garage/workshop

[massjake]

Came here looking for info on buying/building a workshop type garage. Probably a steel building....Olympia, Lester, Morton etc.....

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

:welcome: I went with a standard pole barn type unit 30x40 1 walk thru door 2 8' roll up and 1 10' roll up for the tractor. Cement floor I ran electric, phone and water out to it but so far am just using the electric. I have been happy with it and yes it is a very basic unit. The only thing I wish I had built it bigger I have enough room but could always use more. :thumbsup:

 

[George2615]

Welcome to TBN. I also built my first garage 24x24 and promptly filled it up. Then added an 18x32 pole barn addition and filled that. No experience with the companies mentioned, just get as big as you can.

 

[Bird]

The only thing I wish I had built it bigger I have enough room but could always use more

Probably wouldn't have made any difference. You know us humans always fill whatever space is available. I had a 40' x 60' shop and a 30' x 40' barn down in the country, and sometimes needed a little more.:laughing:

Mine were wood framed, metal skinned building, with the shop having a concrete floor, and electricity to both buildings. I had one water faucet inside the barn, but only outside the shop.

 

[300UGUY]

Pole barns are all over the place in terms of features and costs. I have a friend that has a Morton that probably cost 500K. But if I had his money, I could throw mine away. Basicall you get what you pay for. And 5 years later, it isn't big enough...

 

[deerseeker001]

Welcome from Wisconsin

 

[Fossil Farm]

Welcome !! If you read many of the other new barn posts, you may want to check with your local zoning and building department first to see what can be built and what permits are required per structure size and location. See if you will have to pull permits or if the builder will handle this portion of the build. Good luck.

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Projects forum.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Need one myself for 2 vehicles, the tractor, and my machine shop.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Good advice about building bigger than what you think you need. I built a 30x30 concrete floored shop with a 10x12 leanto sides on each side (10 foot of one side is for bathroom on one side). I use the bathroom area to store my oil in and a few other items. I filled it up in a year then built a 14 x 30 on the back side with a 14 x 20 washdown concrete pad outside. It is also full now. I don't have anywhere else to add on to this building now so I just have to live with cramming all the mowers, boat etc in the back room now and try to keep open some area to work in on my shop. So now it is 52 wide x 44 deep and still way too small.

 

[pinetree10]

I built a 24 x 24 garage last year. I went with a stick-built on a block foundation but my father has a Morton building that could swallow my garage whole. They're all nice to have. I carefully chose the size based on what I was going to put inside. Not sure what you own already or what you plan on buying, but consider the height of the overhead door versus your ROP if you own a tractor. I put fluorescent lights, a bunch of receptacles, and a ceiling fan up high to move the heat around in the winter and to create a breeze in the summer. A couple small windows and an entry door and I was good to go. I was able to clean out my attached garage to make room for opening the car doors without denting them on the wheelbarrow, lawnmower, etc. I also filled it up with some nice toys after surfing this site for a while. Life is good. Post some pictures when you get going on it. We like the pictures.

 

[SRMN8R]

I priced out a Morton building, and would up building a stick built garage for a little less money. The benefit in stick built was that it matches our house. Momma likes that.

- J

 

[i579rbd]

Hi,
Check out "herkypilot"s thread on his pole barn. He went to a www called DIY pole barns and bought one. DIY also coordinated the builder "CHA" with good results. other members have also spoke well on both those groups. After checking out Morton's prices I built my own. I never built anything like it before but there is a wealth of info in this site.
Matt