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Thank you for all the responses folks, has certainly given me some ideas. As of right now I am leaning away from my original plan, and moving towards a plan with no attached garage. Would do a 40x56' house, then a 40x40 garage/shop out behind with one 12' door and two 10' doors. Could go up to...

Sounds as though the consensus is that the garage is not too large to be an unsightly addition to the house and result in a negative effect on the value of the property in the future, so I should be good to go with my existing plan. Thanks for all the help so far folks, and yes I will be looking...

Getting married at some point is a very real possibility, which is also why I am building the house bigger than I need, that way if I do get married and maybe even a couple kids end up in the picture the house can support that comfortably. I could get by just fine with a 1 bedroom house on the...

House is not a similar size to the garage. Living space is 2756 ft^2. Probably should have clarified that in my original post.

I understand that, for most people it would be absolutely absurd. While not the point of this thread, I will explain a little further. My situation is a little different since I am not married and have no kids. Live in a travel trailer, so no rent payment. I work 70 hours a week or more 7-8...

This is all rural so the variances between houses and garages around here covers the entire spectrum. The norm seems to be a typical 2 car with one wide door for the majority of the neighborhood that was built in the 70's. This particular property is a flag lot, so not even remotely visible from...

Good point. That issue should be mitigated however once there is an actual shop on the property, and I will probably also build a separate shed to house yard equipment and flammable fuels.

True on not getting the money out of it. That I am not really concerned about. Being 30 now, I fully expect to live in this place once it is built until I am at least 70 perhaps longer if I survive that long. Property values in this area have been on the upswing for years, and if the trend...

Rough timline: Year 1 - clearing the brush from the property, cut the trees from the home area, fence the entire place, level a driveway and truck in rock for about a 500' drive. Bring in a large excavator and clear some stumps and level a pad for the homesite. All will be done by me. Year 2...

This is what I mean by an "L" shape and simple roofline:

Hey folks, after recently picking up 2-1/4 acres of bare land, I am working on designing the house I want to build on there (which will likely be a 10 year project from now to completion). What I would like to know is if there is a rule of thumb for attached garages, while I know one is never...

I'm going to hijack my own thread as I just discovered that the pump is the same model that IR uses for their truck mount compressor setups that sell for $3500. They use a 13hp GX390 motor to drive it and advertise about 25 cfm. Since the electric motor that drives it now is 5hp and it is around...

Someone else can probably come up with a better answer than me, but the way I see it is that yes it is possible to do. However, to do it right the entire bottom cap would need cut off of the tank since the majority of it is very likely compromised. Then weld a patch to the inside of the cap...

I don't think it is over rated, this is not the same IR 5hp model that places like Tractor Supply carry for like $900 - this one is a little more expensive industrial version. Still not a high end compressor, but really it has held its own just fine in a farm shop for the last 20 years.

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Can't protect everyone from themselves, but it might be prudent to write on the tank DO NOT USE just to cover myself, or maybe cut a window in it.

It really isn't worth my time to try and put together a working unit to sell even if it nets more in resale value. If I was going that route, would probably find a 20-30 gallon tank and a Honda GX160 motor and turn the pump into a field unit for my service truck.

Southern Oregon (Grants Pass). I'm sure that it is worth something to someone, but the trouble is figuring out a starting price to list it for.

I would much rather just sell it complete rather than in pieces, I highly doubt anyone would be very much inclined to try and save the tank.

Hey folks, have an IR air compressor that the tank developed a leak on after about 20 years of service. 5hp, 60 gal unit. Pump and motor are still working great - briefly contemplated getting a new tank for it, but decided to upgrade since over the last couple of years I have increased my air...