Recent content by MDSteve

Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking about a small entrance area. The stairs are going to be straight in from the door as the door will be on the front of the garage (if they can fit in that configuration). I was thinking 36” wide stairs, but 40” would make moving much easier, especially with...

Agreed, thats why my original plan had the stairs enclosed, but I really didn’t account for the space that would eat up. I can stretch the dimensions a bit. I was being conservative with my setbacks (property line, well and septic).

Not much snow here in Maryland, but I can see a liability issue with exterior steps. I am planning on having as large of a overhang on the roof as possible, but that still wouldn’t cover the entire stairway. Thank you for the feedback, I am compiling quite a list for the architect.

I am planning on insulation well and adding a heat pump. As far as the electric bill i was planning on including utilities in the cost of the rent, but I can see where that could be a mess. I might use a private meter. Thank you.

That is what I was originally thinking (separate entrance stairs/ no access to the garage), but with all of the feedback it might just be easier and advantageous to have exterior stairs. The only reason for the original plan was if I decided not rent the apartment in the future it would be a...

Thank you for that feedback. You might be right. I really appreciate the honest feedback. The reason I think the value would increase is that all other homes on the street have added garages over the years and are 575-750K my home is around 500k on 1.5 acres which in my area very difficult to...

I plan to follow all codes. The reason for that orientation is for it to Mach the roof lines of the house. This is goin to sit 12’ off the house and I’ll eventually add a breeze way.

Thank you for the feedback. I think you are absolutely right about spending a little more money to be happy with my purchase. I’ve been a cheapskate my whole life. All this feedback makes me lean towards an architect so I can really envision the end product. I am really looking for income out of...

A separate entrance with interior stairs.

Thank you for the feedback. I will make a visit to 84 lumber to look at my truss options. I have roughly sketched the garage on graph page (to scale).

I am interested in building a 24x32 garage with an apartment above, but I am not finding any plans with the gable end on the 32’ side. I understand it’s a little more involved with spanning the load. I was thinking 9’ walls and 12 12 pitch on the roof with huge dormers on both sides to achieve...