Recent content by adam e

Well- like anyone else, she has to work within the laws of physics. Just saying that she always comes up with unique solutions. Last year she was "young engineer of the year" in her state.

The "shop" under the tenants is just a place to store vehicles and do light maintenance on them. The tenants won't have a clue anything's going on. The wood shop tacked onto the back won't have anyone above them. Anything going on in this space is for personal use.

We're pretty stuck on a 12/12 pitch with 8/12 dormer. Anything else would look funny next to our house. Our engineer friend is coming over next week to spitball some more. She's pretty smart and solved a lot of interesting problems when we built our house.

I'm guessing that regional lingo is getting in the way. Sure- call it a 1.5 story. Yes, I want living human beings to live in the apartment above.

Thank you! The shed dormer is for added space and to get more light into the place- so fake won't do the trick. Another idea I had was to build knee walls and use scissor trusses, but like a lot of non-engineers- sometimes we come up with ideas that aren't feasible. We'll see.

Since I couldn't upload a PDF, here's a low quality cell phone picture of a low quality sketch. https://photos.smugmug.com/Projects/i-f8LL93c/0/5da96fc5/O/IMG_2304.jpg

Yes, but some things are worth paying for. If it's possible, I want it. Yeah- I had also thought that changing the pitch of the roof over the back shop section- basically so snow would fall off the back of the building if that makes sense. It would be simpler. The upper story's intended use...

This is a lot like the premise we're after, though dimensions are way off. We do want the overhang on the right, a shed dormer on the left, and two doors (10x8). http://associateddesigns.com/garage-plans/plan/20020

Hi All, Been lurking for years, finally decided to jump in. In 2012 we built a 3 story ICF house in New Hampshire. We also used a floor system by Hambro so we have clear span potential on all three levels and all 3 floors are heated concrete. It's a pretty nice house. Now it's time for a...