Building a barndominium

[Thall303]

Sounds like your stepsons might need a little extra guidance?

 

[PJSprog]

Sounds like your stepsons might need a little extra guidance?

Oh, believe me, Terry, we've tried; from the carrot to the stick and everything in-between, even external professional help. He's just not interested in playing by anyone else's rules. No amount of trying to convince him that he's only making life harder than it already is seems to get his attention. He's simply determined to do things his way.

We've been considering one of these buildings for several years for various reasons. This was just the latest iteration. Since it keep coming up, we'll probably eventually get one.

 

[joeu235]

My big concern is dust control. Not sure what you got going in your shop but I worry about a loft getting polluted with airborne dust. I have been thinking of going 'up' on my garage/shop but this issue concerns me.

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I plan on using the lower portion as a woodworking shop only after we move out of the barndominium so dust upstairs I don't think will be a health issue. As far as dust in the storage space, I can't imagine the issue will be worse than someone doing woodworking in a garage with attic space above. But in any case, I have developed an allergic reaction to pine saw dust over the years so my future woodworking shop will have some form of dust control.

 

[joeu235]

We live in a sort-of barndominium -- a quonset hut, 50x70, with 1/2 being a downstairs home (about 1700 air-conditioned sq ft). The first problem we ran into when we bought it was insurance.

I just heard an advertisement on the radio from Germania Insurance specifically advertising that they cover barndominium insurance,

 

[SirReal63]

We use Texas Farm Bureau who has been as great to work with as USAA had been. The did our Barndo coverage with zero issues.

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

 

[civilian]

My BIL put in a two story in a quarter of a 40x60x16? and worked out pretty well. I use it when visiting on vacations and gives me some privacy. One problem I am concerned with while using it is getting burned alive while sleeping because there is no escape other than the stairs. It has been successful so far though. Good luck with your project.

My two story house only has one way from the upstairs, unless you call going out a window. Jon

 

[civilian]

I plan on using the lower portion as a woodworking shop only after we move out of the barndominium so dust upstairs I don't think will be a health issue. As far as dust in the storage space, I can't imagine the issue will be worse than someone doing woodworking in a garage with attic space above. But in any case, I have developed an allergic reaction to pine saw dust over the years so my future woodworking shop will have some form of dust control.

connect yor power tools to a well thought out/designed dust collection system and use a ceiling filter to help reduce potential allergic reactions. Jon

 

[mrblanche]

I just heard an advertisement on the radio from Germania Insurance specifically advertising that they cover barndominium insurance,

They wouldn't touch ours.

 

[mrblanche]

We use Texas Farm Bureau who has been as great to work with as USAA had been. The did our Barndo coverage with zero issues.

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

That's who finally insured ours, but we are underinsured on it, no doubt.

 

[two_bit_score]

That's who finally insured ours, but we are underinsured on it, no doubt.

Does your policy have 80% co-insurance requirement for replacement cost?


TBS