Dad's new shop going up

Dad wanted me to post some pictures of his new shop being built...going up pretty quickly and I'm sure he's looking forward to getting the floor done and getting it all insulated and ready to go for this winter's projects.

Looks real nice. Did you use treated posts in the ground and set untreated on top of them about 3-4 feet above ground? If so, I've thought about doing that myself if I ever get the time and money.

Are those PT pieces in the ground the "direct burial/ground contact" treated lumber? Reason I'm asking is, around the eastr coast here, they would not last, seems they like to rot out around the groundline. I have seen precast concrete pilings which I would prefer for that reason. You may want to allow for access around those posts/pilings to spray pesticide, sealer whatever to keep them solid, if you thunk it will be a problem. 

Have seen the laminated posts used in many buildings now as solid timber (treated posts) are harder to find in good quality material. Also have seen some concrete post and beam where a footing like beam is poured onto holes or colums dug below frost line. Gives the effect of full footing as well as having a concrete formed above ground level.

Looks awesome Many hours of fun will take place in the shop!!!

Andrew

Must be NICE !!!!!! to get a new Shop .LOL  

I too would love one, but the taxes would kill me here in NY!!!

The pressure treated laminated post last longer than the solid timber ones as its hard to treat all the way to center with of a 4x6 or larger post but easy to the center of a 2x6.  They will still rot over time depending on soils and how much water is next to them.  running a field tile around the perimeter at the bottom of the post, with gutters going directly into the tile will help tremendously in that matter. 

The precast columns, "permacolumns" are nice but expensive.  I priced them about 80$ a piece.  They are 10000 psi concrete cured under pressure with a welded rebar reinforcement. 

I would suggest that you don't cast your own, at least for the whole shebang, as cast in place concrete(unless you do 12" cross section) is not going to take the shear loads that pole construction structures experience like a post or permacolumn will .  Cast in place is however fine if you later add leanto or such as the main building will provide the shear load resistance.  A large pole building around here used 6" cast in place(sonotube) post to 6" above ground line and was balled up and thrown half a mile last spring.  Pulled the post attachment brackets out of the concrete about a week after it was erected.

I don't know how bad your winds are but once you get your shell on make sure you get the doors on pronto and grade boards on.  Its really windy here(have the nations largest windfarm) in west central indiana and at least one or more new buildings every year are pulled out of the ground.  Typically its owner built buildings due to the time it takes them to complete/get the doors on.  The FBI buildings are built so fast they get the doors on before the winds can pick them up but even one or two of them have been through out the years.