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Given the money and space, for me the SIP's can't be beat for a shop. I look at them every time I go to the local home show and think, "wow, what a great shop this would make!"
take a good look at chris rosenberger's shop in smc shop tours its a ways back but it is what you describe been there myself and seen it first hand,,
I did the same! c'mon larry - give it up!searched high and low and couldn't find it. Did a search on all the threads that Chris started and couldn't find it. Got a link?
Given the money and space, for me the SIP's can't be beat for a shop. I look at them every time I go to the local home show and think, "wow, what a great shop this would make!"
I did the same! c'mon larry - give it up!
AgreedThey're a great system, but wouldn't you need a crane to get the SIPs in place on a roof? Even standing up a 4 X 10 panel for a wall can get nasty if there's any wind. Definitely a two or three person job, no?
The sips buildings I've seen locally only use a ridge beam for the roof. The Sips panels I have looked at can easily span 20'+ @ 4:12 with only the walls and the ridge beam. Makes for a nice wide open space.sip`s are great..........but..........they are not self supporting, the roof must either be trussed or steel purlins. for walls electrical is a bugger unless you don`t mind surface mounted conduit?
bang for the buck with the ability to match the house i`d go with a steel structure, use sips on the roof if you want but fill the wall bays with conventional framing.....by using stud walls you have the same finishing options as a house, by going steel framing (red iron) you can easily span 40` and do what you like inside later....
advice is worth what you paid for it
The sips buildings I've seen locally only use a ridge beam for the roof. The Sips panels I have looked at can easily span 20'+ @ 4:12 with only the walls and the ridge beam. Makes for a nice wide open space.
Surface mounted conduit is fine with me. Also, the ability to hang almost anything from almost anywhere would be a big plus.
sip`s are great..........but..........they are not self supporting, the roof must either be trussed or steel purlins. for walls electrical is a bugger unless you don`t mind surface mounted conduit?
Think of it as one big, flat I-Joist.maybe it`s just me but spanning 24+ feet with osb and foam isn`t something i`m comfortable with.....setting sips on trusses or purlins i`d go for.....but i ain`t no engineer
art raises a good point about roofing materials.......might be worth a call to your shingle mfgr. if you like the idea of sips for a roof?
Think of it as one big, flat I-Joist.
Here is the company near me that sets up an exhibit at the local home show.
Gee Tod. Bummer. (see my sig line)i don`t trust "i" joists either rennie......floors should be framed out of douglas fir or don`t bother.......just how i do things
Gee Tod. Bummer. (see my sig line)
i don`t trust "i" joists either rennie......floors should be framed out of douglas fir or don`t bother.......just how i do things