Comments on: Play With A Full Deck. http://thepewview.com/wordpress/play-with-a-full-deck/ Ramblings, Writings, & Other Stuff By Milan Ford Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:34:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Milan Ford http://thepewview.com/wordpress/play-with-a-full-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-2384 Milan Ford Thu, 28 May 2009 14:46:17 +0000 http://thepewview.com/wordpress/2008/01/23/play-with-a-full-deck/#comment-2384 totally agree Alex. only wish more would take the time to consider going up. could create the space needed to do other things with property. totally agree Alex. only wish more would take the time to consider going up. could create the space needed to do other things with property.

]]> By: Alex http://thepewview.com/wordpress/play-with-a-full-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-2382 Alex Thu, 28 May 2009 14:41:01 +0000 http://thepewview.com/wordpress/2008/01/23/play-with-a-full-deck/#comment-2382 I think that there are two things that keep churches from building up and not out...1) it's cheaper to build out...without forward thinking and vision, most find it easier to just keep laying 8 inches of concrete as opposed to bearing the expense of steel reinforced concrete structures that go "UP" and not "OUT"...they never financially PLAN to build up.. 2) it takes a lot more to get the permits from the county to build a parking deck rather than a lot because they are considered a "structure"...and unless done well and given some character from the outside, they can be pretty unsightly. I think that there are two things that keep churches from building up and not out…1) it’s cheaper to build out…without forward thinking and vision, most find it easier to just keep laying 8 inches of concrete as opposed to bearing the expense of steel reinforced concrete structures that go “UP” and not “OUT”…they never financially PLAN to build up.. 2) it takes a lot more to get the permits from the county to build a parking deck rather than a lot because they are considered a “structure”…and unless done well and given some character from the outside, they can be pretty unsightly.

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