Atomic DNA
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Hello all. Decided to go ahead and register on the forums as I am sure I will have questions and hopefully I will be able to contribute as well.
My wife and I have 10 acres of property that we will be constructing a red iron steel building on. The building will be primarily for our business and there are plans to have living quarters for us and possibly my mother and father as they are getting up there in age. My mother calls it a "compound" as it will have community rooms that we will share such as the kitchen, laundry, etc. but will also have bedrooms (offices depending on local codes), a home theater and bathrooms of course. Again, all of this is code dependent.
The plans have changed quite dramatically over the last couple of years as our taste and requirements have changed so in hindsight it is probably a good thing that we haven't moved quickly on this project. So many different variations that include everything from a traditional stick built to a post frame construction and going from one level to two, then back to one. One thing is clear, though. It will be on a concrete slab and it will be a red iron construction. The size at this point in time is a 80' x 120' single level with 14' sidewalls and a 10' overhang that would border one of the ends and almost the entire side of the building. I am now entertaining the notion of going with a 20' sidewall on the living section and making the building 80' x 100'. So essentially 20' x 80' (read 3200 livable) on the rear of the building will be two story and the remaining 80' x 80' (single level) will be our production facility. The overhang will still be in the picture as well.
The property is located in a rural part of the county so we will be bringing in all of the utilities such as septic, a well, natural gas and underground electric with 3 phase for our equipment. Some site work has been started in the form of leveling and red rock. Not including the property, we are around 19k in improvements so far. The good news is that we have talked with the county PVA and the judge executive to make sure we can put this type of building up and we have received the green light. Now, we just have to figure on the living/working where you live situation. I know that the idea of living where you work has been done a million times but I want to make sure that we have our i's dotted and t's crossed. I want to make sure that our lending institution and who we have insurances through know what our intentions are. Some lending offices frown on unconventional builds for living (i.e. post frame, red iron, etc) and some insurance companies would like for you to not have your working environment where you live. My rationalizing of that is in case of a disaster you would be out both employment AND a place to live. Again, there are more and more people choosing to live this "unconventional" way and I would love to hear stories of the trials and tribulations of doing so.
Well, that's about it. I will be posting from time to time and will have the occasional question. I appreciate the wealth of information on this forum and like I said earlier, maybe I amy be able to contribute as well. Cheers.
My wife and I have 10 acres of property that we will be constructing a red iron steel building on. The building will be primarily for our business and there are plans to have living quarters for us and possibly my mother and father as they are getting up there in age. My mother calls it a "compound" as it will have community rooms that we will share such as the kitchen, laundry, etc. but will also have bedrooms (offices depending on local codes), a home theater and bathrooms of course. Again, all of this is code dependent.
The plans have changed quite dramatically over the last couple of years as our taste and requirements have changed so in hindsight it is probably a good thing that we haven't moved quickly on this project. So many different variations that include everything from a traditional stick built to a post frame construction and going from one level to two, then back to one. One thing is clear, though. It will be on a concrete slab and it will be a red iron construction. The size at this point in time is a 80' x 120' single level with 14' sidewalls and a 10' overhang that would border one of the ends and almost the entire side of the building. I am now entertaining the notion of going with a 20' sidewall on the living section and making the building 80' x 100'. So essentially 20' x 80' (read 3200 livable) on the rear of the building will be two story and the remaining 80' x 80' (single level) will be our production facility. The overhang will still be in the picture as well.
The property is located in a rural part of the county so we will be bringing in all of the utilities such as septic, a well, natural gas and underground electric with 3 phase for our equipment. Some site work has been started in the form of leveling and red rock. Not including the property, we are around 19k in improvements so far. The good news is that we have talked with the county PVA and the judge executive to make sure we can put this type of building up and we have received the green light. Now, we just have to figure on the living/working where you live situation. I know that the idea of living where you work has been done a million times but I want to make sure that we have our i's dotted and t's crossed. I want to make sure that our lending institution and who we have insurances through know what our intentions are. Some lending offices frown on unconventional builds for living (i.e. post frame, red iron, etc) and some insurance companies would like for you to not have your working environment where you live. My rationalizing of that is in case of a disaster you would be out both employment AND a place to live. Again, there are more and more people choosing to live this "unconventional" way and I would love to hear stories of the trials and tribulations of doing so.
Well, that's about it. I will be posting from time to time and will have the occasional question. I appreciate the wealth of information on this forum and like I said earlier, maybe I amy be able to contribute as well. Cheers.