Quick question on Building (garage)

[Redneck]

hate to sound like a traitor to the cause...but I disagree with the above statement.

 

My first gens have sure put a dent in my pocketbook!

I stand corrected.

[dacheedah]

2nd Gens were made so 1st Gens would have Hero's

[BradT]

frame construction. 2 X 6 walls, vinyl siding and dry wall interior. I have a gas furnace but if I could do it over I'd have put radiant heating in the floor.

 

Like this idea the best.

 

Brad

[Yammer Dan]

I went with block. Came in at about the same price. With climate here I've heard of the metal ones sweating a lot. Leakage as Redneck pointed out. Block can take a beating. Getting tired of it?? Spray gun and you have a new building in a few hrs. Block just felt like right way to go when I had to answer.

[Guest]

Just think...one plus with block construction is that you can now add steel bars to the windows for that "at home work atmosphere" you were used to all those years. Maybe even a stainless toilet seat without a lid too!!! A basketball hoop on the side and your good to go. Maybe even a little gun turret up top.....ok, ill stop now......

[dacheedah]

I have a buddy in construction, he recommended you use this type of forms: http://menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/forms/straight-block-with-4-core-insulated-concrete-form/p-1331916-c-5653.htm You need them to pump the concrete but when you are done you have a concrete insulated building and he said it is a lot stronger and faster than the block. He said they set these in as footings and just go up, they make them in corners. . . At the tops you need to set your anchor bolts, to bolt down your top board. . .

[Yammer Dan]

That would have been one to consider but already got block ordered. More than twice the cost of block but would save money on insulation.

[dacheedah]

It's a trade off for labor and time since these walls take less set up time, the concrete is supoposed to be much stronger than block walls.