Steel workshop building

[fdsa487]

Has anyone ever built one or had one built for them?

I have no clue how much one costs. One big enough for a full size vehicle lift and enough room for 2-3 cars and a big sliding door and a side door. Windows do not matter.

When I move next year I might have one built on the property. :chef:

Something like this, but with a higher roof

http://www.priceabuilding.com/pict/steel-buildings-photos/galery/bb/g4.jpg

[Speed_racer]

Have a friend who works for a place that offers those in a wide variety of sizes and designs. Cheap, too!!

Theyre awesome, imo!

[8Mud]

I just finished putting up a shop for a sandblasting company. We used some stuff that was two sheets of aluminum with a layer of foam between them. About four inches thick. The insulation is a real plus. Keeps the noise in, the heat or cold out. Tin buildings get really hot and/or cold. Very little structural steel required, the sandwhiched material, is really strong.
We ordered the whole building pre cut, it was computer produced and delivered on a flat bed truck. They provided everything (but the foundation) the plans, installation instructions, down to the self tapping screws and mastic to seal the roof joints. A forklift, made things a whole lot easier, but we could have done without.

[5150xj]

I have been looking around for this type of building also. Here is a site I found recently, they are in Ariz. I do like their "stand alone Frame system".
http://www.absoluterv.com/

Tim

[RichP]

One of my customers has one, has 6 lifts in it and a Snap-on alignment rack/lift.
Works well, the better insulated ones are what you want, he heats his with one of those waste oil burners in the winter, sweats his ass off in the summer. He does have plastic skylights that waste alot of heat but let alot of light in. They are very popular around here but most get the sprayed on foam and then finish the walls.

I'm partial to the quonset style myself, with that you can put a loft in, usually in the back for an office or storage. Lke these http://www.americansteelspan.com/index.html

Your advantage is you don't have to deal with snow, just heat in the summer.