Originally Posted By: eddie_walker
Why are you trying to make this as expensive as possible by clear spanning the lower level? Two or four posts, properly engineered for the load will save you thousands of dollars in the build, plus give you a more solid building.

Put the walls in the right places, and you'll never see them.

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