Stroage Building

[farmer2009]

Farmer, Looking good. I love these gambrel roof designs, and eventually will be building something pretty much identical to yours. Thanks for the photos along the way. Can you tell me since you're this far along now, what is the height of 1st floor from concrete to bottom of 2nd story floor joists and then the height of 2nd floor from subfloor to ceiling at center and maybe at the corners from first sloping rafter? I'm trying to get an idea of head room in the storage loft and tractor room in the 1st floor.

Ceiling height of first floor is about 9 feet.

Second floor is 7' 1" to bottom of center gusset. Gussets are 12"x24" and without them you would have another 5.5" of head room.

Side angle has about 4' 8" of clearance at about 2-2 1/2 feet from wall. Gussets are same size. I'm about 5' 10" and at 4' I can walk without ducking my head.

If your adding a garage style door you could put an 8' one in here. If you want a 9' door you need to go up another foot. My floor joist are 2x12's so I didn't what any more height. Pins on current loader tractor are 10'. So it's a max lift to get anything to the second floor.

 

[tractorshopper]

That is perfect. Thanks. I wanted to go 9' first floor also to put in an 8' door as you mentioned. I thought the ceiling height looked very good on the second floor and what you have is pretty much perfect all the way around, including the proportional look of the building. Thanks again.

 

[farmer2009]

Added a shed roof off the back side. Am now ready to measure and order roof metal.

 

[farmer2009]

Roof metal is in. Have 3 of the 4 roof sides on. Am going to try and do the last side and shed roof tomorrow. Here's one side.

 

[dragoneggs]

Roof metal is in. Have 3 of the 4 roof sides on. Am going to try and do the last side and shed roof tomorrow. Here's one side.

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Looking great! What size are the metal panels and where did you get them from?

 

[farmer2009]

Looking great! What size are the metal panels and where did you get them from?

Top panels are 80". Sides are 82". They came from a local lumber yard. $1.84/ running foot.

 

[farmer2009]

Roof is on. Now to get the framing done and walls on.

 

[farmer2009]

Well the framing is coming along pretty slowly. A couple of hours a day. But I have a question. I was thinking of putting house wrap on the exterior under the metal siding. But was wondering. If there was a better product? Are all house wraps the same?

The building will be insulated. So it can be heated and cooled.