Recent content by rjd2

I don't mean "elegant" like I'm serving tea and crumpets, I mean elegant as in "a good solution" for both ventilation and insulation that's easy to use.

I considered it. One of the builders I'm talking to who specializes in ICF construction said that I basically don't need to worry about load bearing issues; 3 12 ft roll up garage doors didn't seem to concern him at all. I'd really like to be able to open the windows. Maybe there's a nice...

2level: i didn't price out stick build yet, but my estimate on the ICF walls is 27k, for both stories. that may change, as the footprint is being noodled with. since i'm not doing rollup on the east side now, and the train is to the east, i'm not TOO worried about noise. i do need to figure out...

Thanks, everybody. Semi-good news; it looks like I can scale up to 78'W, 25'D, with a bumpout on the north side of an extra ~50 sq ft(bathroom? mechanicals?). I'm probably going to ditch the "drive thru" garage door thing; I don't need to drive thru the space, plus, with 25'D, it's gonna get...

here's my vision: 2 garage rollup doors along the west wall, one ~25' in from the north wall, one ~25' in from the south wall. in theory, i could drive in, turn left or right, and fit 2 cars next to each other(we aren't talking 118" wheelbase cars; 2 are bmw 2002's). if i did this 4 times, i...

OK- a bit of a dimensional update. it looks as though 25' deep shouldn't be a problem at all;however, i think i'm going to lose some of that 80' width, that will likely come down to about 70'. function: the main things i want to do are: 1-be able to put a car up on a lift, and have the space...

yea, i'm not thrilled about the 20' depth; the lot size is 40'x112'. i'm in columbus, ohio. there is an easement in place, so i MAY be able to go up to 25' or so. my max footprint by code is 2250.

Hi all-so I have what I consider to be a fairly lucky situation. I bought a piece of land in a pretty safe neighborhood on the cheap, and I intend to build a 2-story structure on it. The 2nd floor would be living space, but the first floor will be a dedicated garage/workspace. This will be a...