Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
We just bought a lot on an airpark in NV, and will be building our retirement "dream" home/hangar there.
At the moment, I am still in the planning stages, but thought I would seek input from the VAF brain trust as to a couple items.
Anybody out there have personal experience with ICF buildings? If so, I would like to talk to you. I am really interested in using ICF to build the house.
Second, looking for info about a hangar issue, namely the exterior surface must match the house. I am planning on a stand alone hangar, most likely metal framed, (but stick built is not totally ruled out yet.) In all probability we will go with a stucco finish on the house, which means we will need to do a stucco finish on the hangar as well. There are companies out there who make steel/foam sandwich panels with a stucco appearance, but they are rather costly. If anyone has experience with them? The plus side of the equation is that it is a one step, finished, insulated system that installs fast. What about just sheathing the hangar in wood, and having the same stucco folks do it along with the house? I would still need to do insulation, and interior finish however, so the total cost of the insulated metal panels would be offset by this additional cost/work.
Any help appreciated.
At the moment, I am still in the planning stages, but thought I would seek input from the VAF brain trust as to a couple items.
Anybody out there have personal experience with ICF buildings? If so, I would like to talk to you. I am really interested in using ICF to build the house.
Second, looking for info about a hangar issue, namely the exterior surface must match the house. I am planning on a stand alone hangar, most likely metal framed, (but stick built is not totally ruled out yet.) In all probability we will go with a stucco finish on the house, which means we will need to do a stucco finish on the hangar as well. There are companies out there who make steel/foam sandwich panels with a stucco appearance, but they are rather costly. If anyone has experience with them? The plus side of the equation is that it is a one step, finished, insulated system that installs fast. What about just sheathing the hangar in wood, and having the same stucco folks do it along with the house? I would still need to do insulation, and interior finish however, so the total cost of the insulated metal panels would be offset by this additional cost/work.
Any help appreciated.