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[gnihcraes]

I'm looking at building a garage here in the city. Over 600 sqft and they want a complete monolithic slab foundation. Raises my costs significantly. Sucks. Wish I could just do the pole barn thing.

Looks great, i'm jealous.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm looking at building a garage here in the city. Over 600 sqft and they want a complete monolithic slab foundation. Raises my costs significantly. Sucks. Wish I could just do the pole barn thing.

Looks great, i'm jealous.

Sounds right. Conventional construction was pretty close to twice the amount this building cost and most of that was in concrete/foundation. Plus the insurance costs were higher. The pole building route only raised my insurance premiums by $.74 per month. 74 cents. Being the big spender I am I paid the entire $8 in additional yearly insurance premiums in a lump sum.

[jerrymrc]

I'm looking at building a garage here in the city. Over 600 sqft and they want a complete monolithic slab foundation. Raises my costs significantly. Sucks. Wish I could just do the pole barn thing.

Looks great, i'm jealous.

Even in the county because I am zoned RS5000 I could not do a pole barn. Would have been much cheaper. In the end I had quotes as high as $28K for my 18X28' with a 10' wall. No power or windows.

BTW if you are going to paint the floor do NOT let them seal it. I used Valspar.

[Bailey Guns]

I've been putting off painting the floor for months. I finally ran out of excuses.

I used the Rustoleum Pro Epoxy something-or-other. Prep was a PITA. The floor is 864 square feet. 1 kit (1 gallon activator, 1 gallon paint) is supposed to do 200 to 300 sq ft. I put it on as thick as it would spread and 1 kit did 2/3 of the floor. It covers well. Obviously I don't know yet how it's gonna hold up. The sprinkles don't go nearly as far as the paint, though. I'd certainly recommend it if anyone is considering painting a floor.

Takes a day or so to dry for walking, 3 to 4 days (just to be sure) for heavy traffic. I'll spend next weekend moving all my man-crap in there from the house garage.

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[Bailey Guns]

Sorry to hijack Bailey, you sold yours, now I have to sell mine.

Don't be. Best of luck. One of the best things I ever did.

And I considered a lift. But I'm pretty much at my budget limit as it is. And I still need to add some additional lights and a propane heater.