UnionMan
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Well let me get started with a somewhat quick background.
In 2012 My Father and I got to talking and came up with a crazy Idea. To move further out into "rural" Virginia and buy some land so that we could build two houses near each other and a shop outbuilding to house all of our family's hobbies. Well In 2013 we found a nice piece of property totaling just under 48 acres, after some surveys and document recordings I carved out a 4 acre lot to build my home for my Wife and daughter. My father would then build his home next door on the larger parcel and that is also where the shop would be located. The original larger property was a old dairy farm that had been cut up into around 7 lots by the son who inherited the lot from his mother passing a few years prior. The property hasn't been used for dairy in years but still had some of the buildings on site. Most of which ended up being on the lot my father purchased. These include a Dairy Barn, Equipment shed, and small outbuilding which use to have a bathroom and all the milking compressors.
Fast forward to this year 2015 and I have moved in my home in May this year and have also added one child to my family to make it two daughters (9year old, 9 month old.) My parents home next door is on its way with the exterior almost all wrapped up and the inside of the home is dry walled and trimmed out. Waiting on the bathroom tile work to be done and HVAC unit to be set then Ill be getting in there finishing up the rest of the home as I have done most the Finish work inside my home next door.
We decided to have all the "Building" done at once to minimize disturbance down the road with construction so the pole barn shop started last week. My oldest is still trying to talk Grandpa into building a pool. Telling him that he should build it now cause she doesn't want to see his grass torn up later down the road. I would have to agree with my daughter. With numerous bids an talking to companies we went with a semi local company out of Harrisonburg, VA Superior Buildings.
Ill start with some pictures of the homes then the start of the pole barn. Both homes have a similar garage setup with a 16x8 and a 9x8 garage doors with a 24' by 33' garage floor.
The workshop will be 40x60x12 with a 6/12 pitch roof. There will be a 10x10 overhead door toward one end to allow access for a two post lift for basic automotive maintenance on family cars and equipment. The center section of the shop will house my fathers wood working tools and the other end will have a office for my wife's business and room to house the laser engraver as well as a full bathroom with shower stall. There is also a 8'x30' front porch on the side facing the home to allow my father to sit in his chair and widdle and carve his walking sticks and other items he makes.
My Home
My Garage door setup on my home. My buddies son who has been fighting cancer for the past year. Kids a Trooper.
Inside my garage. Still messy since my fathers house and some of mine is still a working jobsite.
Some earlier pictures of my Fathers home.
Last but not least the start of the 40x60x12 Shop
In the background you can see the far corner of the house. my father wanted it close to his home so he could easily walk back and forth even though there is a Full bathroom in the plans.
Door and window package being store in my fathers garage.
UnionMan
In 2012 My Father and I got to talking and came up with a crazy Idea. To move further out into "rural" Virginia and buy some land so that we could build two houses near each other and a shop outbuilding to house all of our family's hobbies. Well In 2013 we found a nice piece of property totaling just under 48 acres, after some surveys and document recordings I carved out a 4 acre lot to build my home for my Wife and daughter. My father would then build his home next door on the larger parcel and that is also where the shop would be located. The original larger property was a old dairy farm that had been cut up into around 7 lots by the son who inherited the lot from his mother passing a few years prior. The property hasn't been used for dairy in years but still had some of the buildings on site. Most of which ended up being on the lot my father purchased. These include a Dairy Barn, Equipment shed, and small outbuilding which use to have a bathroom and all the milking compressors.
Fast forward to this year 2015 and I have moved in my home in May this year and have also added one child to my family to make it two daughters (9year old, 9 month old.) My parents home next door is on its way with the exterior almost all wrapped up and the inside of the home is dry walled and trimmed out. Waiting on the bathroom tile work to be done and HVAC unit to be set then Ill be getting in there finishing up the rest of the home as I have done most the Finish work inside my home next door.
We decided to have all the "Building" done at once to minimize disturbance down the road with construction so the pole barn shop started last week. My oldest is still trying to talk Grandpa into building a pool. Telling him that he should build it now cause she doesn't want to see his grass torn up later down the road. I would have to agree with my daughter. With numerous bids an talking to companies we went with a semi local company out of Harrisonburg, VA Superior Buildings.
Ill start with some pictures of the homes then the start of the pole barn. Both homes have a similar garage setup with a 16x8 and a 9x8 garage doors with a 24' by 33' garage floor.
The workshop will be 40x60x12 with a 6/12 pitch roof. There will be a 10x10 overhead door toward one end to allow access for a two post lift for basic automotive maintenance on family cars and equipment. The center section of the shop will house my fathers wood working tools and the other end will have a office for my wife's business and room to house the laser engraver as well as a full bathroom with shower stall. There is also a 8'x30' front porch on the side facing the home to allow my father to sit in his chair and widdle and carve his walking sticks and other items he makes.
My Home
My Garage door setup on my home. My buddies son who has been fighting cancer for the past year. Kids a Trooper.
Inside my garage. Still messy since my fathers house and some of mine is still a working jobsite.
Some earlier pictures of my Fathers home.
Last but not least the start of the 40x60x12 Shop
In the background you can see the far corner of the house. my father wanted it close to his home so he could easily walk back and forth even though there is a Full bathroom in the plans.
Door and window package being store in my fathers garage.
UnionMan
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