Recent content by phatfred8

Hey All, So to keep this going here are some more pictures and info. Picture 2157 is when we started the digging. I have a friend that is a civil engineer and we worked thru the foundation details. Pretty much way over kill but I am very happy in the end. Picture 2158 shows the excavated...

Hey, Thanks for the comments. I agree with the whole tree thing but it was very old and a large dead spot in the center that would have needed to addressed in the near future. Also, with the lay of the lot the tree was in the middle of the party room ! ! I plan to add some additional trees...

Hello Guys, I found this site about a year or so ago and have been watching and commenting from time to time. Anyway I started the planning for a shop last December and I am now pretty far along in the build. So I figured that I need to start a thread and show it off and hopefully I will get...

Hey all thanks for the thoughts, I am planning to build a house in the next year or so on the same property as the building, so am planning for the future/big picture. The septic guy I have working with the county is estimating 5-6K for a aeration unit followed by the ERC Domes(County does not...

Thanks for the reply, But I do not think the county that I live in will allow something like that. I believe that is what they would consider an open discharge. Somewhat. Some would argue that point but that is not my intenation with this. I should be hearing something for my contractor...

Derek, I should have explained myself better. When I said NO CONCTRETE I ment that I still have to have someone do the footing/foundations for the columns and the floor pour after the building is up. I would first have the 8" frost wall poured around the outside of the building that would...

Hello All, I am in the process for getting bid'a for steel building here in the mid-west. I have gotten (2) bids so far. Bid 1: 60' x 60' x 18', Steel Frame, Steel Sheeting, 3" insulation walls and ceiling, (1) 10 x 8, (1) 16 x 14, (1) 14 x 14 Gargae Door opening(No Doors), (2) walk doors...

Hello all, I live in the mid west and happened to find this forum. Cool stuff to say the least. Anyway I am about 2 months from starting my building/shop build on some new properity we purchased a few years ago in the county. Pretty well have picked a 60' x 60' x 18' steel building with...