2-hokies
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Hey all - been skimming these boards the last couple months or so and been getting a lot of great info. Finally got plans done and signed a contractor up so ground breaks as soon as permits come through from the city!
Took awhile to design, but I'm getting a nice one! Some of the big hurdles:
1. I live in a historic district in a house on the national register, so no big steel building or prefab unit - needs to match the house/general era design (no biggie since we love our neighborhood and neighbors)
2. Not a huge lot, but a pretty nice space for a downtown lot.
3. Huge oak tree in the middle of the yard - this was the biggest constraint, but we love our big, old trees, so it had to stay!
So here's the overall design of what will be built - 2 car garage 21' W x 25' D inside with a 18 x 8 door (9' ceilings). The deeper dimension will allow a workbench at the back - I mountain bike and need a space to work on bikes and other things. Also will add a beer zone. The side addition will be a separate music studio/workout room and the upstairs will be about 500 sf of space that will serve as a woodworking shop. Going to insulate and heat/cool the whole thing with a mini split system. I'll post pix of the progress on the General board as I move forward, and will likely have plenty of questions!
Took awhile to design, but I'm getting a nice one! Some of the big hurdles:
1. I live in a historic district in a house on the national register, so no big steel building or prefab unit - needs to match the house/general era design (no biggie since we love our neighborhood and neighbors)
2. Not a huge lot, but a pretty nice space for a downtown lot.
3. Huge oak tree in the middle of the yard - this was the biggest constraint, but we love our big, old trees, so it had to stay!
So here's the overall design of what will be built - 2 car garage 21' W x 25' D inside with a 18 x 8 door (9' ceilings). The deeper dimension will allow a workbench at the back - I mountain bike and need a space to work on bikes and other things. Also will add a beer zone. The side addition will be a separate music studio/workout room and the upstairs will be about 500 sf of space that will serve as a woodworking shop. Going to insulate and heat/cool the whole thing with a mini split system. I'll post pix of the progress on the General board as I move forward, and will likely have plenty of questions!
