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Old 10-01-2012, 12:35 PM
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Well we went and did it now,,,

Kelly and I just bought a house north of Spruce Grove... we take possesion Oct 25th... BUT,, we probably wont fully move in until next summer LOL... Thats when Kelly's contract is up with Westburne... oh well it will give me time to work on building a shop. I am leaning towards either a 32 x 40 or a 32 x 60 (big enough to fit a motorhome) And I am thinking 16' ceilings with 14 foot doors. What do you guys think?
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What do you guys think?

I think you need to be closer to me so I can use that shop...

Congrats Kevin.
Old 10-01-2012, 01:20 PM
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It will be cool, we can actually talk in person now,, LOL.. here is the mls number
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...Key=1410638961
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Very nice.
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Very very nice Kevin !
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I are jealous. How far north of Spruce?
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that's a sweet place , i like the 32 x 60
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I have a good friend that lives just south of Onoway on RR 22, nice area up there.
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It is approx 6 miles nw of spruce in a sub division called dawn valley.
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I probably wont get started on the shop till next springish... so I will have all winter to make sure I do my plans exactly the way I want
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Looks like a beautiful place.
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Nice place Kevin! So that's how the other half lives....
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the broke half,, lol..

How high of ceilings should a person go for a shop I am wondering? I would love to have a hoist at some point in time
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Some things to consider.. if you are going to use a post and beam construction then 6X6 pressure treated start to get expensive over 16feet in length, 4 feet in the ground gives a 12 foot ceiling, a good height and still easy to change light bulbs or whatever. 32ft is a good truss length again they start go get pricy above that and heavier to lift, especially if you build your roof in sections then crane them up. We have craned 60 foot truss sections 12 feet deep with just the strapping for the tin on them. 40foot truss 16 foot deep but I recommend keeping the depth to 12 feet. Also you can get a hardened metal sheeting that is thinner but stronger than non hardened and is lighter and easier to walk on without denting it. If you are going to use a door system on tracks there is a "cannonball "track system that is much nicer to use and smoother than the original sliding door tracks.
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Kevin is an I Beam kinda guy....


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