I love the pool of knowledge we have here on BS so I will tap it for input on building my new shop.
Wifey is pushing me to get started on the new shop. She also keeps reminding me to do it how I want to because it's probably going to be my shop for quite a few years.
As for size, it will be a 24 x 24 mainly because that's all the space I have to build it in. That is a little bigger than my last one (20 x 24) and I was perfectly happy with it.
Seeing that this will be constructed in my backyard, I am considering making it look more "tin barn-ish" than "shop-ish". My last one was a stick building with lap siding and it was a bit ugly and the steel buildings are very utilitarian looking. Wifey actually suggested it because she saw some examples on Pinterest that she considered "cute". Whatever. Since it will be barn-ish, I thought, why not just build a pole barn with a tin roof and exterior walls, then come back and finish out the inside with a concrete floor and pegboard or masonite walls. For doors, I will probably use hanging slider doors because a garage type door just would not look right.
One thing I am reading conflicting stuff about is whether or not to embed the posts (treated) in concrete or not. Remember I live in a very dry climate, so I don't think rotting is going be a problem for the next 30+ years. My Dad's barn was just direct bury, tamp with dirt and it's been solid as a rock since 1983. Of course I am in town so I have code enforcement to contend with, so they may have the final say in however I do it.
Floor: would a floating slab poured inside be fine? Basically like pouring a driveway-type slab inside it after the posts are in. Actually, the best way might to be to have a driveway poured, then come back and build over it...
Basic frame like this but with more trusses. I just threw this together the other night.
Wifey is pushing me to get started on the new shop. She also keeps reminding me to do it how I want to because it's probably going to be my shop for quite a few years.
As for size, it will be a 24 x 24 mainly because that's all the space I have to build it in. That is a little bigger than my last one (20 x 24) and I was perfectly happy with it.
Seeing that this will be constructed in my backyard, I am considering making it look more "tin barn-ish" than "shop-ish". My last one was a stick building with lap siding and it was a bit ugly and the steel buildings are very utilitarian looking. Wifey actually suggested it because she saw some examples on Pinterest that she considered "cute". Whatever. Since it will be barn-ish, I thought, why not just build a pole barn with a tin roof and exterior walls, then come back and finish out the inside with a concrete floor and pegboard or masonite walls. For doors, I will probably use hanging slider doors because a garage type door just would not look right.
One thing I am reading conflicting stuff about is whether or not to embed the posts (treated) in concrete or not. Remember I live in a very dry climate, so I don't think rotting is going be a problem for the next 30+ years. My Dad's barn was just direct bury, tamp with dirt and it's been solid as a rock since 1983. Of course I am in town so I have code enforcement to contend with, so they may have the final say in however I do it.
Floor: would a floating slab poured inside be fine? Basically like pouring a driveway-type slab inside it after the posts are in. Actually, the best way might to be to have a driveway poured, then come back and build over it...
Basic frame like this but with more trusses. I just threw this together the other night.
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