01-14-2013, 01:01 PM
Glad you clarified which was up on the plan, I was thinking the same things with the large structures on the "front"
A thought on your industry:
Not sure if you are set on doing cement, but you have the start of a neat roofing company layout. The raw materials could be inbound by rail and the completed shingles could be shipped out by rail. Most of the sand arrives in two bay hoppers similar to cement hoppers and go into buildings that look like cement plant. What makes it interesting is the variety of types of sand. Although you would not see it on the outside you could add a lot of interest moving around the sand cars to get the right cars for job. I have also seen where they recieve tar or oil in tank cars that they use on the shingles. Some plants have their own plant where they truck materials in, others have it ready made in tank cars they can use. Finally you would have the loadout building for shipping your finished goods.
Jsut a thought and please keep us posted!
A thought on your industry:
Not sure if you are set on doing cement, but you have the start of a neat roofing company layout. The raw materials could be inbound by rail and the completed shingles could be shipped out by rail. Most of the sand arrives in two bay hoppers similar to cement hoppers and go into buildings that look like cement plant. What makes it interesting is the variety of types of sand. Although you would not see it on the outside you could add a lot of interest moving around the sand cars to get the right cars for job. I have also seen where they recieve tar or oil in tank cars that they use on the shingles. Some plants have their own plant where they truck materials in, others have it ready made in tank cars they can use. Finally you would have the loadout building for shipping your finished goods.
Jsut a thought and please keep us posted!