It is generally accepted that a north/south facing building picks up the sunlight better and an east/west building ventilates easier. Therefore, unless you are into cut flowers or a similar high production item east/west is preferred. “Preferred” is the operative word. There are a number of other things that come into play and warrant consideration. Direction of door access is one of the important points of consideration. Slope of the land may have some bearing since structures MUST be level from side to side but a moderate lengthwise slope is acceptable.

If you are in an area with heavy winter drifting, structures should be in line with the prevailing winds since the opposite orientation will cause a very unbalanced snow loading. In most cases an inline structure will have the snow blow off.

If the structure will be fastened to another building, ask yourself the following question, “When the snow slides or blows off the existing, where does it typically fall?” If this is within the area where you are thinking to build, your choices include moving it slightly away and connecting with a tunnel, reinforcing the first 12’ section with some extra hoops or simply moving the building to another location.

When the long term plan does includes multiple buildings, the layout of the end result is important since a “patchwork” layout will be inefficient from an operation criteria.

Cost of access roads and bringing in services is often significant. Sometimes, placing the building where these expenses are minimal, is sometimes only a short term saving.

Access to sufficient quantities of suitable water is of critical importance.

Multi Shelter Solutions does not have a crew that goes around to various sites. The area we supply buildings to is simply too large to cover with an installation crew. This fact certainly has been an incentive for us to make our buildings simpler, the drawings more complete and the installation guide more user friendly. We do have access to a number of firms who are familiar with these buildings and we can provide you with a contact name and telephone number to get the building installed.

To have a full set of drawings for each structure variations would be impossible. We are slowly working through the more popular models and having an engineer review them for conformity to the building code. If your building inspector requires a specific set of drawings for your application there will be a small fee charged.

In most municipalities these buildings are classified as temporary. It is your responsibility to verify permit requirements and at no time does the price of your building include this sort of paperwork and related fees. Occasionally verbal or written contact with the local inspector is required to clarify how these building fall under the Farm Building Code. We would be happy to do this for you.

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