[fred cook]

I had a steel building put up 2-3 years ago to use as a shop. The slab is 24x40 with a carport on the south end. The building area is 24x28, roomy enough for 2 cars, several workbenches, a milling machine, air compressor and sets of metal shelving. I looked at and talked to several builders and finally settled on one that would put a 6 in 12 pitch roof on it. All walls and ceiling are insulated and the inside walls are paneled. It has one 3 foot steel door and a 16 foot wide overhead door, no windows. Lots of flourescent lights and 2 big ceiling fans. I added heat and a/c the next year. The only thing I would do different if done over would be to make the building about 5 feet longer. If you can, put the building where it will be in the shade at least part of the day. Doing so will save a lot of a/c costs. I had the electrical outlets run at about waist level so that I would not have to reach under work benches, etc. to plug in tools. It is nice to have a comfortable place to make repairs, wax and do other jobs.