy-duty universal beam that are very tough and unlikely to get damaged if hit by a reversing tractor. Bale bumpers on the rear wall help avoid wall iron damage when moving bales.

“The service from Grant Sheds was excellent, always only a phone call away… the guidance getting me through the design process to the delivery and erection, was terrific. I tend to work on the philosophy that you see and remember strength and quality longer than price. We’re building for the long term – that’s why we built two Grant Sheds hay sheds in two years.”

For more information or to seek advice on your new hay shed, contact Grant Sheds on Freecall 1800 088 528 or visit www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

*Disclaimer: Please seek advice from your own independent professional advisers since any calculation of investment return is based on individual circumstances.

Photo: Respected Keith farmer, Rodney Lush says his previous 25% annual hay loss issues have been resolved with the building of two new Grant Sheds hay sheds. He stands here in front of his 12m x 24.3m x 6.3m open fronted hay shed.

For further information

www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

How This Hay Shed May Pay Off In One Year

Tyler Stephenson farms at Spalding, in the mid-north of South Australia, with his mother Pauline. Together they run a hay, grain and sheep operation that spans 3000 hectares.

A few years ago they added a new Grant Sheds MEGA shed, using it to store hay for export markets.

When full, the shed accommodates 3250 bales (about 750kg per bale) and allows them to keep it safely secured out of the weather. It ensures the quality of the hay is maintained and commands a greater price.

“Once hay gets weather damaged, then the price drops off,” Tyler says, noting the difference can be up to $80 less than (their 2018) price of $175 per tonne. And in agriculture every opportunity to achieve a good price counts.”

“We had some hay left out in the paddock several years ago, prior to this shed being built,” explained Pauline. One processor didn’t want it because of the rain damage.”

The worst case scenario could have been getting only about $80 per tonne for pellet hay versus the $175 per tonne the Stephenson’s got in 2018 for their shedded hay. That’s a difference of $231,515 based on the holding capacity of their new shed!*

The Stephenson’s big hay shed cost less than this.

Several years in and already this shed is well and truly earning its keep and has stood up to the test of significant weather events.

With super heavy-duty universal beam columns for strength and so no tractor damage occurs to them when reversing tractors, strong open web roof trusses, a maze of roof bracing and superior size baseplates and footings system, this shed is built to last generations.

Bale bumpers on the rear wall protect the wall iron from damage from bales being shifted and the large capacity guttering systems ensures rainwater is drained away quickly, even in the heaviest downpours.

For more information or to seek advice on your new hay shed, contact Grant Sheds on Freecall 1800 088 528 or visit www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

*Disclaimer: Please seek advice from your own independent professional advisers since any calculation of investment return is based on individual circumstances.

Photo: Popular mid-north hay, grain and sheep producers Pauline Stephenson and son Tyler, invested in this Grant Sheds MEGA hay shed that will pay for itself quickly. It is 24m x 48.6m x 8.2m, with 8.1m bays and holds 3250 HD square bales.

For further information
www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

High Return Farming Venture

At their 2200 hectare farming property at Spalding in the mid-north of South Australia, Tom Trengove and his family are no strangers to embracing new opportunity. Cropping, hay production and sheep are their current farming ventures.

But a limiting factor in their low-lying area is the risk of frost.

“So from traditionally cropping a lot we have been forced to increase our hay enterprise and sheep numbers, especially on our flats. We can grow good, big bulky crops, but a month or so before harvest, the grain can be wiped out in one night,” explains Tom.

One crop that isn’t affected by frost is lucerne which they use for stock, hay and seed production.

“It’s our highest gross margin per hectare product by far, and that’s without even looking at the grazing benefits of it, just with hay and seed alone.”

The storage of that hay and export oaten hay recently saw Tom invest in a 18m x 32.4m x 8.2m Grant Sheds MEGA hay shed. When filled to capacity, it can store close to 1500 medium square bales.

Tom says he was impressed with Grant Sheds and the process from design to completion, noting he had the opportunity to make alterations along the way.

“Any adjustments we made during the planning of it weren’t a hassle at all. And we couldn’t be happier with the way that it went.

I even recommended my brother-in-law, Tyler Stephenson and said to him ‘You might wanna look at these fellows. I think you’ll be very pleasantly surprised.’ They’re just strong sheds and competitively priced and very easy to work with.”

They’re strong well-made sheds that are very competitively priced. And the people at Grant Sheds are easy to work with. I wouldn’t hesitate with our next shed, when we need one again we’ll go straight back to Grant’s.

For more information or to seek advice on your new hay shed, contact Grant Sheds on Freecall 1800 088 528 or visit www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

*Disclaimer: Please seek advice from your own independent professional advisers since any calculation of investment return is based on individual circumstances.

Photo: Tom Trengove and his family at Spading, SA understand the need to maximise every product of their farming enterprise. Retaining the quality of their export oaten hay, as well as the financial benefits of on-farm storage for their hay processor, saw them invest in this 18m x 32.4m x 8.2m Grant Sheds MEGA hay shed.

It has 4 x8.1m bays for perfect fit of 3 large square bales per bay, bumper rails on the rear wall to protect the wall iron and a large capacity gutter system so rainwater flows away quickly. The shed frame consists of universal beam columns, open web roof trusses, plenty of solid wind bracing and large footings and baseplates connections to ensure strong ground connection.

For further information
www.GrantSheds.com.au/hay-sheds

David Crawford’s Personal Shed Planning Tips

David Crawford’s Personal

SHED PLANNING TIPS

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Having waited so long to bring his dream shed to reality, David Crawford had plenty of time to carefully consider just what he wanted his new shed to be like.

David openly admits to being a detailed person, a planner. So what better person to ask for his ideas on how to plan your new farm shed.

Here are David’s tips:

Take the time to consider what you need and want in your shed
What do you want to use the shed for?
Does it need to be multi-purpose – eg. machinery storage, workshop, car storage, parts storage, etc. Do you need a secure and ventilatedarea for chemical storage or an area to store hay?
Think about the shed layout that will give you the best use (including where you’ll put doors, personal access doors, benches, lighting, power outlets)
How big is the machinery or equipment you want to store? This will guide you on how wide your openings need to be.
Consider where to locate your shed, for workplace efficiency, but also for issues like overhead powerlines, functionality with other buildings, silos etc.
Consider a concrete floor, lighting and electrical, and workbenches to make your shed a joy to work in
Think about how you’ll work in the shed and where best to store things
Don’t seek the cheapest shed quote or you may end up disappointed
Value for money is far more important so check things like the shed materials to be used, how doors are made, size of footings bolts and other fasteners, etc.
And judge how well the shed supplier will service your needs by the way they deal with you before you order and from the recommendations of others who have been there before.
And finally … keep your wife happy…so you can have your shed !

David decided to go all the way and install a concrete floor, concrete aprons, lighting and electrical all straight after the shed was built. I could have saved money by doing it later but I think it’s a false economy because (a) I may never get around to doing those later and may regret it for a long time, and (b) it will cost even more later so I’m saving by doing it now.

In David’s case he decided he needed the following:

12m span, 22.5m long, 6.3m high
2 wide openings of 9m (30’) each for easy access and storage for his boomspray, tractors and other farmequipment.
Sliding doors to fully enclose the shed for security reasons
6.3m (21’) height to give plenty of clearance for today’s large farm machinery
A lean-to on one side that could be used to house the ute and family cars
A door between the main shed and the lean-to for easy-access from one section to the other
One bay of the lean-to partitioned off to create a parts and maintenance equipment storage area with plenty of shelving to keep everything well organised
A personal access door on the house side of the shed for quick access
Some decent sized work benches
Good lighting – both general lighting for the shed and over workbenches
Concrete floor throughout. 6” in the main shed, 4” in the lean-to and exterior aprons
Gravel around the outside of the shed to reduce the amount of mud around the shed in winter

Looking Forward To Working In His New Shed

David said that he looks forward to doing mechanical maintenance on his farm equipment in the new shed. In the past he had to brave the elements of heat, cold, wind and rain outside and that was never much fun. He is also looking forward to undertaking a few production jobs at his new workbenches.

And his wife….?

Well David allowed her an area in the new shed for her car and for storing some household items which were cluttering up the house. And we know Andrea must be happy because she spent hours sorting through all David’s collections of nuts and bolts, spare parts and bits and pieces to help him get his spare parts section well organised right from the start. And he’s tickled pink with that!

What David Says About His New Shed:

Here’s what David Crawford says about his new ‘Aussie Tough’ farm shed from Grant Sheds.

“Before I bought my shed I looked at sheds on other farms and was amazed to find they had poor quality materials and second rate construction …even signs of rust and fatigue.

So when I walked into a shed built by GRANT SHEDS, the quality just stood out compared to other brands I’d seen. That’s why I bought a Grant Shed.

I’m extremely pleased with it. It’s so strong the builders didn’t need side supports before the cladding went on.”

David & Andrea Crawford, ‘Middlegrove’ Strathalbyn , SA

You can check out more comments from others about their Grant Sheds here https://grantsheds.com.au/what-others-say/ .

You can even select your own area to see what people from your community are saying.

Size Does Matter!

After 70 Years, Popular Strathalbyn Farmer Finally Concedes That …

Size Does Matter!

David Crawford’s super-strong Grant Sheds farm shed showing the lean-to side which houses smaller farm and family vehicles.

Ever since popular Strathalbyn farmer, David Crawford has been on his property, ‘Middlegrove’, he has put up with a small, 70 year old shed – and, as most farmers would understand, David suffered major ‘shed envy’.

Every farmer understands the longing to own a decent sized shed to work in comfortably and to store all his machinery, vehicles and implements, to ensure they are protected from the weather – and David has dreamt of little else for 30 years.

The original shed was an old dairy with a dirt floor and low roof and it was far too small and far too low to be of any use at all to today’s modern farmer. “Anytime I needed to service some equipment, I had to park it outside of the shed and work out in the weather – rain or shine – then pack it away again each day to protect it from the weather and from being stolen,” explains David.

But his quest to find a new shed was not as straight forward as he had hoped.

“I looked at a number of sheds on other people’s farms and talked to them about their sheds and was amazed to find they had issues like poor quality materials and the general construction was a bit second rate in the sheds they bought. Even in some relatively new sheds the owners could point out signs of rust and fatigue. I was shocked at the poor quality of what our local farmers have to put up with,” says David.

“So when I walked into a shed built by Grant Sheds, the quality just stood out compared to the other sheds. Things looked bigger and stronger.”

An example of the added value you get with a ‘Grant’ shed. Good, strong welded base plates and 4 x 24mm footings bolts, where as many others use only 2 much smaller footings bolts and often just a simple non-welded angle bracket to bolt columns to concrete.

Added Value
An example of the added value you get with a ‘Grant’ shed. Good, strong welded base plates and 4 x 24mm footings bolts, where as many others use only 2 much smaller footings bolts and often just a simple non-welded angle bracket to bolt columns to concrete.

“I just knew they had full faith in the strength and quality of their sheds. When the shed is going to be here for 2 or 3 more generations of farmers or whatever, you’re looking for quality.”

David is extremely pleased with his recently constructed Grant shed.

grantsheds2 David’s dream is now a reality.

His new shed measures 12m 22.8m x 6.3m (40’ x 75’ x 21’) compared with the old one that had only 6’ height clearance
It’s fully enclosed with 4 x 15’ wide x 21’ high sliding doors that roll so smoothly even
His wife can open them easily
When each pair of doors is open it gives David 30’ wide openings so he can fit his modern large farm equipment like boom spray and harvester in easily.
Is so strong the builders didn’t need side supports to hold up the frame before the cladding went on
Was designed in consultation with Brenton Halupka from Grant Sheds to determine its correct siting based on the close proximity of overhead powerlines, existing positioning of silos, removing the old shed, wind strength of the area, and planning the shed layout for maximum usefulness and work efficiency
Has a concrete floor, lighting and electrical, and workbenches installed

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Special Farmer Guide

Helps You Choose The Best Shed For You

At his ‘Shed Opening Party’ which was attended by 50 locals as well as the team from Grant Sheds, David paid tribute to his wife Andrea and to Grant Sheds by thanking them for their effort and for their free advice in their special farmer help guide titled “The Farmers Guide To Choosing The Best Farm Shed” which explains the 7 big costly mistakes shed buyers make – and how to avoid them, as well as listing the important questions you should ask before you buy your next shed.

David advised all farmers interested in learning more about buying a farm shed that is really suited to their needs to get a copy of the Grant Sheds report as it saved him thousands of dollars and lots of headaches.

You can request a FREE copy of the report by calling 1300 064 775 24 hours, 7 days a week, and using the code word BLOG.

You can request a FREE copy of this
Official Consumer’s Awareness Guide to Shed Building
(valued at $97)

It reveals the big difference between a farm shed that’s made “on the cheap” and one that’s really suited to your needs. It’s called, “The Farmers Guide To Choosing The Best Farm Shed For Your Rural Property”, and tells you “The 7 Big Costly Mistakes Shed Buyers make – And How To Avoid Them”.

Simply call the 24 hour, 7 days a week pre-recorded message line on: 1300 064 775 and leave your name, email and postal address and the code word “Blog” and we’ll send a copy to you ‘pronto’.

Or go to https://grantsheds.com.au/information-pack and complete your details on the form.

Looking Forward To Working In His New Shed

And his wife….? Well David allowed her an area in the new shed for her car and for storing some household items which were cluttering up the house. And we know Andrea must be happy because she spent hours sorting through all David’s collections of nuts and bolts, spare parts and bits and pieces to help him get his spare parts section well organised right from the start. And he’s tickled pink with that!

What David Says About His New Shed:

Here’s what David Crawford says about his new ‘Aussie Tough’ farm shed from Grant Sheds.

“Before I bought my shed I looked at sheds on other farms and was amazed to find they had poor quality materials and second rate construction …even signs of rust and fatigue.

So when I walked into a shed built by GRANT SHEDS, the quality just stood out compared to other brands I’d seen. That’s why I bought a Grant Shed.

I’m extremely pleased with it. It’s so strong the builders didn’t need side supports before the cladding went on.”

David & Andrea Crawford, ‘Middlegrove’ Strathalbyn , SA

You can check out more comments from others about their Grant Sheds here https://grantsheds.com.au/what-others-say/ .

You can even select your own area to see what people from your community are saying.

The Grant Sheds Story

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Grant Sheds is currently owned by Alison & Danny Halupka, but the Grant Sheds story started way back in 1952 when Ali’s dad, Grant Telfer, started the company.

Old Monash Adventure Playground

You might not know his name, but most people do remember the 5-acre Monash Adventure Playground he built here in Monash SA (here’s an older picture I found).

So many families had fun on the 200-plus pieces of playground equipment he added over the years. It was free to enter all day, every day and had slides (including 3 that were on a 45’ tower, spiral slides, helter skelters, etc); more than 30 types of seesaws, flying foxes and even basic roller-coasters.

grantpark It attracted more than 300,000 people a year from right across SA, interstate and even from overseas.

Sadly it had to close in the early 1990’s because insurance companies would no longer insure it. That was the start of the ‘litigation era’ and insurance companies saw playgrounds as high risk … Or was it just that too many people were having too much fun for free ?!?

Here’s dad proudly posing at the playground, happy as ever with no shoes on! He’s renowned for his white overalls , bare feet and bike J

Anyway, Dad retired in the early 1980’s and now Danny and I own the business, after working in it for many years (I’ve been here 35 years—since I left school and Danny has worked in the business for 30 years). But more about us another day…

grantsheds-story2 I’m also proud to say that our efforts haven’t gone unnoticed – I was awarded the Riverland Women In Business Award in 2004, and was a finalist that year for the SA Telstra Business Women Awards. In 2015 we were finalists in two categories of the Australian Trust Awards for small business.

Farm Gate News

And since mid 2011 we’ve published a bi-monthly mini-magazine called FARM GATE NEWS which we write, print and post to over 4000 farmers.

In this publication we share stories about farmers from a variety of farming industries. For example:

farm-gate Grain farmers

Grain farmers
Sheep farming
Horticulture
Wine grape growers
Almond growers
Egg producers
Rice growers
Cattle breeders
Outback station owners
And much more

It also includes useful hints, tips and ideas for farmers and country people, as well as a smattering of humour through jokes to make you laugh.

And also our “Aussie Legends” section which showcases country people helping out in their communities and those who have invested in sheds from Grant Sheds.

If you’re a farmer and would like to receive this FARM GATE NEWS bi-monthly magazine, I’ll give you a COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION. Just go to this web page https://grantsheds.com.au/ and enter your details in the “Request Further Information” box on the right hand side. In the “How Can We Help” box, just type in that you’d like to receive our FARM GATE NEWS mini magazine and that you read about it in this blog. As it’s a printed publication that we send out by post, you will need to give your postal address when requested on the 2^nd step of the request.

I tell you about our awards and our farming community mini-magazine not to brag or boast in any way, but instead so you know a bit about our 63 year history, not just in supplying super strong, “Aussie Tough” farm sheds, but also to show you that we really do love to give back to our community and are proud of our caring, helpful and friendly attitude.

What Others Say:

And you don’t even have to take our word for it – we have plenty of feedback from the ‘Farm Gates’ of other Aussie farmers about their own Grant Sheds experience. I hope we can add yours too one day soon!

I’ve printed up a few of the many comments we’ve received from delighted Grant Sheds shed owners or you can check out what others say about Grant Sheds here https://grantsheds.com.au/what-others-say/ . You can even select your own area to see what people from your community are saying.

Everyone was really helpful and communications were exceptional

“The customer service I received from Grant Sheds was great. Everyone was really helpful and communications were exceptional. I’m really pleased with my decision to buy a Grant Shed.”

Paul Schaefer, Ramco SA

No Hesitation At All To Buy Another “Grant” shed

The majority of sheds in our district are Grant sheds and you never hear a bad thing about them.

I’ve seen other sheds brands that aren’t much cheaper and I’d have doubts that they’d last much longer than 5 years.

The people at Grant Sheds are easy get along with and we felt very secure … you can just pick up the phone and nothing is too much trouble for them.

Lewis Bennett, Karoongi Pastoral
Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula, SA

Dramatic New Tax Depreciation Rates On Sheds Used For Fodder Storage

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Australian Farmers can deduct the cost of Fodder Storage Sheds over just 3 Years!

The Federal Government has announced new tax depreciation measures for primary producers in this year’s (2015) Federal Budget.

The move opens the door for farmers and other primary production businesses to claim accelerated depreciation on fodder storage (amongst other items).

This includes sheds used for fodder storage.

For example:

Hay Sheds
Grain Sheds
Silage Sheds
Sliding Roof Sheds used for stock feed (visit web page to view video on how these work)
And sheds used for storing stock feed for any other stock

Under the new measures, primary producers can deduct the cost of fodder storage sheds over just three years, instead of up to 50 years previously.

Importantly, these measures

are available to all farmers…

It’s not just those who are classified as a small business. And there is no restriction on the value of your purchase on these sheds for fodder storage.

So now there are many good reasons to invest in a new shed for your hay, grain, silage … anything that involves storage of fodder.

*Please seek independent accounting advice to check the status of this information in relation to your own specific circumstances.

Here’s how one SA farm business already made money from their Grant Sheds grain shed:

Almost Paid For The Shed In One Year!

Michael & Dianne Anderson have their own market for a particular grain they grow, and they store it themselves in their 15m x 27m x 6.3m Grant Sheds grain shed. They hold it in the shed for 3-6 months after harvest and, as Dianne says, “We always gain because of the price increase. We have found that it doesn’t take many years and we’ve actually gained a lot of money by holding over the grain when the prices is low.”

When you get 3 or 4 years that you’re gaining an extra $30-$50 a tonne, it doesn’t take long to pay the shed off.”

“In the first year the shed was up and we put grain in it, we had a heap of feed wheat that was only worth $160-$180 a tonne. We put it in the shed and sold it for $240 in March. So if the shed was full, it would have paid for itself in one year!”

Dianne Anderson, Karoonda SA

And when you buy a new shed, it makes sense to invest in a farm shed that’ll do the job properly … one you can rely on to do everything you need.

Click Here to get your no-obligation FREE report, “The Farmer’s Guide To Choosing The Best Farm Shed For Your Rural Property” (valued at $97). It reveals the big difference between a farm shed made “on the cheap” and one that’s really suited to your needs. It includes The 7 Big Costly Mistakes Shed Buyers Make … And How To Avoid Them! – A must read for any farmer serious about strong, great value sheds.

How to Avoid Poor Shed Design Becoming YOUR PROBLEM

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A picture paints a thousand words – and this one is every farmer’s worst nightmare! Danny Halupka owner, Grant Sheds shares how you can avoid this shed nightmare from becoming your reality…plus some good news for NEW shed owners.

I just had a chat with our Engineer regarding some specific engineering we required, and a few points came out of the conversation that I thought would be worthwhile passing on to you.

The first point that we discussed was a new engineering program that we will soon be using that will give us the ability to site specific engineer every shed based around the exact design of your shed. This will be extremely important in coming times as councils are getting harder and harder on manufacturers to provide exact details for each and every shed.

The building codes are forever changing and we need to keep up with the latest changes so that council approval will not be a problem.

This new program will allow us to have the sheds independently certified prior to council application. “What does this mean?” I hear you ask.

Well it means that an independent, separate engineer (other than the one who designed the shed) has checked the design against the current building code and will “Certify” that it does in fact meet those very stringent criteria.

This cuts out another step in the Council Building Application process and speeds things up dramatically.

Without this independent certification, the council will need to send it off to their own engineer to do the exact same thing. This can sometimes take up to an additional 5-6 weeks, wasting time for everyone.

It has an additional bonus…

When it’s specifically designed to the shed layout you need, we will be able to engineer it with the best possible combination of materials for the job and it will more than likely be even more cost effective yet still retain its “Grant Sheds” STRENGTH that we are so well known for.

Another thing that came out of the conversation was that when engineers design a building, they can in fact design it with quite light footing bolts.

For example: A big shed that was being erected in our area, by another shed company, was a span of 30m x 60m long and 7m high. (100’x 200’ x 25’). As you can imagine, the columns in this building were quite large universal beam (H Iron)

The interesting part was that they had only used 4 x 20mm footing bolts per footing. 20mm! That’s tiny!!

When I saw that I nearly fell over backwards

Just imagine all that weight going down on those poor little bolts and the sideways strain when setting the shed up must be enormous. I have seen them bend like “bendy straws”.

In situations like that, if they are not treated VERY carefully during construction, disaster is written all over it.

Now I hear you say “not my problem, it’s the erector’s problem.”

Yes that might be the case during construction but once it is handed over, it could become your problem should the shed move between the completion of the erecting and the putting in of the floor, if you’re installing a concrete floor that is.

I have seen footing bolts sheer clean off!

I have seen footing bolts sheer clean off if there is any residual movement in the structure, leaving the column flapping around like a flag in the breeze.

I like to sleep at night knowing that I have done everything in my power to know that the shed will be still standing in 50 years time just as it is standing when first erected.

“Grant Sheds” Strength

If we’d supplied this building, we would have used 4 x 30mm bolts on each footing. That’s SUPER STRONG and it’s one of the reasons why we can offer a 50 year guarantee and other’s don’t. I see this sort of thing all over the place and just have to shake my head sometimes and wonder how this other brand’s shed managed to be erected, let alone to stay up.

Another instance I can relate to was a shed that was supplied by an “internet” shed supply company which is using a bracket style construction (photo below right).

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It was a 15m span x 45m long and 5m high in 9m bays. That’s quite a big shed. Now this one only had 2 x 16mm footing bolts per footing. Count them – Just 2!

On top of that, they were bolted down with a very light angle iron bracket, which was only about 5mm thick. I don’t know how they manage to sleep at night.

The farmer’s who bought this shed were none too happy either.

That’s my rant for now. I’m done

Danny

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It makes sense to invest in a farm shed that’ll do the job properly … one you can rely on to do everything you need.

The SECRETS of Successful Shed Building

9 Important Planning Steps

Know what you need to store & how big each item is
Decide where on your property you’ll build your new shed (consider prevailing winds, convenience to home, etc) & check that the shed will fit in the space available.
If the site is out of level by a large amount, is there another location you could use to avoid expensive earthmoving costs?
Seek information and advice from a reputable shed company.
Check what materials are used, including frame, purlins, iron, footings bolts and bracing
Ask for referrals from the shed supplier and view a shed they have built in your district.
Ask how long to delivery/erection and how this time frame is managed and maintained.
Does the shed company supplying the shed organise builders and remain responsible for the workmanship of the builders?
Choose from well established shed companies that actually operate in SA.

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Interstate companies that claim to have premises and staff in SA: They may actually be giving the address of the SA branch of their steel supplier only. There may be conflict about who holds responsibility on short-supplied items.
Will all necessary components be supplied? If not, who do you need to contact and will they assist? Some companies won’t help if you don’t report shortages on delivery, but most often you won’t realise the shortages until the shed is being built.
Is the company located in SA and do they know SA Council building rules?
Be careful with shed companies that won’t build your shed for you. Get building quotes from builders before buying your shed as you may find your local shed builder charges much more for shed brands he doesn’t know or that he’s had problems building in the past.
Having to arrange your own shed builders will add enormously to your time commitments. You’ll need to chase them up to ensure they don’t cause lengthy delays to your building time.

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Find experts in the shed industry – a shed company with experience and a great reputation.
Use a shed company who will support you, follow-up and make sure you’re happy.
A shed company who organises shed building for you.
Shed builders with extensive experience and great pride in their workmanship.
Or, if you want to build it yourself or use your own local builder, check if the shed will be easy to build.

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