Johnny's Prefab Metal Garage in NC: Success Stories

Johnny's Combine Garage in North Carolina

Enduring 2 Hurricanes with No Damage

Enduring North Carolina's Harshest Weather

Johnny bought his 30×50 General Steel building in 2012 for his 100-acre farm in Hoboken, North Carolina. Johnny, is a self-described “hobby farmer” who is retired but carries on his family lineage by tending to their land.

“I’m more of hobby farmer, I don’t make a living at it. This land is something my grandparents and my dad had, I’m just trying to take care of it.”

Johnny parks his combine in his General Steel building. The combine harvester is a machine that harvests grain crops. More specifically, the combine is machine that combines three separate farming operations: harvesting, threshing and winnowing into a single process.

“My building is a shop but most importantly I keep my combine inside the building. It’s the only piece of equipment I keep inside, it’s the biggest and most expensive piece of equipment I have.”

Simply put, the combine separates the seed from the plant material, making it one of the most important and expensive pieces of equipment any professional or hobby farmer owns.

30x50 Garage Package

Withstanding Hurricane Force Winds

General Steel’s whirlwind building that famously survived Hurricane Katrina has become a popular story among steel building shoppers. Correspondingly, we were pleased but not surprised to hear that Johnny’s building has endured not one but two hurricanes since 2012!

Crimson Red and Snow White Garage Package

Building Details

Size 30 x 50 x 16

Roof Pitch 1:12

Location Hoboken, NC

Wall Color Crimson Red

Roof Color Galvalume

Trim Color Snow White

Utilizing the Garage's Flexibility

In addition to the combine, Johnny also owns a tractor and a grain truck. These two pieces of equipment are now kept in complementary leanto additions Johnny built himself.

“I’ve already added two leanto structures to each side of the building and a cabin in the rear. So it’s actually quite a bit bigger than it was originally.”

General Steel buildings are designed to expand easily in the future, even when you’re simply trying to match the original roof sheeting; it’s easy to do. Johnny built his leanto additions out of lumber and matched the original roof sheeting and rooflines to create a unified structure.

Pre Engineered Advantages

Our Team Ensures Your Project is Successful

This red 30×50 metal building has always been one of our team’s favorite projects. It may seem simple from the looks of it in the photo, but our team understood from the beginning that this was a significant project for Johnny and his family. It’s safe to say Johnny thought his General Steel building was a great addition to his farm from the start. Here’s what he had to say shortly after erecting the building:

“The building is great! The contractor that I hired to pour the foundation and slab for my building did an excellent job. He got all of the anchor bolts exactly right. The other contractor that I hired to erect my 30 x 50 General Steel building has erected a lot of buildings over the years. He said this building went together better than any building he has ever assembled. I would recommend working with General Steel to anyone. The plans were very good, and all of the parts needed were there! I am very satisfied with the building!”

We asked Johnny how he feels about his General Steel building today after it has worked alongside him on the farm for several years and survived two hurricanes:

I have recommended General Steel to several different people around here who stopped to look at my building. I’m very satisfied with the building, it’s all you all said it would be.

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Johnny's Combine Garage in North Carolina

Enduring 2 Hurricanes with No Damage

Enduring North Carolina's Harshest Weather

Withstanding Hurricane Force Winds

Building Details

Our Team Ensures Your Project is Successful

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Johnny's Combine Garage in North Carolina

Enduring 2 Hurricanes with No Damage

Enduring North Carolina's Harshest Weather

Withstanding Hurricane Force Winds

Building Details

Our Team Ensures Your Project is Successful

Need help? We're listening.Let us guide you through your decision.

Price Your Building3 Easy Steps

1-800-745-2685Call Now

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