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

[JPB]

I feel your pain my brother and I have been shopping myself for this type of thing. By next week I should know if my recent real estate deal goes through and then bamm! I like the horse barn thing with lean-tos . I also need a high enough area for a small overhead bridge crane. Man there is a good deal on Ebay right now. What ever the material you use for the building, there is always a way to keep it dry and heated/cooled. I need alot of covered space outside for more cars, steel storage and a decent climate controled shop for misc. metal work. Its easy to keep a small work area heated in a huge storage complex if you build a winter shop inside it. I hate to say it but its will be as nice as you want to afford. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)