Building a shop, Whats the good the bad and the ugly? Options

[Wilhelm]

Made a deal with my wife that when the kitchen was done I could put up a shop and get my cars and tools out of the dirtfloored polebarn that I have to share with the (her) horses.

I have a few criteria:

Steel
Concrete floor through out
Adequate size, likely 40' x 50' with enough height for a 2 pole lift.
Seperate heated tool room to stop the endless condensation and relentless tool self destruction brought on by the moisture drifting out the Oregon winter moors.
Everything insulated as from experiance the pole barn is hotter than ambient in the summer and seems colder than ambient in winter.
Hot water, shower, toilet, fridge.
Doors, windows and garages that seal.

As I cruz the net, there is a bewildering array of manufactuerers and resellers all claiming their building is the next better moustrap and the other guys suck. (kinda sounds like the presidential debates lately). What I ask is the collected advise of fellow 914world members who've traveled this task to tell me who has good products, fair prices, who stands behind their product. Ease of erection (buildings, not 914members). Is one type of building better? ie pole, metal beam, truss, or certainly what is complete mickey mouse crap. Disasters you may have encountered, sellers you recommend.

Thanks, Wilhelm

[PRS914-6]

My shop is 28x66, wood construction with 22' being "garage only" I find that the 28' is deep enough. Some things I got right.....

1. Lots of outlets, you can't get to many. Make sure you have ceiling reels too.
2. Oversized heater. I can warm my shop 1 degree a minute in winter for those quick jobs
3. Air lines all over with overheads as well. Compressor outside
4. Swamp cooler for summer.
5. Split my shop into "machine area" and "working area"
6. Wired locations for welding (220 3ph)
7. Installed 6 sky lights, wish I had done more.
8. Phone line!
9. "mono-pour" slab. No foundation sticking out keeping stuff away from walls. SMOOTH FINISH, not broom for easy oil cleaning

What I did wrong......

1. Ceiling only 10 feet.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
2. Didn't consider a lift
3. I installed a toilet but never use it. (I'm in the house enough)
4. Should have made "car ports" outside (roof only)
5. Need to paint inside white for more light reflection (getting old)
6. No hoist
7. Wash tub too small
8. Used trusses that limit attic storage. (biggest mistake)
9. Used overhead doors that block light when up. Use roll up doors

Think it through, sketch lots of diagrams then string line it outside and walk around and see if you like it. It's quite fun.

Here is a portion of my "machine area"