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A workshop can be a stand-alone building
that is built in what we call “sandwich
wall-frame construction”. The wall-frame is
built with 2 x 6 girts rather than 2 x 4
girts which is a “standard wall-frame”. The
sandwich wall allows space for insulation to
be packed into the walls before the wall
liner is applied. Once insulation and liner
are installed on the interior walls and
ceiling, insulated doors and thermal-glazed
windows complete the insulation process and
the workshop becomes a useful winter
facility for repairing machinery. Because it
is so economical to do so, many barns are
built with a sandwich wall-frame workshop on
one end of a larger implement storage
structure at the time of construction.
Even if the intent is to have a building (or
a portion of a building) insulated at a
later date, it is wise to have the structure
built with sandwich wall-frame when the
building is erected. After the construction,
it is much more difficult to get a good
insulation job if the walls are built to
standard wall-frame dimensions and cost is
not that much greater for sandwich wall. |
