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I would like to see a picture of that also !That is a lot 440 plugs! never had the need for it and could only get it if your commercial property here,that means a higher price per kw also.

"i have 125 110volts plugs 10 240 plugs 6 440 plugs air piped thruout bldg. with a outlet every 10 foot4 tables 20 by 4 by4 4 tables 8by 4by 4"

robertbandit, we're talking about home hobby garages. What you have described is obviously an industrial building. Just try to get 440 3ph in a residential or even many rural/farm areas.
And yes, we do need a picture.

i have not learned how to post pictures yet working on itrobertbandit

"i have 125 110volts plugs 10 240 plugs 6 440 plugs"

Now I do not pretend to be an electrician but I do not recall having ever seen a 440 "plug. Things that require that kind of current are stationary machines and as such are permanatly wired in heavy conduit in my experience.

If I'm wrong (often occurs) then I would sure like to know what you have robertbandit that uses that kind of voltage. Get a free photo site and use links from it to here or wherever.

hmmm, 125 110v plugs, with one every '10 foot' = 1,250 lineal feet of wall space ....
so a building about 500'x 125' [62,000sq ft]?

sounds like an awful big donut shop to me

Bill

I built mine as cheap as I could build but still built well-its 30x30x10, frame construction, metal outside & roof,standard 3 1/2" wall itch, vinyl back on roof. OSB inside walls, two 12wideX8tall insulated garage doors, one 36" entry door(steel), 3 3'x3' double pane windows, trusses are every 2'(storage & lifting-I regularly pull/pick up anything from the roof-recently was a boat engine). Used 100k home furnace, 36" exhaust fan in the gable on opposite end from garage doors(open doors a foot or so on hot days, creates lots of breeze+keeps out sun)plumbed for toilet/bigass wash sink. Wall mount on-demand water heater. Air compressor is outside under 14' lean-to down one side, only one outlet inside so far-I got hose. I installed tees so I can install more air outlets, but have yet to do it. I could live there-folks wonder why they never see me on weekends.

You can buy 440 or 575 3-phase plugs and outlets, but they're super expensive and wouldn't make any sense for stationary equipment, or a home garage.

My home shop is 36X52 and has concrete floor, and three ten foot doors facing south, and one twelve foot door facing north, so one side you can drive straight through building, and out into the back pasture.
Was done that way to be able to drive tractor with loaded hay wagon through easily as they're a bear to back up!
It has a seperate man door, and tube lighting and 220outlets, and 110 outlets, bar fridge, but no bathroom,(That can be an issue!)
I extended the concrete ten feet out the front so I can do simple hood open stuff outside if I want on my daily drivers, and still pull a floor jack around without getting off onto the gravel driveway.
The ceiling is twelve feet, with a peak to sixteen feet, so a hoist is possible, but I don't have one.
Lots of bench space is important, nothing worse then working on the floor.
And it has a full mezzanine across the back wall for upper storage, and shallow shelves all the way down one side where the welder,cabinets, and one work bench is.
It has no heat in it, so I just dress warm, it isn't bad as long as you aren't paintng etc But some type of heat is in the future plans.
Definitely build as big as you can afford, if you go too small you won't be happy with it.
My building has to share space with the farm tractor ,mower,boat,etc.
And all the summer yard crap & toys that gets stored for the winter, so space for storage is important.