Newly built 50x96x16 blank slate

[jedeyeben]

I have to admit I stumbled onto this site by chance looking up something totally unrelated and I have to say Wow! there are just so many great things on here, and it's interesting to see all the other builds throughout the different parts of the country and world. So very interesting, and after reading through this forum for quite a while now and researching ideas, examples, and general what to do's and wish I would have's I finally decided to share my new summer build.

Background info to get you going, we live a decent way out in the country but not too far off the main road. Several acres of yard, some woods and back of property butts up to the river bottoms and creek, so it's not a bad setup. Decided this year to build a new shop/multipurpose barn, 5X96X16 pole barn, full concrete and plumbing.

Basic start, picked a spot on the back side of the property with already existing drive access to come in off of, we have a trailer home in a far back corner that an older outdoorsman fellow rents off of us so using that drive saved creating a new one and I personally didn't mind blocking the view of the trailer out... We also had an old makeshift Shanty party shelter too that use to be in amongst all the trees for bonfire parties and what not but it had to go and make room for the upgrade.

Then it was a basic clear and level, removing and burning off all the trees and stumps. So I got out the old backhoe and borrowed a nice D5 Bulldozer and went to work. And I have to admit that running a Dozer for the first time was an absolute blast!

Next came the rain... about three to four weeks of what seemed like endless downpourings... Obviously this slowed things down, I couldn't get fill in to the back of the property because of it, the builders couldn't start and the toe tapping continued on my part of anxiously waiting to get things going. Finally it dried up, and things got moving... Fast! Work started about 5 minutes after the crew showed up and they wasted no time! First day was set posts and side walls, second day was frame out porch set trusses and roof, third day was pour half concrete and put up metal siding, fourth (after a weekend break) was pour the other half and porch, finish siding and then the final half day was finish trim and garage doors... they were done and on to their next job by 10 am... Just wow! Electric Amish work fast!

 

[jedeyeben]

Finished product inside and out...

 

[DonPowers]

Nice building, where are you located and welcome to JG.

Don

 

[jedeyeben]

Thanks. Middle of Nowhere, Indiana.

 

[classicJackets]

Very nice! What do you plan to use the building for, primarily? Love the covered area on the front side as well.

 

[jedeyeben]

It'll be a multipurpose shop mostly... I'll have several cars and misc stored in it. Plan on a full work station restoration area with a lift. Set in place plumbing and what not for a corner to be cut out as a mancave room of sorts with a second layer loft. Has a wash bay set in the floor as an option next to that and I'm sure it'll have a batting cage and sports area for my girls.

Just basically one of those all in one party barns. It also helps free back up the main 4 car garage on the house and another workshop two car garage on the property. Hopefully...

 

[jedeyeben]

Well, I took a short break from the build these last couple weeks. I've done some basic landscaping and drainage projects but not much else really... Still waiting on getting electric ran, should happen later this week hopefully, then I'll have to start running some wire. Shouldn't be too bad of a project then it'll be time to finally start moving some stuff in from storage, getting the lift lined out and maybe even start on the interior office/room and loft. All of which will be nice but it will be great to have the house garage back so maybe I can actually use it this winter and park inside... It's a little too tightly packed right now.

 

[jedeyeben]

Well, its a little ahead of schedule but I went ahead and brought one of the projects on back from storage to it's new home...

It'll be a while before I get to start on it but at least it's in the shop now.

 

[jedeyeben]

Update: Well, I finally got around to having my Electric Co-Op come out and run service to the Barn about a month ago. They went ahead and split service off of the smaller shop with a new combo disconnect with utility breakers, using the existing meter on the shop, (it had a second meter already independent of the house) and running 200 amp out to the new building to a new 200 breaker with 40 slots. It went smoothly, trenched and installed in an afternoon. I opted to just pay them to come do all that part so I didn't have to mess with it, and luckily they offer electrician services at a very reasonable rate. It was a very good experience too, they walked me through every step of what they were doing with good learning explanations as to what, how and why.
The rest of the post box wiring is all up to me, which I'm more comfortable with doing than the service install. They are also working with me on some energy efficiency rebates that should cover the cost of all my lighting from what my Rep said. All in all it should work out great, its just taking some time on the paperwork end of things.

In unrelated news... I did pick up another new toy to help take up some room inside of it too.

 

[FadedGray]

Holy balls! I need a garage like that!

 

[jedeyeben]

It's been taking some time but I finally got back around to finishing up some more on the shop. Work and life have been fairly busy of late so the projects have been slow moving... I did get water ran out to the building, its in, its just not plumbed up to anything yet. I had put it off long enough but I knew I had to get it done soon before the weather got too cold.

Finished some other loose ends outside for the same reason. Just trying to clean the place up and wrap up everything before the snow hits, which worked out to be today. White rock was brought in for the drive, some landscaping rock around the porch, and cleaned up the post build pile of leftovers outside. Then finally today I got a chance to hang up all the lights and wire them in. Called to rent a scissor lift but the local rental place was out of them for the weekend so it ended up becoming a slow moving ladder job. Turned out very bright, I'm really happy with the results. Worked with a lighting shop for the layout and fixtures, went with ten 6 lamp T-5 high bays to fall in with my Electric Co and their efficiency goals. Went ahead and wired them in pairs on independent switches too just so I could use only what I may need at the time.

 

[Sims5]

Looking good


Blessed by God

 

[sbd4de3]

Wow! Incredible space!! Can't wait to see what you do with it in the future!

Steve

 

[jedeyeben]

Thanks, I've got a few ideas in mind, but even now still it is pretty much a blank slate to work with.

Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving.

I have been avoiding moving too much in yet just because I still have yet to seal the floor but I did move some stuff, quads and cars, around to clear out the house garage over the break. Not a huge deal but it helped clean up that space so we can park the daily drivers inside for a change now. It kind of gives me an idea of where things might end up, spatially speaking. Eventually I'll have to get going on the floor so I can start bringing in the rest of the cars and stuff. I also priced some pallet racks too for storage, that seemed to be the most reasonable way to go also given the vertical room I'm lucky to have.

 

[Sims5]

Are you planning on insulation and heating this? I built my 60x96x16 two years ago. It sure is fun.


Blessed by God

 

[jedeyeben]

Yes, long term I do, however it won't be right away. I'm kind of planning it out as a goal down the road when I get around to it. I do have some foam board to do the ceiling with now, seen piled in the corner, and then long term come back with metal or some finished product over it. I was able to pick up the insulation free as it was and I figured it would save me some heating cost closing off the trusses as best I could with the 16ft.

The walls will be too eventually but I'm looking to just bookcase the workshop side and insulate with rolled, and the rest I'll probably go with large rolled plastic faced... Both fall into the time and money budget planning program, then add them into the priority checklist. Of course with the latter they fall somewhere behind lift and office space/loft construction.

As far as heat, I did pick up a large propane fed shop heater. I wish I would've been able to do radiant floor heat, but it didn't make it into the planning and build schedule soon enough. I opted for size and height of the overall building and figured I would just figure it out later.

What suggestions do you have? Did you heat yours? I see your location is Ohio, so we're similar climates/winters, any advice?

 

[sean Buick 76]

Nice garage and I REALLY like your taste in cars!

 

[Sims5]

I did radiant in floor heat. If you do a search under my name you can see my entire build. If you put up a ceiling that will help with lighting and should also help with the heat.


Blessed by God

 

[86turbodsl]

Wow, what a great building. Love the ChevyII's too. One of those was ALMOST my first car. Lost it by an hour and ended up buying a Ford instead.

 

[LXCam]

Holly hell, what a great building and the toys. Congrats and good luck with the rest of it.

 

[shadyluke]

I don't know how long I could resist the urge to do donuts in there.

 

[C_F]

I don't know how long I could resist the urge to do donuts in there.

LOL! ^^^

Man, I love the size of this thing! It's amazing that the whole thing was up including cement, in five days!
You guys with huge buildings like this make me increasingly jealous. I'm so crammed, it's not funny. I really need to get out of where I'm at (suburbia) & find a spot like this, with lots of elbow room for a huge garage.

 

[MattN03]

Love the pics! How do you like your T4? I have a 2012 T4, with around 2200 miles. It's been a great machine, and put through it's paces in the eastern KY mountains we ride.

 

[mikefromme]

Why stop at 96'? 100 feet has a nice ring to it.

 

[Sims5]

The difference in going 96' vs 100' saved me about $9000 in another truss, insulation, tubing, concrete, interior and exterior steel.


Blessed by God

 

[Garage Dog]

Nice build - great space, you will be amazed at how fast you can fill it up.

You asked about what others have done regarding heat, etc. I have a fully insulated 50 x 100 barn in a colder climate than yours. I originally thought I would heat the barn, but it is just a lot of space to heat and if you keep the doors closed when it is cold and don't allow the slab to freeze it is amazing how warm it actually stays if you don't mind some insulated bibs. Unfortunately, lots of restoration and paint work don't work well under 60 degrees. If I stay here long enough, I would like to section off a smaller working shop area with a lower ceiling (maybe 20 x 30) that can be easily heated and built to allow storage above. I wish I had that insight before I filled it with stuff. It really depends how you end up using the space in the future.

Good Luck,

GD

 

[SUPRNOVA]

I still don't know what's appropriate to ask in life, so I'll just ask it. What's your total cost thus far? I'm still in the dreaming and planning phase as I can't seem to get the wife to stop spending all of my damn moolah. Nice to see another guy who considers "several acres" to be a yard though, a lot of folks lose their mind when I tell them I mow 3.2ac 1-2 times per week.

 

[jedeyeben]

Sims5: Thanks and I absolutely love your shop! Looks amazing, and I'll most certainly use it for reference and ideas for mine. And I appreciate all your input so far.

Matt: So far We are really enjoying the Teryx. My Girls love it, the wife enjoys driving it around and I've taken out several times riding with some friends with side by sides and its performed perfect. I wanted a SxS that the whole family could enjoy and I think this worked great. I like that its not too long for a 4 seater, it's easy to get in and out of, safe with the kids and comfortable to do about anything in it.

Mike: Sims5 is right, you have to think in 8' sections, 96 worked easier in that math, and was significantly cheaper all the way around. And when someone asks you just say 50x100 to make it simple.

GarageDog: Yeah I know heating is going to be a challenge based on size but it'll get there eventually... hopefully lol

Nova: Well, I try not to think about it... and I certainly never tell my wife... the building went up for right around 60. I just pay as I go so I never owe on it.

Overall I just plan to finish one project at a time with it, its a marathon not a sprint as far as I'm concerned. I was more focused on getting the overall space, which when I did I had to make cuts up front to some of the other amenities that had been originally planned when the size was smaller. It began as a 30x60 finished, then went to 40x80, then 40x96 and finally 50x96 with the wrap around porch and 16' walls, but lost interior finish, insulation up front, and so on.

I'm happy with what I ended up with, glad I went with the size first and details later approach. Plus that gives me more time to "borrow" ideas from a lot of what I've seen on here (aka Sims5 shop) haha

 

[Sims5]

Thanks for the compliments. Enjoy your space and have fun making it yours!


Blessed by God

 

[jedeyeben]

Time to update this I guess. Well it's been awhile since I've done much of anything in the shop. Pretty much stuck to working on house projects and misc stuff over the new year and into the spring. So not into working in the cold and I was, more than anything, waiting on it to warm up so my floor would be back up to a better temp for sealing. I've avoided having to really move much in yet just to avoid any stains and having to move it later to seal. I still have only wired up one outlet so far, I need to get busy that's for sure. Now that we're well into spring around here I've got the project list lined up and stuff ready to go. I'll get some pics going here shortly.

I guess I did add another toy though, bought another Cobra like one of the ones my wife and I had when we first got married.

 

[jedeyeben]

One more

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Sorry to say it but what is that thorn doing in there with all that great GM muscle??

Nice building!!

 

[jedeyeben]

Sorry to say it but what is that thorn doing in there with all that great GM muscle??

Nice building!!

What can I say? I don't discriminate, I like all different makes. They all make something iconic and fun. I have a 66 I'm restoring too once I get the shop back up and running.


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[jedeyeben]

I did make a decent pickup at the local Habitat for Humanity restore. Found some nice old retail display tables that'll make great work benches I think. They're heavy tube steel with laminate tops, 6 in total. All a good size too, 10' by 3', but only two are bench height. The other 4 are smaller tables that slide under the two main ones, I'll probably fabricate them together or work something out with them. Either way they were almost free and should do the job for a solid work bench.


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[lowflyn]

One more

Love the Redfire. Guessing by the antenna it's an 04. I see the 10th wheels but seat inserts don't look like a 10th.

I have a sonic blue 03 myself.

Keep us updated, this is my idea of a shop.

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[jedeyeben]

Love the Redfire. Guessing by the antenna it's an 04.

Keep us updated, this is my idea of a shop.

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Thanks. No it's actually an 03 but it's a late build, it also has the darker charcoal interior and the headliner has the mesh holder. Unless I'm missing something, it's been a few years since I have been in to them last. I had to second look the antenna too when I saw it. My other 03 was early build and had the other headliner and different shade of charcoal interior. Just happy to get into one again.


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[GilmourGarage]

Great Great Build Brother.
I can just imagine my 30x60 going inside of yours. hahaha.
Will keep an eye on this thread for sure.

 

[jedeyeben]

Did a little more work last week. Stained the floor where the interior room will be and sealed half of the rest. Now time to move everything and finish the other half.


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[jedeyeben]

Aaaaaannnd now the bad news... Well, I finally got my tax appraisals in the mail.... Land stayed the same price, and structures went up $60k!!!
Not that I'm surprised at an increase but wow. Considering my area, that is definitely a steep property value increase. I never gave a building cost to the clerk either. The worst part is that if I would've never even bothered with getting my building permit no one would've noticed. I wasn't aware that my county doesn't even have an inspector, rural area, and of course friends and family in the area neglected to tell me ahead of time not to even bother with one. Definitely falls into the what I'd do differently category. Lol


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[HRJoe]

Yeah that's crazy. Seems like every pole building around here gets assessed at about $10-$20k, tops, regardless. Nice shop, though! What are the metal colors?