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> Building a shop, Whats the good the bad and the ugly?
Wilhelm
post Nov 17 2007, 02:49 AM
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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
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Wilhelm   Building a shop   Nov 17 2007, 02:49 AM
914Sixer   I can not recomend any buildings as mine came with...   Nov 17 2007, 06:49 AM
URY914   Go to this site... http://www.garagejournal.com/ ...   Nov 17 2007, 07:30 AM
race914   Be sure you get at least 3000lb concrete for the f...   Nov 17 2007, 09:42 AM
J P Stein   Steel buildings are COLD.....except when it's ...   Nov 17 2007, 09:44 AM
J P Stein   Mine is only 24 X 36....which seemed like a good i...   Nov 17 2007, 09:57 AM
computers4kids   I started this process last year and found it to b...   Nov 17 2007, 10:25 AM
PRS914-6   My shop is 28x66, wood construction with 22' b...   Nov 17 2007, 10:26 AM
boxstr   Why a building?? Go for a bunker. Follow this thre...   Nov 17 2007, 10:43 AM
Wilhelm   Why a building?? Go for a bunker. Follow this thr...   Nov 17 2007, 11:38 AM
cassidy_bolger   You should proably check with the county to find o...   Nov 18 2007, 09:52 PM
Wilhelm   You should proably check with the county to find ...   Nov 19 2007, 01:29 PM
tango-52   Since you are building it from scratch, why not pu...   Nov 17 2007, 11:06 AM
jd74914   Pits are a very bad idea. They are also illegal in...   Nov 17 2007, 11:25 AM
Dr. Roger   there is an extensive thread somewhere here on thi...   Nov 17 2007, 12:01 PM
sendjonathanmail   heres a pic of ours in june of this year...now, th...   Nov 17 2007, 02:46 PM
scotty b   Radient heat tubing in the floor. A MUST ! Esp...   Nov 17 2007, 08:14 PM
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