40x60 shop

[Tennfarmer]

Hello all I'm new here and this is my first post. I plan on having a 40x60 steel building built on my property that will serve for a farm and for part time flipping of cars and bikes. My question is what do I need that'll make life easy? I'd like a car lift put in so I don't have to lay on the floor at all. Nothing has to be fancy but I would like it to be nice and safe. Thx for your help !

 

[sberry]

40x 60 is pretty nice, decent to heat and cool and still cozy with a little elbow room. Think of it as 2 20x60 bays, would put the hoist in the center of one of them, 2 12 wide doors in one end. There is room behind the hoist and room in front of it.

 

[dynahoe]

spray foam insulation and radiant tube heat,calendars with boobies

 

[9dreizig]

Subscribing , just starting to think about the same project..

 

[EarlyBroncoGuy]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=221114&highlight=gearhead+garage

 

[jgorm]

spray foam insulation

Have you priced that stuff? It's around $1+ for 12x12x1"

 

[wildcatjake]

Been doing a lot of research on the same size building for my place. Things I recommend that are very hard to go back and add:

Insulate it well with rigid foam and radiant barrier between the steel and girts. Best bang for your buck insulation and you can add more to the interior cavity later if you decide you need it.

Pex for radiant floor. I don't plan on using mine initially, but you only get one chance to put it in and the materials are cheap.

Plan out your lift location ahead of time and pour the pad thicker in the that location and route your pex around it.

Go overkill on your slab thickness. Concrete is a cheap material but labor expensive, do it right the first time.

 

[tmcelheny]

Been doing a lot of research on the same size building for my place. Things I recommend that are very hard to go back and add:

Insulate it well with rigid foam and radiant barrier between the steel and girts. Best bang for your buck insulation and you can add more to the interior cavity later if you decide you need it.

Pex for radiant floor. I don't plan on using mine initially, but you only get one chance to put it in and the materials are cheap.

Plan out your lift location ahead of time and pour the pad thicker in the that location and route your pex around it.

Go overkill on your slab thickness. Concrete is a cheap material but labor expensive, do it right the first time.

Wow.. I couldn't if said it better myself I did all of the things you mentioned ... 1/2" rboard between steel and girts, 6.5-7" thick slab with raidiant heat system beneath in my 30x40x12 pole building... With the building, floor, electric, some lighting, water, and a small sidewalk, I'm at about $24k..next is metal on ceiling and blown in insulation and jackshaft openers this summer

 

[NUTTSGT]

Hello all I'm new here and this is my first post. I plan on having a 40x60 steel building built on my property that will serve for a farm and for part time flipping of cars and bikes. My question is what do I need that'll make life easy? I'd like a car lift put in so I don't have to lay on the floor at all. Nothing has to be fancy but I would like it to be nice and safe. Thx for your help !

Subscribing , just starting to think about the same project..

Spend several eveings looking through the gallery Section of the forum. You'll find a ton of useful information along with pictures.

 

[matt_i]

Not sure I'd do radiant in TN. I lived near Columbia for 2 years and I think a heat pump would have served better as AC will be the priority for most of the year, and the heat pump can supply enough heat, despite the efficiency reduction below 50F . I was planning a 40x70 as such.

I would thicken the slab in the area where the hoist columns will go, especially if you are going to be lifting something like a 1 ton truck ever. Pretty easy to dig it a little deeper there.

 

[Justanoldguy]

Get some height into the shed as well.
My 40 x 80 has 16ft studs.
Wouldn't have it any other way.