wildcatjake
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I'm about to embark on my first garage build and I'm looking for a couple of opinions.
My building will be 40x64x10 with free span steel trusses (4/12 pitch) on 8' centers. Concrete floor with radiant heat. This will be mostly a garage and workshop, heaviest equipment would be 10k pounds or less, but I like to overdesign my projects in case things change. Will be putting in a 10k 2-post lift as well.
My trusses are reclaimed poultry trusses (33 psf snow load, KS requires 25 psf) and they come with 6' steel u-channel legs. I am debating on the best way to raise the trusses to a 10' eave height and also their interface with my concrete. I plan on also putting up another 40x64x14 Cold Storage Barn with these trusses as well with posts and a gravel floor.
Current Plan:
Permacolumns under laminated 2x6's, u-channel secured to the laminated posts. 5" 4000 PSI slab concrete with #4 rebar on 18" centers with 24" (frost depth here) of insulation around outer perimeter, 2" EPS under slab, PEX for radiant.
My biggest questions are on the best way to insulate the perimeter of the slab for radiant heat since with post-frame I don't think I need a concrete frost footing around the perimeter. It may also be cost-effective to go away from the permacolumns and pour a proper footer instead and mount the posts directly to the footer.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
My building will be 40x64x10 with free span steel trusses (4/12 pitch) on 8' centers. Concrete floor with radiant heat. This will be mostly a garage and workshop, heaviest equipment would be 10k pounds or less, but I like to overdesign my projects in case things change. Will be putting in a 10k 2-post lift as well.
My trusses are reclaimed poultry trusses (33 psf snow load, KS requires 25 psf) and they come with 6' steel u-channel legs. I am debating on the best way to raise the trusses to a 10' eave height and also their interface with my concrete. I plan on also putting up another 40x64x14 Cold Storage Barn with these trusses as well with posts and a gravel floor.
Current Plan:
Permacolumns under laminated 2x6's, u-channel secured to the laminated posts. 5" 4000 PSI slab concrete with #4 rebar on 18" centers with 24" (frost depth here) of insulation around outer perimeter, 2" EPS under slab, PEX for radiant.
My biggest questions are on the best way to insulate the perimeter of the slab for radiant heat since with post-frame I don't think I need a concrete frost footing around the perimeter. It may also be cost-effective to go away from the permacolumns and pour a proper footer instead and mount the posts directly to the footer.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.