Building on Bedrock - foundation styles
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House style and cost to build
Comments (5)Some house designs are certainly less expensive than others to build. However, more square footage carries it's own expenses over the long term-- more to heat/cool, furnish, clean, maintain... And simply being "less expensive" isn't all that helpful unless it's also within your budget. It's hard to say much more unless you share your house plan....See MoreHangar? Dome? ID this building style
Comments (17)It's not a Quonset Hut, but like a Quonset, these types of structures are designed to provide a large interior area free of load-bearing walls and/or columns. Quonsets were developed and used during WWII to fill the need of shipping easily packaged materials anywhere in the world and erecting them without skilled labor. They were no where as large as the structures shown in the photos. The large structures in the photographs will take detailed engineering and experienced erection--experience not normally found in many residential builders. In seismic and high wind areas, special engineering details will be required to keep these structures stable and anchored to their foundations. In return for the large, interior column-free space, large HVAC systems will be required, and other systems, such as lighting, will need careful and experienced design. These are probably not for the novice....See Moreneed advice on what style of insulation for a new build in Phx Az
Comments (30)To follow up, I spoke to my friend about her build. She called it 'value engineering', in that she saw it as effective but not super pricey. Inside wall surface will be simple drywall. 2x6 construction with R15(?) fiberglass. Outside covered with 1/2" plywood, then 1" foam sheets, then "that spirally Tyvek stuff", then adobe. Total will be around R25. Attic will be R54, fiberglass bats, though she said she might start with 1" foam foam against the roof. (Roofing is concrete(?) tiles.) There is no basement, but the house is off the ground. She said the perimeter will be sealed with spray foam. Garage will be either 1" foam or fiberglass, depending on budget. For HVAC, they are going with two mini-splits, each with separate 'heads' for each room or area. Unused rooms will have the temps set high which should keep the units off. There will be an ERV. They are also considering solar, but some time down the road. Five to 10 kilowatts....See MoreLooking to build a pole style home have a question on foundation.
Comments (5)You'd still need to insulate along the perimeter down to the depth you'd have if you had a traditional foundation wall, so you might as well have a foundation. Many pole barn builders will start their posts on top of the foundation if you prefer....See MoreUser
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