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nancy4487
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Postby nancy4487 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:25 am

Have the go ahead to build a six stall barn with indoor arena for my NARHA Therapeutic Riding program on Staten Island.
Anyone have experience with Morton or Barnmasters?
Thanks!

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Postby WarHorse » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:03 pm

I know Morton is pricey.

The Barnmaster website doesn't look any cheaper.

Could you have a local contractor do it to your specs?
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Postby austique » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:06 pm

I would probably suggest going local as well. If you can...
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Postby nancy4487 » Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:12 pm

I really appreciate the input! Thanks!
We do have to bid out the job, and I just suggested trying local contractors to the director. I live in NJ and teach the program. Not too familiar myself with the contractors on Staten Island.

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Postby aurora » Fri May 12, 2006 2:49 pm

We looked at Morton and figured we could have the local guy build two sheds for the price of a single Morton.

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Postby Marli » Fri May 12, 2006 4:09 pm

BarnMasters/Connestoga/Morton are pricey - I would do as the others suggested and put it out to local builders. JMHO

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Postby KamiBrooks » Tue May 16, 2006 12:19 am

You probably already know to make sure they can provide an insurance certificate for your job...

but also consider a bond to cover any deposits made... a local community contracted for a large building and the original builder went out of bussiness mid-job. The job wasn't even 30% complete, but they lost 75% of their budget. The builder didn't have the money to refund and hadn't purchased most of the materials. It really hit them hard. The building ended up costing more than twice what it should have cost by the time it was completed.

Otherwise, how cool! I'd be so excited to be building a new facility!

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