40X48X12 Pole building

[harleyjlm]

I'm putting up a 40x48x12 building this spring and was wondering If some of you guys that have the same size could post some pics of the inside with your cars, toys, and tools in place. I'm wondering if I should have went 56 ft long instead of 48. Also I talked with the building rep and he thought it would cost me thousands extra to put a bathroom in it.The sewer line was the part he said that would be the spendy part. I have city sewer and water. I wouldn't have thought that it would be that big of a problem to tie into that.


Thanks
Justin

 

[UpNorther]

I just got the shell up on my 40x48x12 a month ago. My layout is mainly for fully heated wood shop, bar area, and toy storage/work area. If I wanted to keep vehicles in there permenantly, I'd have wish I had gone bigger then. Truthfully, I just plan on adding another 48' non-heated later on if need be for extra vehicles.
Right now, I just have two 4 wheelers, ski loader, jet ski, side by side ATV, and a snowmobile in there, its amazing how it shrunk the inside..
Can't see where your from, but I know where I live it'd be costly to put in water/sewer because of depth below the frost line.

 

[LXCam]

Problem with a bathroom is adequate fall for the waste line. Not knowing the elevations or distance between your tie in point and the new crapper makes any additional information impossible to discuss cost. And everyone will tell you the same thing, bigger is always better. Good luck and post a lot of pictures.

Cam

 

[Bib Overalls]

One option, if drop is the problem, is to use a sewage grinder and pump.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinder_pump

One big plumbing expense is excavating for and covering up the line to your house sewer line. You can save big bucks if you or a friend have a backhoe or you rent one over a weekend. If you put a bathroom in you will have fresh water lines and you might want to burry your electrical service, data lines, etc as well.

Putting a bathroom in your shop with associated underslab drain lines is a complication that your builder would like to avoid. They make their money by being fast and anything that will slow them down is going to be viewed critically. Before you take his word for it bring in a pro and get an estimate from him.

I have a toilet and a cold water sink in my shop. Minimal underslab plumbing. Runs to a 250 gallon septic tank and then to my field lines. Have hundreds in it, not thousands.

 

[cbacres]

I have a grinder sump and pump on my barn bathroom, works just fine and didn't cost much. Back in 2004 I think I paid $ 250 for it.
I ran a 2" line , uphill about 5' to tie into my septic tank line.
The good part is you can use a trencher to run the 2".

Works great and would easily handle a full bath.

 

[harleyjlm]

Well I decided against the toilet. I did decide to upsize to a 48 x 56. I am going to have running water though. So, I recieved a quote for adding floorheat. The pex pipe and foam board was priced at almost 7,000.00. Does this sound a little steep?