We bought our house about 16 months ago, it has a 20x20 garage. I had a list of repairs/improvements by the wife and once I got through those, I was free to build!
I've been on GJ for about a year now reading & absorbing hoping to have my own build in a few years... But business has been good and I've been working on the list and my wife wants to park in the 20x20 again this winter so there's a few reasons to start building earlier than planned!
I got to know the local amish and had them build a deck, which was the biggest thing on the wife's list. They did a great job and were good people to deal with - and cheap!
I had them price a 30x40 pole barn with a loft and it ended up being reasonably priced, but more than I wanted to spend, as we most likely won't be living here forever. So I ditched the loft and added 2 ft to the width for a 32x40 with 12' ceilings.
Here is the spot where the pole barn will go. I had to move the potting shed forward 6' and you can see where the bigger shed used to be, we moved it back a ways and 90° clockwise. We used a buddy's F250 to drag them
32' was as wide as I could go, 15' from property and 10' from septic.
The building is going to be the place where I store all my tools, JD318, a couple cars, and one corner is going to be the man cave. I plan to leave the inside open for the most part to keep it versatile. Depending on how things go, I may set up a photography studio for shooting vehicles in a year or two.
It will have radiant heat, electric & water and I would like to drywall but most of those may have to wait until $$ permits. I am getting the pex/slab installed this year though.
I've been on GJ for about a year now reading & absorbing hoping to have my own build in a few years... But business has been good and I've been working on the list and my wife wants to park in the 20x20 again this winter so there's a few reasons to start building earlier than planned!
I got to know the local amish and had them build a deck, which was the biggest thing on the wife's list. They did a great job and were good people to deal with - and cheap!
I had them price a 30x40 pole barn with a loft and it ended up being reasonably priced, but more than I wanted to spend, as we most likely won't be living here forever. So I ditched the loft and added 2 ft to the width for a 32x40 with 12' ceilings.
Here is the spot where the pole barn will go. I had to move the potting shed forward 6' and you can see where the bigger shed used to be, we moved it back a ways and 90° clockwise. We used a buddy's F250 to drag them
32' was as wide as I could go, 15' from property and 10' from septic.
The building is going to be the place where I store all my tools, JD318, a couple cars, and one corner is going to be the man cave. I plan to leave the inside open for the most part to keep it versatile. Depending on how things go, I may set up a photography studio for shooting vehicles in a year or two.
It will have radiant heat, electric & water and I would like to drywall but most of those may have to wait until $$ permits. I am getting the pex/slab installed this year though.
