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Also depends on your height and how far you can reach for things if the bench will be against the wall as others have said. My preferred setup is an island type bench where it can be accessed from all sides. It makes working on things super easy especially lawnmowers where you can walk around it...

I'm in WNY too and currently building my pole barn. Almost ready to start getting the floor prepped for concrete. I'm going with the "bookshelf framing" technique using horizontal 2 x 6 boards between the posts every 24" going up the wall. I will run my 24" wide fiberglass batts between these...

It was easy to install with the trench already being dug out. I just glued the 2 sheets together, slid them in, and secured the top to the skirt board. The posts are treated laminated 6 x 6 but they actually come out to more like 4 x 6. The perimeter insulation ends at the top of the concrete...

Thanks, yes radiant heat is planned, once I'm ready to start working on finishing the inside the heating system will be done first so I can be sure to have heat this winter. It's clay over here, my last house about 10 miles away was sand. Digging was fairly easy though, except it was wet and...

Wow, not even one comment in a week. It's a busy time of the year here on the forum. Guess nobody cares about my build?

Perimeter insulation almost complete and backfilling trench and posts at the same time. I'm using mostly gravel around the post holes but some fill dirt is being mixed in from the trench. You can see the 3" EPS that was glued to the 2" XPS is secured to the skirt board by screws and plastic...

The past month has been a huge mess here in WNY for pole barn building. Lots and lots of rain and ground water that just won't drain. We finally had a window of time to get started on the post holes, trench, and set the posts. Some will see the trench in the picture and wonder why it was dug -...

If you have the patience and prefer OSB for the benefits others have stated, you could spread a light coat of drywall compound over the OSB to hide some of the imperfections and possibly prevent splinters from popping up. Smooth out the surface to mimick drywall. I've never done this, but might...

This is what my plans specify. I had the option of including precast concrete pads in my package, but I wanted to pour the pads in the hole so the concrete will conform to any irregularities at the bottom.

My concrete footing pads are to be set at least 42" below grade which is my frost depth. My plan is to dig down, pour my concrete in the hole to a thickness of 6" and approximate diameter of 18" to use for my footer and my posts will sit on top of these and backfilled with crushed stone. I just...

It's been a very wet and rainy spring here in WNY so there is a ton of water in the ground. Last week we made the mistake of boring our post holes and now have a mess of mud and water (that keeps seeping in) filling up the holes. I've been pumping it out daily and am making progress drying them...

I don't have my pole barn finished yet, but the ground is very soft right now and I'd like to install my grounding rods. I would like to put them inside in the wall, underneath my panel box so my interior finish plywood will cover them, but stick out an inch above my concrete to attach the...

I just went through the same process last year and I was easily approved. You should have no problem with your variance being granted although every municipality is different. In my town the biggest hold up would be if a neighbor showed up at the hearing in opposition but they are all on board...

Good luck with the build, I broke ground a few weeks ago on my 24' x 36' build. Been too wet though so it's been slow going.

I was going over how I would do this when I was planning and decided to do bookshelf style framing in between the posts with 2 x 6's. I'm using R19 24" wide batts. Just as the previous poster says run them horizontally spaced for your insulation and your good to go. And I think this way results...

Well I guess I'll be the first to say this but unless your certain you don't want to pay for the permit and slightly higher taxes (how much higher can they be with a little shed?) I would go big as your budget allows because you will run out of room fast - no matter what you put in there. Just...

No problem guys, I'm going to take the suggestion of getting a separate point of use hot water heater for my utility sink. I won't need it to get real hot anyways, just enough to wash hands and use sink comfortably.

So I would need to use an open system?

I'm going to be installing a closed loop radiant heat system in my new shop using a hot water tank. I'm running a water line from the house out to the shop so I can have water available at a utility sink. Is this as simple putting a tee in the line off my water heater before the circulator pump...

That's an interesting point, I've never seen it done that way but it makes sense. Although I thought this type of beneath grade foam was moisture resistant.