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I've gotten a couple of bids on my footings/slab concrete. I asked for J bolts to be placed in the wet concrete for use in securing the bottom plate. This is the method used when I worked as a summer construction laborer 30 years ago. All the concrete guys try to talk me out of it, and say...

Anyone have experience with these in their shop. I usually work with the garage doors open, so cooling with ac doesnt work too well. Quite expensive, home depot has this at $3500 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Big-***-Fans-ShopFan-14-ft-Large-Circulating-Fan-Kit-F-PF61-1401S34/204316763#. About...

I'll be framing my shop with 2x6 stud walls on a footing and turn down slab. I had planned on a metal building, but with conventional framing I have a lot of other options. Is metal significantly cheaper than other options? What a about fiber cement siding? It's awesome. Fred

I'm building a 45 x 65 shop on footings and turn down slab, conventional framing. I designed the simple rectangular building myself. It will have 12 ft walls and scissor trusses. I'm hiring a local father/son construction co (basically pole barn builders) to build it. Will 2x6's 16 in on...

Here's a floor plan I designed for my 45x65 ft shop. The right side of the building is a "dirty shop" measuring 25x45 ft for doing body work, welding, and other restoration. It is deep enough to have a body off of a frame and have plenty of room around both for workbenches, engine test stands...

Here's a floor plan I designed for my 45x65 ft shop. The right side of the building is a "dirty shop" measuring 25x45 ft for doing body work, welding, and other restoration. It is deep enough to have a body off of a frame and have plenty of room around both for workbenches, engine test stands...

I'm about to start my 45x65x12 shop. Unfortunately it will be built on a residential zoned lot, and they wont give me a permit for a post frame construction style. The residential building code (IRC 2009) requires a "full perimeter footing". In my area the requirement is 18 x 18 in. So my...