[El Campo]

We have a 75 x120 with 18 foot eaves. This gives us 24 feet in the center. The whole thing is concrete. Best investment we ever made. I can put our 17 ton crane truck in it and lift the cab off of a 4 wheel drive tractor with ease. Now this may be a bit overkill for most people but I only have three suggestion. Concrete everything as any dirt or gravel portion will always pollute your area that you are working in. Also (here in south Texas) the wind often blows in the same direction and you DEFINITELY want to have two doors in line with the wind as it makes a HUGE difference. If you can afford it insulation is well worth the money. I can work in the winter without a heater even when it is 30 outside and do not need a fan in 95 degree weather. The insulation makes a GIANT difference. We put up a radiant barrier type insulation which was cheaper and easier to put up than the typical shop insulation and yet has better R values. Oh and I don't know if this still holds true but we got ours from Premier Metal Buildings and it was the best price anywhere. According to the people in the business most of the companies are just brokers and most of the buildings come from the same place anyways. Also the doors that were recommended to us by a door man who has been in the business for 30+ years was to get the garage style doors versus the ones that roll up in a roll. Says they last much longer and are substantially stronger (a big deal down here in hurricane country)