Above 1200 Sq/FT 40x40 build in progress

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[JD Miller]

Looks Good

Do you have enforced structural building codes and inspections in your particular area of BC Canada?

 

[JD Miller]

What are the two things in the middle of,, I guess the slab area? Are they some king of portable, reusable concrete form panel assembly storage racks ??

 

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[ipgenie]

I'd add a staircase at the back or somewhere. 16' is a long way to carry something up/down a ladder and it won't always be convenient to raise the forklift up to the front door, then squeeze up along side it on the ladder to bring down every little thing you might need.

Also, having a stout floor upstairs will be a plus. Then you can set things up on pallets with the forklift and roll them around into place on a pallet jack. Maybe even consider a high lift pallet jack so you can place them on shelves without having to load/unload the pallet.

 

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[BORING HOP YARD]

Looking great, looking forward to seeing you finish.

 

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[b-bop]

Now my dilemma is accessing this area. I hadn't really wrapped my head around the 16' ceiling height and how high it makes this. There will be a french door on the front of the building for access, and nothing from inside. I believe we agreed on in-swing doors. This just seems like it will be awkward to put a ladder up there and open the doors. Should I ask for them to build a small landing/deck outside of the doors? Or maybe buy a big portable staircase? Thoughts? Anyone else have something like this? I guess the other option would also be to ask for a door on the back side (more $$$ ) and get them to put a narrow staircase on the back of the building. That way I could use the front doors for forklifting things in (assuming I find an appropriate previously enjoyed forklift that has the height capacity) and just use the stairs on the back for day to day access.

Consider building a lift to go up to your attic space. For years I carried stuff up a ladder and had a rope that I lifted awkward stuff. Now that I have a lift powered by a Princess auto electric hoist, life is much better. Not mine, but just an example

 

[Denwood]

That is a beast of a build!! With 16 foot ceilings one wonders what you'll be doing in there. I'm assuming hoists and trucks.

With the upstairs access, I'd be going with your idea of a rear staircase and leaving the front open for a lift. Is it all storage up top or are you doing a mancavish thing up there?

Given your location, what is the plan for HVAC? Sounds like you've already insulated the slab and footings.

 

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[Denwood]

16' ceiling is for a few reasons. The last shop was about a 11' ceiling and I often ran out of vertical capacity when using the overhead. I used it for everything, from just unloading stuff from the truck, to swapping bodies/cabs, or even just lifting transmissions from the floor onto the bench or stand. I will probably buy a car hoist at some point too. The other reason is if I do have to sell ever it is worth a lot more if a logging truck (or any other semi) fits inside.

Storage only up top, at least that's the plan. Technically it can't be an "inhabited space" and I don't plan to heat or insulate it. Could that change later, maybe, but for now I don't have the budget to do anything else with it.

Planning to do in-floor heat plus a large unit heater to get temperatures up quick or dry things out. I don't normally want it overly warm, so I think that will be the most reasonable compromise. Air conditioning shouldn't be necessary here. I do want an exhaust fan and need to see what is available that seals probably in a cold climate. I may get a couple ceiling fans too, I haven't decided on all the electrical yet and hope to meet with the electrician soon to talk about things.

The semi thing given your location makes a bit more sense...

 

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[Mr onetwo]

I would say not normal. Never seen a photo with it done that way.Air needs to flow freely bottom to top to vent the space.

 

[borgdog]

interesting idea with the diagonal, allows airflow but also allows vertical siding fastening, without doing double strapping. I would think for it to work correctly the diagonals would need to stop short of end verticals to allow air to the smaller spaces up top. seems like it would be more complicated for the metal fastening pattern, but doable.

 

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