Club hut / portacabin

[SteveH39]

Our current club hut / porta cabin is on it's last legs and in serious need of replacement. Does anyone have dealings with any firms that provide 2nd hand cabins, preferably steel. Can arrange collection if required but need it to be dirt cheap as funds are tight at the moment.

Thanks all.

Steve.

[Disc]

We got a steel container a 20ft one...

water proof and solid :)

but there about 800 pounds

[robgt]

I'm in the same position Steve - I will watch this with interest...

Cheers,
Rob

[Disc]

oh one thing to really watch out for though and you'll not like this bit...

What is the planning consent for the site does it state what you can have ?

If not guess what you need.....

[robgt]

Does that apply to farmers fields, where the farmer has no issues with replacing an existing cabin?

Cheers,
Rob

[Disc]

[quote=robgt;274629]Does that apply to farmers fields, where the farmer has no issues with replacing an existing cabin?

Cheers,
Rob[/quote]

Ah now you have to replace like for like

you couldn't dump a 40ft container in its place for example and you need to stick to the same size as well.

It's a bit like you alter your garage roof from flat to pointed without planning they come along get snotty and you pull it down because they say so :ack2:


Side note caravans are often used by clubs because its moved able it escapes planning permission but they get trashed very easily.

[jamiem]

we use a large holiday home type caravan at our field. i think it cost us about £250, and with a few alterations (namely big hole cut out of the bedroom wall) it fits the bill perfectly. Seating for about 8 on a nice comfy sofa, views on to the pits and flightline, what more could we want :)

[del19_82]

[URL="http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/gallery/showfull.php?photo=4346"]New Hut 2 - RcHeliaddict Members Gallery[/URL]

Link above to our hut, 35ft, build room, 2 sofas & since this picture was taken we have added a garage and fenced it in. I think Raptorheli2 has a more recent picture that he can post up if he sees this thread!!

[SteveH39]

our site is fairly open to the public and the existing cabin has already had damage caused by vandals so i think a metal anti-vandal unit is a must. might consider asking around sites doing road works, bet they have a few left over.

[raptorheli2]

indeed del, here is some of the latest ones. basically we got this for moving price only (£300) but we have done a lot of work. so keep your eyes on local building sites, classifieds etc.

here is a little progress chart of ours, the garage is for our ride on mowers........

cheers

[Holst]

[quote=Swigsy;274675]our site is fairly open to the public and the existing cabin has already had damage caused by vandals so i think a metal anti-vandal unit is a must. might consider asking around sites doing road works, bet they have a few left over.[/quote]

I visit a place that rents portacabins with work, I will ask them what they do with there old ones or if they know where to get one on the cheap.

I would post on the club forum but I cant get the registration to work. I was going to ask Steve to sort it out for me but as it was raining today I didnt go flying.

[Captain Crash]

Have a look on Ebay, there are lots for sale on there!!

[maderdog_1024]

Dont worry about planning too much, the laws have changed and you can pretty much get away with most things now.

Worst case scenario they will grant you permission for a tempoary shed/cabin, which after a certain period of time will become perm ! lol

[robgt]

Now who do we know that can drive a truck that can pick up these things (and remove and drop them off too...)???

:D
Cheers,
Rob

[Bugster]

At work I deal with firms who normally hire out Potakabins. And they have an absolute glut of them due to the building recession. Wherever you are just check in Yellow Pages for suppliers and 99% of them will do a deal you can't refuse just to save them storage space.

There's always a silver lining in a recession :)

Cheers

Bugster