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In other words there are better products like Heat-Sheet?

Perfect information…thank you. I hadn’t thought about epoxy coverings; it might be worth the small effort to use the additional vapor barrier as there seems to be no downside to it. I will look at the link you provided. Thank you

Ok thank you. Some good links there too, I appreciate it. My soil conditions aren’t great for an Alaskan slab but also, there is a “Code Compliance” coverage in my insurance policy that will pay for a 4’ Stem Wall. My new building is a bigger footprint, but I will at least be able to recover...

No takers huh…?

Hi everyone, Well, after a large tree took out my barn this past fall I thought the hard part would be rebuilding. But it turned out to be a bunch of arguments with the insurance company. Glad that is finally over with… Anyway, my 60X40 design is done and I have received the requisite height...

Sorry I have been out of commission with my damn day job! I'm disappointed in my conversations with the PWF contractor and I'm not so sure I can use him as a result. For starters, he opened up by telling me they usually only go down two feet...and it just was hard to pin him down on his...

There are clear benefits and clear drawbacks...like everything I guess. The pressure treatment basically eliminates wood fiber as a food source and thereby eliminates one of the big contributors of deterioration. As to moisture...what about reclaimed logs that have been at the bottom of rivers...

When originally built they just laid a 2x6 flat on field stone pretty close to grade and built up from there. The gable ends have not moved much and they seem to be on a more substantial foundation. All the movement is in the long side of the 20X50 building; dipped in the middle. Each 50'...

Well that settles it then...I'm going with solid titanium! :):):)

Just to follow up...I met with Codes department yesterday on-site. He said I could use a PWF for the barn/shop because they are code compliant ("In the book") as he said... In my original post, I didn't mention that I had some concerns with having to run a sanitary line all the way across my...

They are cheaper...but pros and cons to everything and PWF vs concrete debates are all over the internet. Google it and your computer will explode. :) :) That aside, I'm just trying to understand the PWF option so I can evaluate it. While I know it is very possible to have full basements with...

Hey guys, My last (and first forum post) was about frost protecting a heated floor in a pole barn. I received some very good feedback and information about my questions there, and I am hoping you guys can assist me with another build option I am considering. I have a two story barn that is...

Interesting...ok, well, this might just challenge my original thought to go with a pole barn in the first place then. Perhaps I could go with ICF forms for a knee wall with a key way step on top to accept the concrete floor. I'm seeing these monopour systems where the footing and walls are all...

Hi guys, First post here... I've seen the detail of the verticle perimeter insulation with a regular foundation. Inside or outside, the perimeter insulation is run vertically from the top of the footer (four feet down) all the way up and along the side of the slab. I think I have read that...