Recent content by t25torx

So I'm not convinced on the whole gable end doors. I don't see how that gets me more working area in the same square footage, and also would seem to make it more difficult to get two lifts in and a wash bay. Can y'all sketch up something in MS paint of the floor plan so i can see what you're...

Then it won't be a 30x40 which is what I'm building here . What's the point of having the doors on the gable end? If I have a car in the the back I won't be able to get it out unless I move one of the other cars out of the way. Seems like a hassle to me. I'd rather have my stalls drive in ready...

Okay I did some more work on the SketchUp model. Added the block like y'all suggested. It does give a decent amount of headroom over that 4 post. Enough that I shouldn't have to worry about hitting the garage door when it's open and still have room. I'm still researching the standing seam...

Foam board under the slab? This is the first I'm hearing of that. I'll definitely check on that, as the slab in my current garage is ice cold in the winter and keeps me from doing anything out there when the temps get low. I'll do some more research into putting some type of windows up high...

Thanks for the detailed replies Dan. I'll rework my drawings for a couple rows of block to get the height up 16 inches. I'll also plan for plywood on the roof and start researching standing seam roofing and the DIY side of it. I'll ditch the skylights. I was looking at other options and ran...

Where did you get the trusses from? I was looking at Mernard's site for the ones I currently have planned.

Yeah it was very much a natural light thing. I added the panels in my shed build and it really made a difference in there. I may just do some garage doors with frosted glass panels instead and do some frosted windows up high around the top edge to get that natural light in. As for the studs on...

Okay I think I got the pictures issues fixed on my first post. I guess GJ doesn't play well with imgur anymore. The main factors on the size I chose for the shop are price and land area. While I have 33 acres, it's mainly all ridge-line. We're planing on building our house on the ridge and the...

Hey Guys and Gals, It's getting close to time for me to start finalizing plans for my new shop now that the wife and I bought our 33 acres we plan to live on for the long foreseeable future. I had looked at steel buildings in the past for the property that was in a flood zone, but now that I...

The shed is officially done! I got the locks/handles in from Amazon a couple days ago and went about making them into the latches I wanted. I looked and looked but only found a couple places that had the lock design I wanted, but they wanted something close to $60 a set for them which was a...

Hello from the Nashville area also! Im planning a 30x40 three car shop in the next couple years so I'll be following yours to see how your contractors work out.

Thanks! It's been a learning experience for sure. I plan on building a 30x40 three car affair in the future and didn't want any of this garden stuff trying to find a home in the new garage so yes, you need a shed.

This is relevant to my interests. I'm trying to decide what kind of 30x40 building I want to go with when I do pull the trigger. What's the tab on this so far, and what will it run to once it's all said and done? Building looks great so far. Are you planning on insulation?

It's not. The ramp is removable and sits on some 4x4 posts at the shed end. The only thing holding it in place is it's weight and the metal tie plate.

Decided to build the ramp today, I'm itching to get my garage in a workable state, so even weekends are work days now. Ramp is just three 2x6's with decking boards ran across them and screwed down with some exterior deck screws. It's about 7 feet long, which should make for a nice angle at the...