The problem is zoning. The county has a lot of restrictions on what can be built & used. I would also have to dig up and move a lot of underground wiring, as well. I wanted to just add a 40' next to the garage, and found that the drain field was in the way. No building can be closer to the road than the house under current regulations, and I have a 12' x 12' laundry building that was the original pump house. Any major damage, and I won't be allowed to replace it. Four other buildings are too close to the property lines now, but not when they were built. I'd like to replace all the beams & put up new metal, then have it foamed with that UV resistant coating but can't afford it on my pension. I'll have to see if I can path the holes with scrap steel and splice the damaged beams for now. Gunner suggested roll roofing but it isn't legal, because it can't meet hurricane requirements. If the edge comes up, the entire roof can peel off. Oh well, it looks like I have a use for _all_ of those heavy old PC cases that I had saved for sheet steel. The old maxi towers are almost three feet tall. :)