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If I do stick built, I think I will downsize compared to a pole. My budget was 50k. So the size I originally planned for (30x50) is not doable. So I would be downsizing to 1200 square ft or 40x30. Does that change your opinions?

Should also add: I'm planning on being at this location a long time. I have no plans to move.

To add: Keep in the mind that the contract is doing what I call finishing. The only thing I will need to do is slap some paint on the OSB. The building will be insulated, have power, water, and be on a cement either option I go.

The only plans I have to do past what the contractor would be doing (Insulation + OSB) is I am going to put up a interior wall to make a 15x15 room that is finished for an office. The rest of the shop is to have a comfortable place to work in and store my tools. Good place to get away. I like...

Hello, I, like many others am being torn apart by the pole building vs stick decision. I really need some help. This is keeping me awake at night. The contractor building our house is great and he said he can do my shop as well. -He can do a pole barn type shop with electrical, insulation...

Read bout them real quick. Sounds like they do not work well at all in humid places. Our humidity is horrible lol.

One more question: Is concrete work doable for a first timer? I was quoted $8 per square foot which is crazy. Lets say concrete cost 200 per yard. 21 yards and I'll have lots of extra concrete. 21 x 200 = 4200. 1500 * 8 = 12,000. So that quote is saying 7800 in labor? Is that crazy?

What would you say the most common insulation choices are? Heat is going to be less important. But A/C is huge, I don't want the shop to be miserable during the summer. Points taken on the pole building. I'm still on the fence about it because its so much cheaper. But I don't want to deal...

Im pretty set on my size mostly because of budget. For example, my contractor gave me a rough estimate of 60k for the building. A pole barn would be cheaper. The 60k would be cement, shell, electric, water, and insulated. I have read and read about pole buildings. Some say they last, some say...

I have not read anything about steel building. I was debating between stick and pole style. I'll see what I can find for steel buildings. @Farmall400, Your building would actually have 804 more square foot than mine. One reason I was trying to stick to a longer and more narrow building was to...

Forgot to mention: County states that since the land can be classified as Ag use, there is not a big tax difference between pole barn and stick built. I will have water ran to the building as well. I plan to make a few indoor/outdoor kennels for our dogs. This makes me want to go bigger, but I...

I am planning my first shop/garage and I need a push in the right direction. We are building a home on 30 acres and the shop will function as my wood working area, place for working on stuff, and it will also house a finished "man cave" space. My initial plan is a 50x30 building. I would like...