Ed2010
Well-known member
I was recently turned on to this forum because I'm getting ready to build a "small" shop behind our weekend home for my tractor and Ranger. What some of you are doing with/in your garages is nothing short of amazing. My aspirations aren't that great but they're growing
I started thinking about a 30x40x12, then added a 10x40 lean-to on each side, then took a step back and decided on a 30x50x14. That will give me enough room for the tractor, brush hog, Ranger, future zero-turn, future tractor implements, a bathroom, sink and table for processing meat, and an area for tinkering. The 14' height gives me the ability to build a loft for a bit of extra room.
The building will be a welded steel building with 4 trusses, one on each end and the other two 20' in with 10' between the centers. On the front side I'm putting in 2 12x12 roll-up doors, each just outside of the inner trusses. I'll put a man door between the two 12' doors, closer to the left one. On the opposite side of the building across from the right 12' door will be another 12x12 roll-up. Here is a sketch I made which also shows the ramps that will be poured with the slab.
I called the builder and concrete guys today to let them know we're ready to move forward. Sounds like perfect timing, the concrete guy said he just had a job pushed back and can start the dirt work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to sharing the build and learning how to build my loft from other posters on this site.
I started thinking about a 30x40x12, then added a 10x40 lean-to on each side, then took a step back and decided on a 30x50x14. That will give me enough room for the tractor, brush hog, Ranger, future zero-turn, future tractor implements, a bathroom, sink and table for processing meat, and an area for tinkering. The 14' height gives me the ability to build a loft for a bit of extra room.
The building will be a welded steel building with 4 trusses, one on each end and the other two 20' in with 10' between the centers. On the front side I'm putting in 2 12x12 roll-up doors, each just outside of the inner trusses. I'll put a man door between the two 12' doors, closer to the left one. On the opposite side of the building across from the right 12' door will be another 12x12 roll-up. Here is a sketch I made which also shows the ramps that will be poured with the slab.
I called the builder and concrete guys today to let them know we're ready to move forward. Sounds like perfect timing, the concrete guy said he just had a job pushed back and can start the dirt work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to sharing the build and learning how to build my loft from other posters on this site.
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