aksnowman
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I hope this is the right place for this question...
We just recently bought a new home that has a large metal building on it. I thought that it was high enough for out RV but it is not...darn. What I'd like to know is can these metal buildings be eaily modified; raise the roof or change the pitch?
I am sure that will be a flood of comments about my inability to measure and questions about the construction itself. I can tell you it is a welded frame building with screw fastners for the insulated metal.
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My friend had a 12 ft door and 12ft sides. His trailer was over 12ft 6inches tall. The center of the bilding was taller. A company came out rebraced and cut out for taller door. Added 1 ft at bottom of door. Now no problem.
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Get a quote for modifications from a metal building installer. Then get quote for lowering the floor. Sometimes one option is less expensive than another, depending on what the floor is made of and the drainage issues raised.
I've known a number of people who have chosen to lower the floor, as the less expensive option, and in one case, the only option available as the shed wasn't theirs to modify. My rental shed is 12' at the cross beam, people in the slot next to mine bought a Kountry Star, and just dug out 8" to get it under the beam.
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aksnowman wrote:I hope this is the right place for this question...
We just recently bought a new home that has a large metal building on it. I thought that it was high enough for out RV but it is not...darn. What I'd like to know is can these metal buildings be eaily modified; raise the roof or change the pitch?
I am sure that will be a flood of comments about my inability to measure and questions about the construction itself. I can tell you it is a welded frame building with screw fastners for the insulated metal.
I can't understand why you would be ribbed about it. I've got an older brother that did something similar.
He's 6'2" and the doorway was only 5'10" . . . . . . . 
Ah, the advantages of being the runt in the family . . . and only 5'9" tall.
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Picture would be helpful. Unlike wood construction where you have visible header and you can cut under it, or move it up -steel members work together to make structurally strong frame. Cutting even one small piece can bring a disaster.
Maybe mentioned lowering the floor or, jacking up whole construction at footing is an option?
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aksnowman
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COtrekker...thanks for the ribbing I well deserve, was kinda hoping to duck it. 
The floor is made of concrete and I don't want to even think about lowering it. Likely it will require roof work. Unfortuniatly I haven't moved in yet so no pictures, will post some when we do and will also post the solution.
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Easily.. I doubt it,, Modified, Yes
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tatest wrote:Get a quote for modifications from a metal building installer. Then get quote for lowering the floor. Sometimes one option is less expensive than another, depending on what the floor is made of and the drainage issues raised.
I've known a number of people who have chosen to lower the floor, as the less expensive option, and in one case, the only option available as the shed wasn't theirs to modify. My rental shed is 12' at the cross beam, people in the slot next to mine bought a Kountry Star, and just dug out 8" to get it under the beam.
This is how I would approach the task,
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Another thing easily done, depending on the skeleton of the metal building, is to detach it from the current slab or footings, and then pour a curb wall the additional height needed and then re-install. Unfortunately, the cost of concrete work his risen leaps this last year...
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