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(Step 9, continued) With the shell only missing garage doors and otherwise wrapped up, we made the call to delay on the doors because of an incoming storm. The original plan for the rear facing apron was to just do 4' long, the width of the building. At this point, it didn't make sense to cut...

(Step 9, continued) The next day, October 15th, it was time to start sealing up the building and setting in the entry doors. Wainscoat and doors went up first, with radiant barrier going up behind the siding/roof. This all happened fairly quick, and was done within two days of starting.

(Step 9, continued) Two days later, October 5th, the contractor was back to work on site. Headers were put into place for the garage doors, the girts were finished up all around, and trusses were picked up from my work and delivered to the house. On October 14th, I got pictures of more...

(Step 9, continued) Sure enough, at 7am on October 3rd, the concrete guys were at the house and getting to work! I was incredibly pleased with the work done by the concrete contractors, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone local looking for finished concrete work, their name...

(Step 9, continued) On September 30th, the last posts went up, and mud board went up for concrete work to be able to start. October 1st, I came home from work to see that the final flat work had been completed in preparation for the concrete pour, which I was told would start before the...

(Step 9) By the time I got home from work on September 20th, a good bit of dirt had been delivered and moved On September 24th, the post holes were dug and concrete footers poured. September 25th I took delivery of another half Miata, which I'll eventually use for a right hand drive...

(Step 8.5) Started prepping the site because permits came in quicker than expected. Basically had a week to clear the back of the property, prune my tree, tear out the fence and chicken coop, etc. First part of cleaning was reorganizing - I stuffed a car and a motorcycle into the little garage...

Long story short, for my needs and goals with the building, it made the most sense. A bit more background on me, my degree from VT is in Sustainable Biomaterials with a concentration in Residential Wood Structures so stick built and post frame (pole barn) construction are in my wheelhouse. Costs...

Kind of a neat thing (at least in my eyes), was able to do fully custom trusses for my odd north/south gables that properly distributed load on the custom spaced posts. Unless someone else ends up doing the same odd layout as I chose, these may never be built again. North gable (facing the...

(Steps 4-8) I tend to suffer from analysis paralysis. After deciding on size, it took me another year of researching and weighing pros/cons to determine the type of building I wanted to do. For the size I wanted to do, cost per square foot came out to nearly the same regardless of pole barn...

(Steps 1-3) I'm the first to admit I have too many projects, especially when it comes to vehicles. This factored heavily into the dream, the wants, and the needs. The second major factor was that I have three pretty good size pups (two that weigh in around 70lbs and one that's around 110lbs), so...

Having no family in Colorado, and knowing nobody who had been through the process of building a shop, I really didn't even know where to start with the planning process. My process took a long time, but yielded the results I wanted, so I've written it down in case anyone researching for their...

Very long time lurker, first time poster. A bit of background on me, I went to Virginia Tech and was involved in the Car Club before graduating and moving out to Colorado. When looking at property out here, my priority was minimizing my commute and (ideally) getting enough land to eventually...