40x60 pole barn advice

[hoozie]

If/when we build a shop, we'll likely duplicate this set up for heating and cooling. Air to water heat pump, combined with solar should make for cheap heating & cooling. And no need to keep filling a fuel tank.

 

[jmc]

Re: sheetmetal interior walls- When I added a 24x24' machine shop to a larger dry walled workshop, I used perforated steel panels instead. Much of the sound passes thru the small perforations and is absorbed by the insulation behind it. Much quieter than the drywall in the rest of the shop.

There's a big polebarn industry in SW Indiana including a building supply network. The perforated metal was made down there. Maybe these guys. If not they would know who does:

Building Material Supplier & Pole Barn Builders In Indiana

Do you need supplies for your next pole building project? Or do you need pole barn builders to complete the project for you? At Graber Post Buildings we are happy to offer both to our clients. Get a free quote on our services today!

www.graberpost.com

(Looks like they have some DIY design help too)

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Re: sheetmetal interior walls- When I added a 24x24' machine shop to a larger dry walled workshop, I used perforated steel panels instead. Much of the sound passes thru the small perforations and is absorbed by the insulation behind it. Much quieter than the drywall in the rest of the shop.

There's a big polebarn industry in SW Indiana including a building supply network. The perforated metal was made down there. Maybe these guys. If not they would know who does:

Building Material Supplier & Pole Barn Builders In Indiana

Do you need supplies for your next pole building project? Or do you need pole barn builders to complete the project for you? At Graber Post Buildings we are happy to offer both to our clients. Get a free quote on our services today!

www.graberpost.com

(Looks like they have some DIY design help too)

Graber built my 40x60 shop. Fantastic work!

 

[JJT]

I see a lot of people online have had their interiors sheathed in metal panels. Is there a reason for that other than aesthetics? I'd prefer open access to studs in a shop for ease of running more electrical circuits in the future.

Fire safety and you can use a hose to clean the walls from time to time.

 

[dadohead]

I see a lot of people online have had their interiors sheathed in metal panels. Is there a reason for that other than aesthetics? I'd prefer open access to studs in a shop for ease of running more electrical circuits in the future.

My shed is heated and used for shop space. The interior panels are steel and electrical was all surface mounted in conduit for just the reason you mentioned. I used my dad's old bender and went to town! Conduit is cheap and easy to add to.

They are trying to prevent people from building structures to run businesses out of in residential areas. So, to get the plans approved, they walled off a room (bedroom) and showed an area as a kitchen and bathroom. Presto, they have a dwelling unit in the building and plans were approved.

MY township board was clear: they didn't want to take farmland out of production and replaced with a pole building somebody could live in (exactly what the OP wants to do). A proper home would be fine.

 

[KennyG]

For my barn I added horizontal 2x4s between the poles at 4 foot intervals because I had 4x8 foam sheets to insulate with. I finished it with OSB. I have white metal on the ceiling and have never painted the walls. It looks fine to me because most of it it covered with shelves, benches and pegboard. I ran the electric in the walls but that was a mistake. If I did it over I would run conduit on the surface.

 

[Popgadget]

I would talk to the township manager or equivalent. Explain what you would like to do, and what steps need to be taken to accomplish your goals.

I recently added an “accessory dwelling unit” and while not permitted under the existing zoning, it suggested that I apply for a variance, which I did and was approved. There were several other small hurdles that they helped me over along the way.

As far as the mechanics of it, install a pump tank outside the building, run the drains by gravity into the tank and then a 2” line to tie into the house. You can run water supply from the house and electricity in the same trench, even fiber optic or Ethernet cable.

I would definitely insulate the slab and put PEX heat loops in it, then you have an option in the future to connect a boiler to it. Mini splits can be added any time, radiant floor heat doesn’t circulate dust in your wood shop.