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Old July 11th 2004, 21:20
jhelgesen jhelgesen is offline
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Do as much as posible yourself to save the most $$.

24x30 is an excellent size.
Build the rafters so you can use them for storage, even and unfinished room.
See if you can get a separate power panel from the house, I got a 200 amp service for only $12 extra a month as a second meter.
Get wire in your slab for the foundation, even if they put the fiberglass in it, and make sure your grading is as close to level as posible to save concrete.
Lots and lots of outlets, all 48" up from the floor, usually in gangs of 4.
Insulate and use luan ply instead of drywall, then paint it white, very durable.
Wire for phone, tv, computers, stereo now, never know what you might want in the future. Even run iron pipe for air.
You can make an inexpesive ceiling with 1" foil coated eps foam board.
A 10 or 15k btu window ac unit will cool it off well.

What else can I think of? Hmmmm.....
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