Search results

The Frost protected stuff isn't nearly as stringent as I thought it would be. For like 80% of the country, the horizontal portion isnt needed at all and just a 1.5" perimeter wrap is enough. That said I am having trouble figuring out a solution for where I currently am. My footers are poured and...

I do plan to heat the building, but would want a contingency plan in case of an extended power outage or other failure. I am actually kind of confused about the whole isolating thing. The drawings for the steel structure call out a monolithic pour tying the slab to the foundation. Wouldn’t...

I just stumbled across this thread. I was going to share the concrete thickness calculator I used to figure out the depths needed for my mezzanine. Now im worried that the depths I chose in the interior of the slab aren’t going to work because of the heaving. They just poured the perimeter...

That's actually exactly what I did! Perfect spot to hang the controller too. Now I need to figure out exactly where I want to put the lift.

Fair enough. That makes me feel a lot better about where I am then! I am approaching stick built with house matching facade prices, but not anywhere near the airport hanger you got there!

I am curious, if you guys are willing to share... What was the rough cost for these structures, and what size were they, and I guess with these crazy price increases the last 2 years, about how long ago they were built? I am right at $50k for this for the concrete and structure alone. No...

Haha, it's a bit out of my wheelhouse these days, but I do agree with his sentiment. It's making me start to wonder if I should cut my losses with this rickety steel structure and price up one of these more substantial ones. The wood framing alone for this mezzanine would probably make up for...

Wow that is much more detailed of a response than I thought I'd get! Haha. From what I remember in soils class, D was decently soft loamy (I think it was called) soil so that makes sense. That live load, holy cow! I was designing mine to a residential 40psf. Maybe I need to increase my live...

Ahh, fair enough. I have never seen a footing extend outside of the footprint of the structure. That is definitely unique! Yeah I believe it's a combination of your soil loading capacity as well as the actual load onto the area. The concrete needs to spread the load out to a low enough PSI that...

Man, I really missed out on seeing these type of steel structures. Mine looks dainty in comparison... That said, I dug into this quite a bit more, and think that I came up with a plan to minimize any LVLs and misplaced columns and still maintain a 10” floor thickness everywhere! I essentially...

Those are like inverted columns! Haha I am intrigued though. I dont think I can hang any extra load off of the structure. My steel structure is a lot more lightweight than what you have, but do you have any design or sizing for what you have there?

I am working on getting my dream garage structure finalized so that the concrete can be poured hopefully next week. This is what I came up with. The overall garage is 50x30 with 16' sidewalls and 19' at the peak so I could build a mezzanine over the bulk of the garage. Right now I am trying to...