Recent content by Willb

Great links, thanks much! No sauna or car wash but the bathroom will have an oversized shower in it so I can give my dogs baths in there, so there will be a "dog wash." LOL. Of course, the bathroom will be it's own sealed and vented room within the shop so shouldn't contribute any...

EDIT: I see your first response up above which explains your plan. Three questions though - if I fill the bays between the purlins with open cell foam and then install some kind of impermeable ceiling material to the bottom of the purlins, won't that create a moisture trap? - If there is no...

Well, after the replies here and thinking about it, I'm wondering if this wouldn't work? Questions: Would ventilation be adequate to stave off mold/rot? Would this help keep the roof from cooking in the sun? Install 2x2 furring parallel to the purlins on 48" centers. Add a ridge vent to...

Not sure, I'll have to go look at the prints but I think it's either 18" or 24".

Thanks for the video! I gave it a once-through but will watch it again to see if I missed anything. I think they mention ventilation between the foil and the roof though, and I don't have any...???

Well, I would guess that ventilation you have plus the layer of insulation on top of the sheathing is really helping! My building is sealed up and no insulation in the roof at all. We have some big temperature swings at this time of year and the day that happened was warm and rainy then warmer...

Thank you! I just went through my pictures and realized I need to take a few more, better ones and I'll post those once I do.

Yeah, that's a possibility. Would have to install a ridge vent and soffit vents but that's certainly doable. We were talking about doing that in the man-cave section then covering with drywall, but don't see why I couldn't do the entire thing like that(just without the drywall). The vertical...

Neither have I. I really wish I'd known more about insulating and whatnot when I started this project, I'd have pushed back hard on this design for the roof. I also would have pushed for a couple other design changes, but too late now.

That would be a lot of foam! Those are 2x12 purlins.

Hello All - I finally got my shop built (I first posted about it back in early '21 when I first joined). It's 30x42 pole building with a 2nd story mezzanine/man cave that I will be finishing once I get some other things sorted. It has wood T1-11 siding over 2x8 girts and a composition roof...

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions everyone, much appreciated! I have a lot of research to do and I'm not even moved into the property yet - we're moving on january 8th and before I can start on the shop I promised my girlfriend I'd finish the "tiny house" that's one of the...

Well, I was hoping to at least have some ballpark $/sf estimates. Like a typical building of construction type A will cost $50/sf, while the same building of construction type B would cost $100/sf. That sort of thing. I'd really like to have a feel for cost/sf before I even approach builders...

Yes, unincorporated and no HOA (that was a requirement in our house search). R5 zoning but the lot is substandard size which doesn't appear to cause any problems in this case. I don't think I can afford more than 1200 sf, but honestly I don't know what all this is going to cost so maybe I can...

Thanks! I've been reading up on the regulations and zoning restrictions and it looks like I'm all clear to build what I want. The most pertinent restrictions are the setbacks, which are no problem, and the lot coverage area which is maximum 35%. It's a 2.2 acre lot with a single house and a...