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    Building a shop/hangar. Simple questions.

    Thank you, gentlemen! I like the "build it yourself" option on the door. . .but that hydraulic setup from High Power is attractive. Larry, I'll eyeball your build. . .I'm okay losing some headroom on the edges. If we do 50x70 I'd have enough "middle" for living quarters, and could use the...
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    Building a shop/hangar. Simple questions.

    I say they're simple. . .I just don't have anybody else to ask :D 1) Simple(est) thing first. . .is it cheaper to go up or out? 50x70x20 or 60x80x16 for example? 2) Has anybody done a partial 2nd story with living quarters in it on a less-than-20' building? 3) Doing metal frame rather...
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    Newbie question on sealant

    I suspect answer I seek are here if I search the right words. Which I so far have been unable to do. Getting a floor poured in a pole building soon. Gonna be half shop, half living quarters. I'd rather not wait 28 days to do a sealer. What options are there for general use that can be...
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    30x40 newbie questions. . .

    That may have raised more questions than answers. . .but it did give me something else to go Google. By block foundation you mean a cinder block perimeter, with a monolithic slab poured inside the perimeter? What is the benefit of that over other types?
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    30x40 newbie questions. . .

    Need unbiased advice. . .or biased advice as long as it is an acknowledged bias :thumbup: Background. . .selling 40 acres/house to buy 123 acres (with a ton of improvements but an unusable existing house). Thinking a 30x40 building, half garage/half living space. No idea how long we'll live...
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