Delivery is quoted by distance, and it is not in the building price
That is what the ZIP box on the quote form is for. Why it is separate, and why a quote without it is not a quote.
Separate, and on purpose
Delivery on a building is quoted by distance. It is not folded into the building price, and that is a deliberate choice rather than an oversight.
Fold freight into the number and everybody near the yard pays for everybody far from it. The customer twenty minutes down the road subsidises the one three hours away, and neither can see it happening. Quoted separately, both of them pay for their own truck.
That is what the ZIP box is doing
The quote form asks for a ZIP before it asks for much else, and it is not for the mailing list. It does two jobs:
- Distance, which sets the delivery figure.
- Wind and code, which decide how the building has to be drawn. The same shed is not the same engineering in two different counties.
A quote written without it is a guess at both. It is the cheapest field on the form to fill in and the most expensive one to leave out.
How to read a quote against somebody else's
This is where a price comparison goes wrong most often. Before putting two numbers beside each other, make both of them say whether delivery is in or out, and whether erection is. A building that looks cheaper because freight is missing is not cheaper, and you will not find out which it was until the truck is booked.
Ours is quoted as its own line so you can see it. That cuts both ways and we would rather it did.
Materials are a different answer
Do not carry this across to the yard. Panels, trim and hardware are free will-call — turn up in Azle and load it — with delivery quoted by phone when you want it brought out. That is a separate arrangement from a building, and the two get confused constantly.
The materials side runs on its own terms. If you are buying by the piece rather than buying a building, that is the page.
The other things people ask
- I already have a concrete guy — why is a slab on my quote?Concrete is subcontracted to standing partners. You can keep your own pourer, and here is exactly what changes if you do.
- 14 gauge or 12 gauge — what am I actually buying?Two quotes for the same size building usually differ here first. What each gauge is for, and when the answer is neither of them.
- Vertical roof or A-frame — does it actually matter?Two hard rules rather than a preference: horizontal roofs stop at 31 ft, and insulation needs a vertical roof to go on.
- Do I need a permit, and who pulls it?Permitting is subcontracted to standing partners and managed by us. What we need from you, and what nobody can tell you over the phone.
- Why do 14 ft legs cost more than 12 ft?Taller legs mean longer wall sheet, more frame and more wind load. Tell us the tallest thing going inside and we will tell you the leg.
- Who actually puts it up — your crew or a sub?Erection is subcontracted, the same as permits and concrete. What you are buying is that the scheduling is our problem, not that there is no sub.
- What do you need from me to quote in 24 business hours?The clock starts when we have enough to price against. This is the whole list, so the first call can be the only call.
Send us the dimensions
Width, length, leg height and a ZIP is enough to start. If you would rather say it out loud, the yard is open Monday to Friday, 8AM – 6PM CST.