Members TheGloryLand Posted January 6, 2022 Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 Why do churches and christian schools, grow their facilities buildings sideways, and not upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted January 6, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 6, 2022 Building wide is significantly cheaper than building up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted January 6, 2022 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PastorMatt said: Building wide is significantly cheaper than building up. Land is very expensive, add maintenance, and parking. Edited January 6, 2022 by E Morales update more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted January 6, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 6, 2022 Buying land is cheaper than building up in most cases. You asked why do churches build up, and it is because it is cheaper in most places to buy land and build wide. One example is that an elevator has to be put in and here and that costs around $100,000. much cheaper to buy a little extra land. Each year it needs inspections and costs in the thousands to maintain. TheGloryLand and BrotherTony 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted January 6, 2022 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 We don't need steeples anymore. Maybe more members will jump out.  Joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted January 6, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 6, 2022 Not sure what steeples have to do with anything about this topic....anyways I'm moving on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted January 6, 2022 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just now, PastorMatt said: Not sure what steeples have to do with anything about this topic....anyways I'm moving on here. For many christians, a church must have one. Traditions, did I spell it correct steeples, root top on a church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted January 6, 2022 Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, PastorMatt said: Building wide is significantly cheaper than building up. Here it's cheaper to build up than to build wide. But, it varies by locale! In some counties here in Tennessee it really is less expensive to build wider.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted January 6, 2022 Administrators Share Posted January 6, 2022 We have so many regulations when building up that it is ridiculous. With elevators, hvac systems, fire sprinklers and more. It's crazy. Residential is a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted January 6, 2022 Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, PastorMatt said: We have so many regulations when building up that it is ridiculous. With elevators, hvac systems, fire sprinklers and more. It's crazy. Residential is a different story. Here when they build up, most of the functions that would involved handicapped or elderly who would need an elevator are held on the ground floor. So, that takes care of that. Our regulations are starting to get out of hand, but some churches/Christian schools are still opting to build wider for some reason, even though it's more expensive. I guess many of them are still looking at future expansion. Smart move on their part. Believe it or not, it's been ore expensive of late to build up in residential....yet, most of the contractors are doing just that. The homes they do that with are so close together, if someone in one house runs out of toilet paper, they could just reach out the bathroom window into the neighbors house and grab their TP! LOLÂ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted January 6, 2022 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, BrotherTony said: Here when they build up, most of the functions that would involved handicapped or elderly who would need an elevator are held on the ground floor. So, that takes care of that. Our regulations are starting to get out of hand, but some churches/Christian schools are still opting to build wider for some reason, even though it's more expensive. I guess many of them are still looking at future expansion. Smart move on their part. Believe it or not, it's been ore expensive of late to build up in residential....yet, most of the contractors are doing just that. The homes they do that with are so close together, if someone in one house runs out of toilet paper, they could just reach out the bathroom window into the neighbors house and grab their TP! LOLÂ Here in Florida, some of these million dollar homes, you can jump from one roof to the other, they are so close. Lawn, what lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted January 6, 2022 Members Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, E Morales said: Here in Florida, some of these million dollar homes, you can jump from one roof to the other, they are so close. Lawn, what lawn. I know...it's the same way here...you can mow the law with a weed whacker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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