Recent content by stuxtruth

Increasing my homes value isn’t a priority as I don’t plan on moving. It was just a thought.

The back yard (not in a flood zone)

I'd use caution. Try I have, and yes they have seen much worse than I have for sure. I without question would want to build it up. Initially I wanted to build up about two feet. Since it's an accessory building, it doesn't require flood insurance, but I asked my insurance agent anyway, and...

Correction: I considered it but the wife wouldn’t go for making the house look MORE unsymmetrical. Great attitude by the way.

Not entertaining that option.

I considered it but the wife wouldn’t go for making the house look unsymmetrical.

Well, being just under base flood elevation (on a flood way fringe) is going to put a halt to this project. I called FEMA and they said no problem to bringing in fill as long as a flood impact study is done. I called the county and they said every spec of dirt that goes towards foundation fill...

Unlikely. If I went the steel building route, I would probably just shell out the cash to have the garage opening reframed to remove the divider and convert to one large single door. That way she can swing in there without taking out the garage :). The barn is in pretty rough shape. The entire...

The box at the bottom is where I want the shop. The green lines are two foot elevations. So it looks like I would need to build up over 4 feet to get out of BFE, which I’m really not looking to do as that is quite a lot of dirt and height.

The attached two car is very difficult to get in and out of. With there being the center divider, on top of having to make a 5 point turn to get out of the driveway, it's just not a practical solution for my wife to be parking with two kiddos every day. In regards to the BFE, I'm really not...

Long time lurker, first post. I've been wanting to build a shop now for the better part of a decade, and I've decided to turn to you guys for advice. I finally bought a house with a couple of acres and I'm trying to figure out the best options for a shop. I will list the options below. Option...