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thats pretty cool. dumb question, but how much dirt do i have to remove around the wall for ICF walls to be used as a foundation? im looking at your pics above and that a whole lotta dirt removed. for block foundations the builder only wanted 2' of a trench remove. im assuming ICF is the same...

i like the split style idea... i know we will definitely need AC up there in the summer, which lately, would be more important than heat in these mild winters we've had... So my old home had a 22x22 garage and it had a floor drain. we used it quite a bit: always-on, leaky garden hose...

Sounds like a plan. I've already had 3 Truss manufacturers give me estimates and they were all within $100 a truss, and they all had 2x10 bottom chords. The only thing I told them was I needed 40 psf for the floor just like a normal home. Regardless, the last thing I want is a springy floor up...

Thanks guys. I am definitely going to revisit the truss design to make sure the floors won't be springy. Maybe put them 16 on Center? Or just beef up to a 2 x 12 bottom chord and leave them 24 on Center. As far as the Dormers, honestly we will probably just keep them false Dormers. The whole...

wow, didnt know there were so many ways to skin this heating project. i like options! i was on the fence with radiant heat, but ill just install the 1/2" pex and be done with it for now. ill price out 4" foam below the slab compared to 2", and go from there. Ill also get pricing on ICF...

Now that I think about it, there probably is some sort of boiler attachment that allows you to add ductwork and a fan maybe. It might not be feasible and a small furnace for upstairs might work better. I just want to stick with natural gas as the heating source seeing how it's definitely way...

Adding to your suggestions above... What do you see is the best route for adding radiant floor heating? I will definitely look at your Forum post shortly, and try to gather information on on my own, but didn't know if there's a standard. For example, ISF walls or 4in foam on existing block, 4in...

Thanks rad. No I don't mind this information at all. I'm honestly leaning towards installing radiant floor tubing and if I decide to install the exchanger and so on I can. It would just be really nice to heat the building with radiant floor heat that would rise enough to go upstairs. Then the...

That's great feedback, thanks. I'm assuming the purpose of having such a complex insulated wall well below your garage pad is to prevent frost from penetrating any of the ground underneath the garage floor? And then causing Frost heave? I just want to make sure the reasoning behind spending the...

thanks ill look into the ICF forms. weird how i never see that being used by me when i see a building going up. i usually see cinder blocks and then filled with concrete and rebar sticking out i think... if i were to go block, what would the best way be to do it? block filled with concrete and...

Got it. Is that green foam left in place to act as an insulator? I'm just trying to kill two birds with one stone: Get a strong foundation and have the outside of the concrete walls be insulated. I'll need to do below the pad as well I'm assuming

St1300, do you mean poured walls instead of block walls? I just wanted to make sure I'm clear since I'm not an expert on Foundation walls. I just know every house I've owned has had cinder block rectangles for the walls.

truss question: so the truss design will be similar to the attached. this is from a local lumberyard chain, but i think my amish builder is going with another lumberyard. nonetheless, very similar design. 24oc, 2x10 bottom chord 40psf live load, 2x8 top chord for a 30psf snow load. if i have...

lot of things here: - I defintely like the idea of building a lean to off the back for the compressor - SIPS... Ill ask my builder about this for sure. but ill go with what hes comfortable using. - Mini split system sounds like a good idea. for now, we will have the gym on one end of the...

Our frost line is 42in deep, so I will have a block foundation on the perimeter 42in down just like my house. I meant below the 4in thick concrete there will be 4 or 5 inches of tamped gravel for a base. Does that make sense?

kwb, in regards to a 12' door. I decided against since imo it would look too industrial for the setting of the building. We only have 4 acres cut into the middle of hardwoods and a 12' door would look really funny next to a 16'x8' door, and 50' away from my house, which has 8' doors. its an...

Thanks rburke! You're about 1 hour south of me. Larry, I just threw that staircase in the picture. Based on your suggestions a good placement for the stairs might be in the same corner, but start them running along the left wall and then make a 90 at about 5 or 6 feet high and then cut towards...

hey guys. thanks for the info. i just updated my info. im in Northeast Ohio, in a small town that gets about 120" a year. except of course this year and last year. sold the sleds due to that reason. Finn, didnt even think of the snow for the gable end doors... good point! I already deal with...

Hello everyone. First time poster, long time lurker ;). Well, it’s finally that time for me… time to design my very own workshop. Over the years, there have been several additions in my head that I need to tack on, and would love to get other people’s suggestions, or just to tell me I'm...