toby267
Member
Hi, Everyone,
I have lurked here for about a year, gathering info for a woodworking shop build. My current space has a floor that slopes sharply to the center making machine set up next to impossible.
I selected the Behm design 1476 as my starting point. It is 28x32, and attic trusses give the upstairs a room 14x32.
I bought the plans, and eventually the lumber package from my local 84 lumber yard. I made the following modifications to the plans:
2x6 walls, Shed dormers instead of doghouse, no overhead garage doors (only a 6 ft wide double entry door), 7 48x36 windows downstairs, a 72x60 window in the south wall upstairs, and lastly, I had attic trusses designed and build locally which give me a 7 ft cantilevered overhang for a porch.
I took the behm plans along with my drawings on graph paper to the local building inspector and got my permit. I then played the waiting game trying to get a concrete contractor to take my money! After 5 months, I finally got concrete. Finding a framing contractor was the easy part. Here is a picture of the building so far. If anyone is interested, I can post more pics of the build.
Toby
I have lurked here for about a year, gathering info for a woodworking shop build. My current space has a floor that slopes sharply to the center making machine set up next to impossible.
I selected the Behm design 1476 as my starting point. It is 28x32, and attic trusses give the upstairs a room 14x32.
I bought the plans, and eventually the lumber package from my local 84 lumber yard. I made the following modifications to the plans:
2x6 walls, Shed dormers instead of doghouse, no overhead garage doors (only a 6 ft wide double entry door), 7 48x36 windows downstairs, a 72x60 window in the south wall upstairs, and lastly, I had attic trusses designed and build locally which give me a 7 ft cantilevered overhang for a porch.
I took the behm plans along with my drawings on graph paper to the local building inspector and got my permit. I then played the waiting game trying to get a concrete contractor to take my money! After 5 months, I finally got concrete. Finding a framing contractor was the easy part. Here is a picture of the building so far. If anyone is interested, I can post more pics of the build.
Toby
