will it be finished space below? How thick is the floor? any chance of a partial wall?
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Bellow: This is a woodworking shop. I think the wall will be finish with some plywood. I am not sure if the ceiling will be finish. If it is, this will be 5/8 X-rated Drywall. I will not go with anything else since the "stair case" is pretty far away from any doors. (Well, I am insisting to move the stair closer to an exist door... or install a door closer to the stair)
At the same time, one of the objective of this project is to reduce the "Dust" on the second floor. So, it is likely the drywall will be installed (maybe with some plastic sheeting).
Load Bearing Wall idea: This will be evaluated as an options. But, she handle a lot of 4x8 sheet of plywood. Without some clear span, this might be slightly more difficult. For example, she might have to change the orientation of the "table saw". You can see on the picture that she sometime hit the beam when she feed the saw.
Regarding the concrete: I was trying to reach the company that build the Pole Building. But, they are out of business. The only information I have is that this is a standard pole building, 12 feet between the post. Clearly, a "Plan" have been followed and the craftsmanship of the main structure seem PRO level.
Regarding the concrete floor, this building initial goal was parking a large RV (The garage door -- that will be removed -- is 14 feet high). Therefore, for the moment I am assuming the slab is likely 6" thick with #4 rebar every 16". But, this will have to be verified.
Looking at the picture, I realize that the beam is not 38'. This is likely one of the reason they installed the column. So, the largest beam is likely 24 or 25 feet long. (The beam is strait and does not bow at all)
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At the same time, one of the objective of this project is to reduce the "Dust" on the second floor. So, it is likely the drywall will be installed (maybe with some plastic sheeting).
Load Bearing Wall idea: This will be evaluated as an options. But, she handle a lot of 4x8 sheet of plywood. Without some clear span, this might be slightly more difficult. For example, she might have to change the orientation of the "table saw". You can see on the picture that she sometime hit the beam when she feed the saw.
Regarding the concrete: I was trying to reach the company that build the Pole Building. But, they are out of business. The only information I have is that this is a standard pole building, 12 feet between the post. Clearly, a "Plan" have been followed and the craftsmanship of the main structure seem PRO level.
Regarding the concrete floor, this building initial goal was parking a large RV (The garage door -- that will be removed -- is 14 feet high). Therefore, for the moment I am assuming the slab is likely 6" thick with #4 rebar every 16". But, this will have to be verified.
Looking at the picture, I realize that the beam is not 38'. This is likely one of the reason they installed the column. So, the largest beam is likely 24 or 25 feet long. (The beam is strait and does not bow at all)
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