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   JeffyT | Nov 29, 2009 11:44pm | #1

   Not knowing your location, wetness, soil type and what not all this will be just a ballpark suggestion.

   Could be that the best approach is to dig down around the building and install rigid foam around the perimeter if the building will be constantly heated, similar to a frost protected concrete foundation.
   That would work if you plan to set the building very low, with joists directly on crushed rock on grade.

   j

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   renosteinke | Nov 30, 2009 04:02am | #2

   The first thing to bin is the "I'll be clever, pretend it's a shed, and skip the permit" mindset. Your're building an office, a small building, and that's all there is to it.

   Next, this very site has a very nice mini-video series on just how to do what you want to do.

   Electrical is another animal entirely, and we can talk about that after you get serious. Snaking a cord through the bushes won't do.

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   DanH | Nov 30, 2009 04:09am | #3

   What's the elevation of the floor surface going to be?

   This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.  --Theodore Roosevelt