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apatti said:
Wade,
I am in the early stages of planning a house with attached hangar and would like to learn more about this. Can you pass along a website for these alternative construction methods? Also, why didn't you do the house with this type of construction?
Tony
Sure thing. The ICF I have chosen is;
http://www.nudura.com/Content.cfm?C=619&SC=1&SCM=0&MI=646&L1M=646
I chose that because the distributer offers an inexpensive class in my area nad it is 8ft long and 18 inches tall. All the rest are 4ft long, so I will be able to install in half the time.
For an example of how I plan th build can be found here. It is another ICF maker but the mechanics are the same.
http://www.buildblock.com/projects/res/Workshop-loft_OK.htm
The roof SIP's I will be using are;
http://www.structall.com/Content/Residential/GettingStarted/ResSNL.htm
http://www.structall.com/Content/Panel/Types/SNL.htm
I chose these, because they have steel exterior, easily snap in place, span 25ft without support, so I will only need 3 roof trusses, and they have a local office that will deliver for free. I considered using these for the entire structure, but the cost is more than ICF and my slab would cost more having to buy the wood for the forming. Go here to see a photo of roof and building.
http://www.structall.com/Content/Garage/GarIntro.htm
As for the last question. It came down to knowledge, logistics, and $$'s. I did not do a bunch of research untill after we started the house. But, I still would not have done the ICF, maybe the SIP's. There are also very few builders in my area familiar with either ICF or SIP's and the ones that are are very expensive. It probably would have added at least $20k to our house cost, not an option for me. Our old house was 80+ miles away, so I had limited time to do any work myself. I was lucky my builder (couldn't be happier with him) let me be the sub for the TV,phone, alarm, wood flooring, and central vac. If I were to do it over again, I would have done it the same way, except had Demilac spray-in insulation and wood or vinyl coated windows installed.
I hope that covered everything.