Hi Marcia,
You would think out in the middle of the high desert, you'd find lax code enforcement.
Well anyway, not sure what exactly you're looking for, but we have in pdf format the instructions for
the original Q huts. We received them from the RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission.
They may not be what you're looking for, but you're welcome to them if you want. You can find them here
groups.yahoo.com/group/quonsets/files/
you may have join the quonset group to access them there, or I can email you a copy if you wish.

Doug Babin
Holly, MI

Hey Marcia,

We had our building (from Future Steel in Canada) create our building for us, based on the current snow loads, etc. They actually had to upguage us at no cost, as they had given us a quote (and we sent a deposit) and THEN, they learned that the snowload (criteria for local building code) had just changed. They legally couldn't sell us a building which did not meet code, so they had to give us a heavier steel at no extra cost.

Our building (in the pix on this tribe - new ones added today) was to be used for "high human occupancy" which will be somewhat different than yours. Once they create a building which meets local codes, they give you a few copies of the engineered plans which you just hand over to your local official. I'm not sure what else I can say to help.

Best of luck on your quonset adventure. Ours has been (and continues to be) amazing.

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