Recent content by Jesse_Boyer

I've never seen anybody use composite rebar in vertical ICF walls. I've only ever seen composite rebar used in traditional flat placements

You're likely very correct, to be honest, regarding costs. I was simply trying to say the expense of the building far outweighs the expense of the apartment. I would build the home first, but given what it will take to get the home to a 'livable' status this is the cheapest option (other than...

It'll get used, just not as formal living space. I spend a ton of time in the shop/garage and having a bathroom, place to have a soda/drink, etc will be great. Look at it this way. If the cost of the building is $100k, the apartment won't cost me $10k on top of that. Bare-bones, minimal...

Agreed. I'm going to put another door adjacent to the apt-to-shop door. It'll be congested near the entry doors, but the exterior door won't be used often. Regarding the second OH door, right again. I think it would benefit from another OH door. Alternatively, if I can utilize that area...

I'm going to build a shop with an apartment for my family and I to live in while we build the home on the same land. The plan is for 45x80 post-frame, insulated and heated floors, spray-foamed walls in the apartment initially, in the shop at a later time. The overhead door is 18x14', the...

Absolutely, can't forget the 10+mil poly. Plan is exactly what you've described in the first paragraph. First, I spent the better half of the evening reviewing your home entire build thread, start to finish. Phenomenal build, second-to-none; the entire design, setting, etc is remarkable...

Good info and very much appreciated. Frankly, I think proper saw cuts look awesome when they're symmetric and align with the walls/aesthetics of the room.

I'm going to dig back into ICF. Given I evolved to using them on the house design over SIPs means the shop should just as well be this way if it's a top-notch structure as well. I wanted a pole building with a living quarters, but some of those are pricey as well. I think John is really...

Just looked and a Murus SIP (EPS foam, R23) was $23,800 + freight, plus erection, plus top/bottom boards, weather-resistant barrier, etc. So, the $52000 I referred to earlier was a 16' ICF wall (4' as a foundation wall below grade, 12' above.) The SIP will still need a foundation wall (ICF...

$15/sqft is finished wall installed. Concrete, steel, ICF block, etc. I was told $5/sqft for ICF block, concrete, and labor (each, respectively.) The quote I received for the house was right at $15/sqft of wall space w/ footing, steel, waterproofing, draintile, tc.

This is the article/study I can't stop thinking about when discussing depth of PEX. John S is pretty well known regarding radiant heat designs. Essentially with a 4" thick slab and 100F water, locating the piping at the center of the slab vs bottom yields significantly more heat with 100F...

I follow now, thank you.

Good suggestion. My home will be ICF's and that's what I've planned on from the start. SIPs seemed like a reasonable compromise for the building. Rough cost of ICF is $15/sqft of wall for an 8" R22 block with steel, footing, etc. . On a building of this size, that's a spendy structure as...

Agreed. However, the lighter weight stuff will be easier to handle too. I'm not saying it's a guarantee, just curious enough to look into it. I'll say I've never seen GFRP rebar used in ICF walls, only traditional steel rebar. I just found GFRP recently and never thought about anything but...

Energy Panel Structures out of IA has done a lot of them in this area and that's where the quote/design came from via this GC. EPS does the engineering for the walls, trusses, etc as a package. Regarding use of materials, please elaborate. I'm no expert and won't claim to be; always willing...