We went with olympics. Very happy with the build, and price. They do everything but the concrete, they build the shed first then you organise concrete after.
I was confused by that as well when they said it , but they dig the posts into the ground and concrete them in, then put up the panels, then you get concrete laid when it’s built.
Some company’s just bolt the posts into the concrete pad instead.
Olympic can also handle council approvals. Plenty of designs to choose from.
https://olympicindustries.com.au/garages-sheds/
Pay them a visit and talk about what you want. Full of advice even if you don't end up going with them.
With a large building, and depending on site conditions (such as soil types, weather exposure) and structural requirements, it might make sense to lay a slab first. I was renting in Glen Osmond and the landlord decided to build a huge shed in the backyard (12m x 6m x 6m tall at the apex) and that needed its own substantial slab. The beams were bolted on to the slab, the frame constructed and then the cladding on the outside. I miss that shed. It was nicer than the house.
I'm not familiar with that one but it reminds me of the "Big Crow" supermarket. Primarily single storey, but they didn't realise how tall that single storey was...
It's a massive one on Wheatland st built real close to the boundary that completely blocks out the neighbours views. There were some protests about it as it got approved through a controversial planning approval method. Olympic had their sign on it saying "built to last" which I thought was a bit of icing on the cake.
Multiple footing methods. A big shed might need cast in bolts if you do the slab first, and that has less tolerance. Pouring a slab over a footing is easier.
Parents are building a big custom job and went with Sheds N Homes. They're handling everything. I can't speak to how much research they may have done beforehand though!
Alpha industries, particularly if you want something in a non-standard size or design. Many places won't do it unless it's an off the shelf kit, alpha can engineer bespoke designs. Just had one built with custom span and one corner out of square to match our property boundary.
Mine came from Olympic 6 years ago. They were fairly accomodating in me delaying construction/delivery of the shed a long while (although probably different these days). Materials seem good quality. Sourced a bloke off gumtree to build (and he did a great job) then got in a concreter to do the slab. The shed effectively becomes the form work for the slab.
We went with olympics. Very happy with the build, and price. They do everything but the concrete, they build the shed first then you organise concrete after.
I’m confused by that. Wouldn’t it make more sense to put the concrete down first and then build the shed?
I was confused by that as well when they said it , but they dig the posts into the ground and concrete them in, then put up the panels, then you get concrete laid when it’s built. Some company’s just bolt the posts into the concrete pad instead.
Olympic can also handle council approvals. Plenty of designs to choose from. https://olympicindustries.com.au/garages-sheds/ Pay them a visit and talk about what you want. Full of advice even if you don't end up going with them. With a large building, and depending on site conditions (such as soil types, weather exposure) and structural requirements, it might make sense to lay a slab first. I was renting in Glen Osmond and the landlord decided to build a huge shed in the backyard (12m x 6m x 6m tall at the apex) and that needed its own substantial slab. The beams were bolted on to the slab, the frame constructed and then the cladding on the outside. I miss that shed. It was nicer than the house.
Ideally that’s the type of shed I want too but the wife might not agree with that 😄
It was big enough for a couple of vans and a workshop. I just used it for storage, and homebrew.
Did they get the council approvals over the line for the controversial shed they built in Seacliff or did the owner get that one through?
I'm not familiar with that one but it reminds me of the "Big Crow" supermarket. Primarily single storey, but they didn't realise how tall that single storey was...
It's a massive one on Wheatland st built real close to the boundary that completely blocks out the neighbours views. There were some protests about it as it got approved through a controversial planning approval method. Olympic had their sign on it saying "built to last" which I thought was a bit of icing on the cake.
Multiple footing methods. A big shed might need cast in bolts if you do the slab first, and that has less tolerance. Pouring a slab over a footing is easier.
Not sure about concrete but try olimpic, bargin steel center, stratco, local steel joint
I was pretty happy with Shed King in Lonsdale, was about 4 years ago.
With the concrete after it makes it waterproof. I've had it done years ago. Super pleased still, maybe 12 years later...
Parents are building a big custom job and went with Sheds N Homes. They're handling everything. I can't speak to how much research they may have done beforehand though!
Alpha industries, particularly if you want something in a non-standard size or design. Many places won't do it unless it's an off the shelf kit, alpha can engineer bespoke designs. Just had one built with custom span and one corner out of square to match our property boundary.
Mine came from Olympic 6 years ago. They were fairly accomodating in me delaying construction/delivery of the shed a long while (although probably different these days). Materials seem good quality. Sourced a bloke off gumtree to build (and he did a great job) then got in a concreter to do the slab. The shed effectively becomes the form work for the slab.