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Chris: Unless you have already contracted with the Morton folks, go price a conventional frame building on a stem wall. Use OSB for the sheathing on the sidewalls and conventional vinyl siding and a common shingle roof. I just did this and you will be surprised at how little diference there is in the cost between the two. Insulating between 2X6 studs is so much easier than insulating a pole shed with steel siding. I used conventional barn steel installed horizontaly across the studs for an inside liner, easy as pie. Frank.
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Perhaps a little better description of my building starting from the outside toward the inside is as follows. First the vinyl siding, plastic house wrap,1/2 in. OSB, the 2X6 studs with paper back fiberglass in between, 1 1/2 in. foam board, visqueen, then the steel liner. My celing is paperback insulation between the rafters. the roof is a conventional ahingle with rafters centered on 24 in. I did'nt price the diference between barn steel lining and sheetrock, but shetrrock likely would cost less. I used steel for two reasons, first, part of my shop is used as a welding and machine shop, so fire is always a concern. Second the insurance company does not require a steel liner for shops but highly recommends it. The cost difference between the pole shed and a conventional stud wall building which included the cost of the cement stem wall was actually just a tick less than a pole shed, both turn key, both bids from the same firm. This is before any insulation or liner costs on either building. Hope this helps. Frank.
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Chris: I forgot to answer your question about the radiant heaters. I've used electric radiants in the past, and they work fine, but have never used the gas fueled radiants. The new shop I'm speaking of now has a conventional LP forced air furnace with central air conditioning, it works well too. Frank.
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Firtree; I do have to agree with you that an electriclay heated hot water floor system is more effecient than a forced air LP system. The electric/furnace/AC man we used came armed to the teeth with data to prove this point. I still chose the LP forced air for the following reasons. I don't work there everyday, so I keep the temp at about fourtyfive, but can have it to 55 or 60 in a half hour. Air conditioning was just as if not more important to me than heat, so both systems could be installed as one inside unit with a regular compressor outside. If it were to have been a fulltime comercial shop, then yes I would have did as the contrator and you have suggested. Frank.
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