Build a Shop/Home Pics, Ideas, Plans???

[ovrszd]

How high do you want the walls of the shop? Would something like this pass muster with SWMBO?

Very nice!!!! 12ft eave would be needed in the shop portion.

What's the particulars on this one? Size, etc. Thanks!!!

 

[ovrszd]

Here's a t-shaped one, but it doesn't offer much in the way it separates the two spaces.

Joe's Hobby Building | Hobby Building | Morton Buildings

yeah, beautiful setup. Unless he just moved in the day the pics were taken he sure doesn't do much in his shop!!!! Too purty.

 

[ovrszd]

Head over to garagejournal.com. Lots of build threads on combo shop/houses on there. Most of them show a floor plan and lots of guys are open with their true costs involved.

Thanks deezler, I'll head on over!!!

 

[airbiscuit]

Very nice!!!! 12ft eave would be needed in the shop portion.

What's the particulars on this one? Size, etc. Thanks!!!

I was just goofing around on Google Images and came across it. I think here is the link:

66' x 1' Huge Metal Home with Attached Barn

 

[ovrszd]

I was just goofing around on Google Images and came across it. I think here is the link:

66' x 1' Huge Metal Home with Attached Barn

Thanks for finding that. I think I could get by with 50x90. I'll pencil draw what I have in mind and post it.

 

[Citydude]

I use a free program called homebyme. Google it. It's a great tool to design floor plans with. It takes awhile to figure out the tools but it's a breeze after that. I'm designing our future home with it. You can do a 3d walkthrough which shows you how your space would look in relation to the size of room designed.

 

[airbiscuit]

You are a smart guy and you'll figure it out. It sounds like a nice next step in life's journey. I liked the pic I posted because that porch roof breaks up the lines of the main building. I think a porch over hang, or kind of a carriage house, high class stable would be a good look

I also like the idea of a break between the two spaces. You would have enough room for a screen room AND a mud room between the house and the shop. In any case, this will be fun to watch.

Also, properly done, this should result in space (and desire) for another tractor :wink:

 

[downsizingnow48]

I would think about the HVAC. We have two homes, a detached garage, and a detached shop. I change the furnace filters in the homes about every 2-3 months. The detached garage is in the central valley, not heated. The detached shop is on the north coast and is heated. I change the furnace filter every week. And they are always gray to black. There is that much crud in the air. Mostly metal working, some wood working. In a single building I would pay special attention to the HVAC to make sure the shop crud does not end up in your wife's linen drawer.

 

[dragoneggs]

Thanks deezler, I'll head on over!!!

Yeah good site. I enjoy it. Don't participate like I do here but enjoy the threads and info.

 

[frogracer]

Here are a few photos of the barn / camp / outdoor relaxation get away I just had built to get away from the city on the weekends. 40'x60'

Questions let me know -