Fechmup
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I first found this forum a few months ago when I was looking for garage ideas. I didn't even know what size to start with. After writing a list of needs and wants, I honed in on what needed to be built... An 80'x120'....
Back to Earth.
I received proposals from several companies in the area to build a 24x32 workshop. At the time, I wasn't sure if stick built would be the way to go, or post frame construction. I like stick built for a lot of reasons, but in the end, post frame was about 25% cheaper among the contractors we received proposals from.
By the time we had selected a contractor, I think we were on our 15th update/revision. I'm sure I was a pain, but I tried not to be.
The final drawing was settled on 28'w x 36'd with a 10'x36' lean-to on one side for a dog kennel and firewood storage. I really wish I had room for the building to be 40' deep, but with 20' setbacks from the rear, and 15' from the side, I really couldn't do much more.
Another constraint I had was the HOA.... I was the test case for my neighborhood of 32 homes. We are allowed to have garages, but I was probably pushing the envelope for the more 'controlling' neighbors. When I sat down to put the arcititural review committee application together, I went over all the deed restrictions carefully.
I knew I wanted the roof pitch to match the house -- 8/12. I knew the roof height of the building couldn't be higher than my single story house. I also wanted a 10' tall garage door, which meant 12' walls. The gutters on the house at 11', and the yard slopes back in the yard, so that would be easy enough to hide. I also think the garage door looks scaled down a bit because I made it 20' wide.
The HOA required that I use vinyl siding and asphalt shingles. Fine.
My application was ok'd and we were underway. We're about 6 weeks in and the insulators are here today. I'll backtrack with some pics first.
Back to Earth.
I received proposals from several companies in the area to build a 24x32 workshop. At the time, I wasn't sure if stick built would be the way to go, or post frame construction. I like stick built for a lot of reasons, but in the end, post frame was about 25% cheaper among the contractors we received proposals from.
By the time we had selected a contractor, I think we were on our 15th update/revision. I'm sure I was a pain, but I tried not to be.
The final drawing was settled on 28'w x 36'd with a 10'x36' lean-to on one side for a dog kennel and firewood storage. I really wish I had room for the building to be 40' deep, but with 20' setbacks from the rear, and 15' from the side, I really couldn't do much more.
Another constraint I had was the HOA.... I was the test case for my neighborhood of 32 homes. We are allowed to have garages, but I was probably pushing the envelope for the more 'controlling' neighbors. When I sat down to put the arcititural review committee application together, I went over all the deed restrictions carefully.
I knew I wanted the roof pitch to match the house -- 8/12. I knew the roof height of the building couldn't be higher than my single story house. I also wanted a 10' tall garage door, which meant 12' walls. The gutters on the house at 11', and the yard slopes back in the yard, so that would be easy enough to hide. I also think the garage door looks scaled down a bit because I made it 20' wide.
The HOA required that I use vinyl siding and asphalt shingles. Fine.
My application was ok'd and we were underway. We're about 6 weeks in and the insulators are here today. I'll backtrack with some pics first.
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