Slatted shed

lab20 · 07-11-2015 03:19PM #1

Lads, I have being looking into a new slatted unit for sucklers. How much would 14"6 slat cost for two bay shed?

Any rough price on tank and slats also? All in - digging, shuttering, concrete, labour, backfilling, steel etc.

moll3 · 07-11-2015 06:11PM

you wont have much change left from 7k to get to ground level

Miname · 07-11-2015 08:12PM

Prices are on the way up I'd be reckoning ten at least at the moment.

angusangus · 07-11-2015 09:40PM

Miname wrote: »

Prices are on the way up I'd be reckoning ten at least at the moment.

Two bay slatted shed roofed and fitted out would hold how many cattle? Sounds cheap to me tbh would taught add another 5k by the time is finished and stock ready

john mayo 10 · 07-11-2015 09:56PM

angusangus wrote: »

Two bay slatted shed roofed and fitted out would hold how many cattle? Sounds cheap to me tbh would taught add another 5k by the time is finished and stock ready

Have a two bay shed here. Can hold 6 cows in each pen.

Miname · 07-11-2015 09:58PM

angusangus wrote: »

Two bay slatted shed roofed and fitted out would hold how many cattle? Sounds cheap to me tbh would taught add another 5k by the time is finished and stock ready

Sorry misread it thought it was for tank and slats into existing shed. A complete build will cost around 18-20 plus vat of course if your doing none of it yourself.

john mayo 10 · 07-11-2015 10:11PM

Miname wrote: »

Sorry misread it thought it was for tank and slats into existing shed. A complete build will cost around 18-20 plus vat of course if your doing none of it yourself.

I think there is a 40% Grant still available for slatted sheds. Have a look into it.What age cattle do u intend to hold. Cows, weanlings, beef cattle?

lab20 · 08-11-2015 01:17PM

No lads, I am only looking at price for tank and slats. That includes digging, concrete, labour, infilling. I am putting a shed over it but have the price on that. Just tank, slats etc.

lab20 · 08-11-2015 01:18PM

john mayo 10 wrote: »

I think there is a 40% Grant still available for slatted sheds. Have a look into it.What age cattle do u intend to hold. Cows, weanlings, beef cattle?

I know there is grant going. It is spring calving suckler herd.

lab20 · 08-11-2015 01:21PM

It's a three bay shed with only single 2 by slat. Lie back for calves only.

limo_100 · 08-11-2015 03:21PM

lab20 wrote: »

It's a three bay shed with only single 2 by slat. Lie back for calves only.

how much is the shed costing you from the ground up? going to put one up here in the next few years

C0N0R · 08-11-2015 04:28PM

Four bay double tank half slabbed half slatted 14 foot slat 9ft deep about 27k incl digging

limo_100 · 08-11-2015 04:34PM

I'm thinking of putting up a four of five bay shed for sucklers with a creep, calving pens and prob a crush be handy for AI, anyone an idea of price on a shed like that??

lab20 · 08-11-2015 04:40PM

limo_100 wrote: »

how much is the shed costing you from the ground up? going to put one up here in the next few years

The shed from ground up is costing 21K including vat. Fully galvanising, Grant approved sheeting and vented at the back.

lab20 · 08-11-2015 04:42PM

limo_100 wrote: »

I'm thinking of putting up a four of five bay shed for sucklers with a creep, calving pens and prob a crush be handy for AI, anyone an idea of price on a shed like that??

I would say, there would be not much left out of 50K for 5 span. Look at few sheds featured in farmers journal for past few years. Gives you good idea.

limo_100 · 08-11-2015 04:43PM

lab20 wrote: »

The shed from ground up is costing 21K including vat. Fully galvanising, Grant approved sheeting and vented at the back.

how much is there in the difference of galvanized and not galvanized??

lab20 · 08-11-2015 04:44PM

limo_100 wrote: »

how much is there in the difference of galvanized and not galvanized??

For 3 bay shed, your talking increase of 2100.

Miname · 08-11-2015 09:33PM

lab20 wrote: »

The shed from ground up is costing 21K including vat. Fully galvanising, Grant approved sheeting and vented at the back.

For a 2 bay shed that's crazy money.

angusangus · 08-11-2015 09:45PM

Miname wrote: »

For a 2 bay shed that's crazy money.

Whew I was thinking the same! Surely you would get 4 bay for that money

Miname · 08-11-2015 09:51PM

angusangus wrote: »

Whew I was thinking the same! Surely you would get 4 bay for that money

I done a 4 bay last year with creep and overhang all in bar lighting for 24.5k plus vat. This included a 20' feed apron of concrete and a wall to close in a handling unit at some stage.Done some of the work myself. I bought the shed for 7.5k plus vat and stood it myself it wasn't galvanised shot blasted and primed instead.

limo_100 · 08-11-2015 11:31PM

Miname wrote: »

I done a 4 bay last year with creep and overhang all in bar lighting for 24.5k plus vat. This included a 20' feed apron of concrete and a wall to close in a handling unit at some stage.Done some of the work myself. I bought the shed for 7.5k plus vat and stood it myself it wasn't galvanised shot blasted and primed instead.

I would be very interested in seeing pictures of that shed and the blue prints drawings, have you a bull pen in it?

Good loser · 09-11-2015 12:27AM

lab20 wrote: »

For 3 bay shed, your talking increase of 2100.

That sounds way too high. Did 4 bay lean to 3 years ago and galvanising pillars etc cost less than €1,000.

lab20 · 09-11-2015 10:51AM

Miname wrote: »

For a 2 bay shed that's crazy money.

It's a three bay shed. You have to consider everything is galvanized, Grant approved sheeting. I won't have to do anything. He brings in his crew and erects the shed. 47 by 40 and 15ft to eave. Two sliding doors at one end.

Miname · 10-11-2015 12:19AM

lab20 wrote: »

It's a three bay shed. You have to consider everything is galvanized, Grant approved sheeting. I won't have to do anything. He brings in his crew and erects the shed. 47 by 40 and 15ft to eave. Two sliding doors at one end.

Why in the name of God are you going 15' to the eaves, I know tractors are getting bigger but that's 3 foot higher than they need to be. The front pitch of your roof will be up on twenty foot. I'd ring round for a few more quotes and unless your earning over fifty an hour I'd try doing some of it myself.

lab20 · 16-11-2015 06:31PM

Miname wrote: »

For a 2 bay shed that's crazy money.

It's for a 3 bay shed. The shed is fully galvanised and 9x5 used. We are very exposed down here. Includes ridge vent and vented sheeting.

IH784man · 16-11-2015 06:44PM

Miname wrote: »

Why in the name of God are you going 15' to the eaves, I know tractors are getting bigger but that's 3 foot higher than they need to be. The front pitch of your roof will be up on twenty foot. I'd ring round for a few more quotes and unless your earning over fifty an hour I'd try doing some of it myself.

You think it might be now but years ago my grandfather built a byre with a gap no bigger than the size of a 135,we set it up for sheep now and anytime we try to clear it out we can hardly get the front loader in it.

Tyson Lannister · 17-11-2015 01:52AM

IH784man wrote: »

You think it might be now but years ago my grandfather built a byre with a gap no bigger than the size of a 135,we set it up for sheep now and anytime we try to clear it out we can hardly get the front loader in it.

Grant specs are min 4m to eave if needs tractor access, 3m min otherwise.

MikeSoys · 04-06-2016 08:50PM

Hi guys,
I'm going to be getting a slatted shed on the farm but am wondering about what direction I should have the open end??? - should they always face north?(the open side to face away from rain/wind etc)...

i was thinking of having the feeding trough [open end] facing towards the existing yard (there is some shelter from existing buildings on the other side of the shed[circa 10-15 meters away] and there about the same height of the proposed shed),
but going by the wet winders we having more off... would the rainwater potentially fill up a 4 bay single tank[over the winter]? if it was exposed to the elements?
If i was to keep with it south facing - is there some sort of additional sheltering i could apply like http://odwyersteel.ie/wind-breakers/ which would keep the cattle comfortable (and keep the freshwater flow into the tank manageable?

any suggestions welcome

Joebobs · 03-11-2017 12:44AM

Hi news to this posting stuff....but im looking to build a 4 bay single slatted shed as part of tams 2 (i would get 40% grant).

My queation is what size of slat should i get? Ive being told to plan ahead and get 14' 6" slats. No issue with ground on the site but im just wondering why choose one slat size one another.

I cant find a website that outlines guidelines on slat size ....

I have store/ finishing cattle only.Thanks

Tyson Lannister · 03-11-2017 01:17AM

Joebobs wrote: »

Hi news to this posting stuff....but im looking to build a 4 bay single slatted shed as part of tams 2 (i would get 40% grant).

My queation is what size of slat should i get? Ive being told to plan ahead and get 14' 6" slats. No issue with ground on the site but im just wondering why choose one slat size one another.

I cant find a website that outlines guidelines on slat size ....

I have store/ finishing cattle only.Thanks

14'6'' would be the normal size for that shed. I find its usually dairy men opt for the 16'6'' slat, often with pre-cast cubicles partly on the slat. 12'6'' would not be much cheaper than 14'6''

maidhc · 03-11-2017 01:21AM

I put in 16”6 slats in mine this year. No real reason other than it seemed to make financial sense.

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