Because of your climate and all, consider metal frame with strawbale infill as
the construction method.
Or, laminated wooden posts (think 3 2x8's nailed and glued) as the basic frame
with strawbale infill.
Very well insulated, cheap, easy to do, extremely fireproof after it is coated
in concrete (far better than a wooden structure). The coating of the strawbale
with concrete (inside and out) can be labor intensive though. Best way: invite
your friends over and buy beer!
Also make it high enough to have a decent storage loft. And get a lift, you can
get decent ones for about $3000.
Mark V.S. in Austin, TX
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From: Richard Welty [mailto:rwelty@suespammers.org]
sometime in the next year or so, i hope to build a shop out back. we
bought a house on 6 1/2 acres in part so that the room would be
available to finally do this. i figure that now, well before i start
on the shop, is a good time to look for advice.
i'm figuring on 1200 sq. ft. to 1500 sq. ft. i have a collection of
cars, some good cars and some project cars (well, mostly project
cars), including an SCCA ITB race car and a very rough 1968 Alfa
coupe. the focus will be on storage, auto repair, and restoration
projects.
this is upstate NY, just outside of albany; winter is a consideration.
i'm considering segmenting the space, with an uninsulated area that
would be dead storage during the winter, and a smaller insulated work
area for year round operations.
i know that a lot of you have nice shops; i'm in the position of being
able to build a new one from scratch, and am looking to build "the
right shop"; any good advice is solicited. power, lighting, flooring,
heating, storage, etc., are all considerations.
i will summarize any material received off list back to the list.
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