Building a garage

[MT nester]

I am thinking of building a metal garage kit.
Is that real or is it a kit??
No it is not a real garage it is a replica
ANYWAY has anybody built one of those metal garages?/
Any advice??

[mrmustang]

Advice for your location, roof insulation and lot's of planned ventilation...Metal buildings plus sunlight equals a large oven...........


Bill S.

[Michael P. Wole]

I have had several metal buildings put up for my business. Insulation is not a major problem if you are also putting the sheet metal on the inside of the building also...white inner walls really give a lot of extra light.Insurance is much cheaper on metal vs wood structure also. I am planning on putting up another one for my toys and will put in a heated floor system...really nice in the winter when you are on your back admireing your under carriage. I will heat mine with a wood boiler as I have an over abundance or scrape wood from my business. You can get corn burners, wood pellets or go with gas fired as well.

[Double Venom]

MT,
Being in business for over 30 years building custom cars I have had " three" normal garages and my last one (all due to growth) is a Kentucky Steel building. I will NEVER build another Brick/wood garage. My building is probably larger than what you ared planning, 40x42 with a 16' peek. (I also repair large boats)
Do not use or order the insulation that comes with the building-cheap stuff, but do as mentioned abover insulate as you build with an upgraded inisulation. In my peak I had a 4x6 steel beam welded in place which I use for anything from picking up boats, to engines of course, and Cobra bodys for on/off the frames. Fortunately I was able to put "In floor" heat in place and I am here to tell you it is simply amazing heat! Put in some other auxillary type heat, i.e. overhead forced air. I use the heater very sparingly but on those cold mornings where it is below 50' and later into the 70's a little immediate heat is nice. If it is just plane winter out I run the floor heat 24 hrs a day. Simply amazing.

My building is all steel, no wood, and it gives me a full 6"shelf all the way around the building every 2'. At first I was going to close in the walls but with the help from a special engineer who recommened a special (and very, very cheap professional insulation-silver) I wouldn't cover the walls for anything at this point! I love the build in shelves and anything I have to hang or put up that is heavy I simply use 1/2-to 3/4" plywood, it 2' or 4' wide and mount it then mount what ever I want to mount on the plywood.

My son and I put the entire building up and functional (with a little help in between) in two weeks straight work.
Personally I would not go with Kentucky steel again, good building but their support was really not there. Many buildings and ways to build on the market, but these things are awesome!

Qustions? Just ask.
DV

[ng8264723]

I have a 30 X 40 with 15 foot inside peak. I live in MA. I bought the insulation that came with the building. I put it up myself. It is fairly cool in the summer. I use radiant tube propane heat. I keep it at 40 allwinter and up to 55-60 when I'm working. It heats quick 15 minutes with no dust or noise. Floor heat is the best but if your not in it every day this is the second best. I paid $800 for heating the entire year. It gets cold here.
chris

[llama man]

I built a Web Steel shop - 48 x 30 w/ 14' eaves. The posts and trusses are steel with 2 x 6 girts and 2 x 8 running the length above the trusses. This allowed for good insulation. The sheet metal gets screwed to the wood. I used a spray-in Iconene (sp?) both in my house and the shop. It works great. Web Steel is a local company (to me) in Portland, Oregon. The kit contained everything but the garage doors. The doors may have been included but I opted for some heavy insulated doors from Overhead. It even came with the fasteners and the nut driver bits to put them in. My wife and I built it with a little help on the roof section.