"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message
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Hiya folks,
Getting the gears going regarding building a shop next year. I'm looking
at something in the 900 to 1000 SF range. Aside from the cost of
concrete, which is cheaper---going with a metal building (prefab) or
conventional framing? I would do all the work myself regardless of
which one I went with so am just curious to know from any contractors out
there. I would probably forego the walls on a metal building as I will
more than likely frame and stucco (or maybe use adobe) them myself.
Thanks very much for any advice.
Cheers,
cc



Thanks folks for the insights. I hadn't really given much thought to the
metal roofing capturing heat/cold. I live in NM and it get's pretty darned
warm in the summer so maybe I should just stick with conventional building.
I do plan to do this over a slab but am planning on pouring the slab such
that I can put a wood floor in with a bit of space under it so I can run my
DC piping. Obviously I'd have to find a way to mount the floor with easy
access to the area below it. The metal building option just looks so much
easier to do and for a one man show, would probably go up quicker. I seem
to remember a site that compared different building methods' prices but
haven't been able to locate it. Anyway, thanks very much for the advice!
Cheers,
cc