[AT] Building

[Ralph Goff]

Dean
My two cents worth. I have both styles of building in the yard and have to
say I prefer the new "straightwall" shed. True, its 25 years newer than the
steel quonset that was state of the art in 1977 but its just a nicer
environment to work in. For one thing, the quonset has a real moisture
problem and will drip condensation far too often even though it has
ventilators on the roof. The dirt floor is always "greasy" at the back half
of the building and I've been meaning to haul some gravel in there to
improve it.
The straightwall is only a hundred feet away but the floor is dry as desert
sand and only on rare occasions have I seen a drip of moisture from the
roof. Maybe the ridge vents make the big difference.
One of the biggest pluses on the new shed is the "ridge lites", fibreglass
panels in the ridge that let in  an amazing amount of daylight. I can work
in there with the doors shut tight on cold days and not need the lights
turned on. Theres just that much daylight coming in those ridge panels.
I also had it built with an 18 foot high wall which gives a lot of overhead
space. No worries about breaking off the exhaust pipe on the big IH combine
here. The high wall also gives me room to build an upstairs in the corners
where its not in the way of parking machinery. Thats more room to store my
"junk" indoors. This is just not possible in the quonset style of building.
Another point, the quonset building required a lot of cement and rebar for
the "footing". It was all hand mixed by my Dad and two brothers in the
August heat of 1977. None of that required for the new straightwall
building. The crew had those big posts in the ground in no time and they
have since stood through some of our notorious Sask. winds without incident.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: Dean VP <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:31 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Building


> I am monitoring this building discussion with keen and immediate interest.
> There is a pretty good chance we may be buying vacant land with plans to
> build a new house (rambler) and shop over the next two year period or so.
We
> have a pretty good idea of what the house needs to be along with whatever
> improvements in the property are required and whatever is left in the
budget
> I get to build a shop. The present top line budget look like it is very
> doable but until we pick some vacant land parcels as prime candidates it
is
> like fencing with windmills.
>
> But any and all comments about what is needed in a shop is of significant
> interest. I'm listening intently.
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Richard Fink Sr
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:27 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Building
>
>
> Yep they did Farmer my shop now is 60x60 two story and now is to big for
me
> to keep up with. And yes i plan in heat in the floor.  It is just the
> $20,000 that gets me. My shop did not cost that much with hot water heat.
> R Fink
>
>
>
> At 08:06 AM 4/26/2005, you wrote:
> >         Hi Richard:
> >
> >         What ever you do don't let anyone talk you out of putting a
vapor
> > barrier under the
> >floor... you will be thankful and your tools will be thankful. Personally
> >I would never
> >put down a concrete floor in a building without putting in plastic pipe
or
> >tubing for
> >heat even if I had no immediate plans to use it. I sure wish there was
> >some under mine.
> >         Good luck on the shop and remember nobody ever built one too
> > big...   :-)
> >
> >--
> >"farmer", Esquire
> >At Hewick Midwest
> >       Wealth beyond belief, just no money...
> >
> >Paternal Robinson's here by way of Norway (Clan Gunn), Scottish
Highlands,
> >Cleasby Yorkshire England, Virginia, Kentucky then Indiana. In America
100
> >years
> >before the revolution.
> >
> >
> >Francis Robinson
> >Central Indiana USA
> >robinson at svs.net
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