D-Reds 40x30x12 underway

[d-red]

Hey everyone, first time posting here but been around for some time now reading and learning. A couple of years ago we purchased about 1.25 acres and built our home. Now I'm itching to get my shop under way. A hobby shop mostly. I'll have a boat, kayak, 59 Chevy 3100 and lawn equipment for now to fill it. I do some classic car restorations/upgrades, depending on client requests. I grew up doing upholstery work with my folks and want to get back to doing some of that in time. So the shop will be for a little of everything.

Plan is for a 40x30x12 welded frame. The roof will be 3/12, one man door on the northern side, a 16x10 and 10x10 overhead panel doors and a 3x4 window on the west facing side. I also plan to have a 40x10 approach. I will be hiring out the foundation and having the building erected and wrapped. I will do the rest slowly from there.

I've gotten a couple of bids for concrete in the past couple days. One came in at $9000 for the 40x30 and $2k more for the 40x10 out front. This is not including him adding fill that I need(quite a bit) only grading and pouring the concrete. The other bid came in at $10,500 for everything including the fill and grade work. This is on a downslope where the fill will taper from none to about three feet rise toward the back of the building. I'm considering adding a patio extension while I'm at it to the house too. Not sure on this yet.

I stole this list from someone else here to give me a better idea in planning but here's an overall list of what I have in mind.

FLOOR
4” monolithic foundation with rebar
Smooth finish on concrete

WALLS
Spray foam insulation
Finish with OSB


ELECTRICAL
110v outlets are gonna be, 4-5 feet apart except where a window gets in the way)
Placed at 48” above the floor level so they aren’t hidden later by benches, toolboxes, etc
20 Amp circuits
Outlets on the exterior
Outlet on wall next to garage door opener
Outlets up high on wall: wall clock, TV, surround speakers
Lights – LED
Exterior lights –above each door opening
Plan for dedicated circuit for heater
Outlets for welders, air compressor and lift

WATER
Gonna have a bathroom and a sink to wash parts A hose bib on one exterior wall

A/C
Minisplit???

Things that I'm considering
4 post lift
Welder
Plasma Cutter
Parts Washer
Microwave
Refrigerator
Charging station
TV
Stereo
Cabinets and shelving

Any thoughts, ideas or critiques are accepted. Thanks for looking.

 

[bradpac]

Sounds like a nice building, you've got a pretty solid plan there. Only two suggestions I have is eliminate the window and put wider doors across the front. Anything to make getting in and out easier is your friend, if you're doing panel doors you can just put windows there. You may also consider putting the building closer to the house. A shorter distance is cheaper running utilities or if you ever extend the driveway, and just more covenant for going out there. Also, if you have room behind the building you can hide a couple of more old trucks.

 

[welder57]

2'-6 Overhang all around, Helps cooling in the summer and getting wet going in and out.
Coiling-drum doors would help give you extra head room inside.

 

[d-red]

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to be changing the right door to a 12x10. That's the one that I would have a lift at when I get one. A couple of questions:

Is 12' height enough if my plan is to have a 4 post lift in it? Should I consider going 14'?

I have a question about the proper rebar that needs to be used. I got a bid which indicates 10"x20" beams on the perimeter and one in the center running each way. #4 rebar in the beams and #3 on top 24" on center. Is this what is expected/standard in the beams? and is 3000 psi sufficient?

 

[Mainiac Mat]

4" slab sounds like a weak link to me.... especially if your going to put a lift on that.

 

[d-red]

Can I get an admin to move this over to the Garage Gallery?