Steel buildings for a shop/garage

[cojhl2]

Wow, what a gorgeous floor. It looks easy to keep clean.



And that is important around a shop!!

 

[Champane Flight]

Look closer

Stuff like this is just annoying as heck. .



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That is a footprint and three large gravel pits, I came real close to turning down this whole job.

 

[sg5054]

Spooled, Thanks for the doing the pictures.

Helicopter Dan, Thanks for the advice. I'll check into it.

i can't wait for this to be done. Now if I could only figure a way to slide the 52" plasma past the wife's nose I'd be stylin'. Course the question may come as to why i spend so much time out there on the the weekends and Monday night... ... .

this may take some thought... ...

 

[sg5054]

CF, I'd be ****** about the floor too. I had mine polished smooth and had requested that it be graded for drainage to the OH doors. They didn't come close but it is nice and smooth. The cuts they put in for cracking look like they had a few cocktails for breakfast though.

 

[WMonroe]

Yo Hoot-- Do you remember how many bags of quikrete they used? And also how deep they dug the post holes?

Thanks

Will

 

[Dieselnut59]

Last fall, I had a 50'x90'x14' tall steel building built. A have plans to add a "porch" across the front to park trucks and a shed along one side to store equipment under. Mine has at least 5" of fiber concrete and the roll insulation which is fiber reinforced to help prevent sagging. I have a 10'x10' insulated roll-up door on the far end and a 12'x12' insulated roll-up door with power opener on the end closest to the house, with an insulated metal walk through door going into the office.

For power, I have a 400 amp 3-phase (240v) main panel with two 100 amp single phase sub panels. I would highly recommend 3-phase if you have it available... I was lucky!

Lighting is where I really "shine". I do electrical work on the side and have acquired hundreds of used light fixtures. I have kept and "restored" some of them specificly for use in my shop. I have 118 4' 2 and 3 lamp fluorescent fixtures in seven rows. I can switch each row at mid-shop. YES, it is overkill, but it is BRIGHT when I want light!

I hav an office, bedroom, bathroom and climate-controlled work area under construction, in which I will install central heat/air. I will also install a hanging propane furnace, just to "knock off the chill" in the main shop area. I may supplement it with a burnt-oil furnace.

I would HIGHLY recommend to any of yall who are planning a shop to think ahead to the future and "rough in" plumbing under your slab before you pour concrete. Mine is equipped for my "to be installed" toilet, sink, shower, clothes washer, water cooler and washbasin sink.

Go for OVERKILL on power supply too!

On another note, commercial cieling fans sure are nice too!, As are the insulated roll-up doors.

 

[JGrefenstette]

Have any of yall ever heard of "Mirical Truss"? its a company that apears to have a pretty facinating design for their metal buildings. Also this companies buildings are 100% custom, to fit the customers needs and wants. You design it from the ground up, and they supply the material. It seems like they are pretty reputable and have done more than a little in the industry.



i thought it might of intrest for you Nutter3, seeing how your in Alaska, and the chance of needing a truss system that can hold a LOT of snow weight is probably more than likly.

 

[Yo Hoot]

One word of caution on "overkill".



You can waste a lot of money if you overkill it than you end up moving in the short term.



Be sure you intend on staying put, or if you think you may not be there for the long haul, be sure what you build will have a return on value equal or greater than what you put in it.





Ask me how I know.

 

[Dieselnut59]

One word of caution on "overkill".



You can waste a lot of money if you overkill it than you end up moving in the short term.



Be sure you intend on staying put, or if you think you may not be there for the long haul, be sure what you build will have a return on value equal or greater than what you put in it.





Ask me how I know.

Good point. I plan on staying for a LONG time though... Another reason I wanted a good quality shop.

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Great thread!



I'll be building a ~40'x40' shop in the next 6 months. I'm almost completely up in the air as to what I'm going to do. (as usual... haha)



Matt

 

[Dl5treez]

Top 5 Most Important Shop Building Rules.

authored by my father:



5. Lights, lights, and more lights. Can't have enough lights.

4. Electrical outlets everywhere, just when you think you have enough, add 10 more.

3. Water service, and a hot water tank. You don't need a toilet, but a sink with hot running water is sure nice.

2. Insulation. Even an unheated shop can benefit from even the slightest bit in the walls.

1. You can NEVER have too thick of a concrete floor. I thought he was nuts to go 14" until the D7 came walking in the 'garage' next to mom's car one day. :-laf

 

[Rattler]

They got my new 40x60 framed up friday. Now i need concrete and they come back and do the steel. Getting there slowly. Randy

 

[Yo Hoot]

Yo Hoot-- Do you remember how many bags of quikrete they used? And also how deep they dug the post holes?

Thanks

Will

2 80lb bags per hole



40" deep.





rattler... I guess you decided on pole building?



Mike

 

[Rattler]

Yes a pole building made the most sense for me. I talked to the concrete guy this afternoon and he said he would pour this week. Randy