Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT My 24x30x12 Backyard Shop

[ilikedirt]

The level of excitement and nervousness has been about the same through this process but it's finally happening. Four years ago we bought this house, struggling to find a house with a garage that checked off all the other boxes. Wife said "You can just build one"...Well as we all know that's easier said than done! What a process it has been so far....

Due to local zoning regs and budgets...this is what size worked for me. It's not the Cadillac of detached shops/garages, I know that. Wasn't meant to be but I plan on making it as nice as I can while being somewhat budget friendly.

Primarily will be using this more as my personal shop rather than garaging cars. Full size chevy / GMC pickups are my thing so I need a place to tinker on them...

 

[ilikedirt]

March 2018. Pulled a permit to install an additional entrance. If I would have used my current driveway I would have had to cross over my drain field. That's a no go.

..and that was about all progress for a few years until December 2020. Couple big trees had to be taken down.

 

[ilikedirt]

Concrete time. Wallet was a whole lot lighter after this. 24'4"x30'4" 3500PSI slab with 12"x24" deep footers, 2" rigid foam XPS under the floor...and a UFER ground for my 200amp service panel.

 

[ilikedirt]

Install crew was supposed to come out Thursday the 20th but they were having some issues so their office called and rescheduled for this past monday. 7:30 AM they rolled in and started work. Amazing how fast these go up, 7.5 hours later it was done.

24x30x12 vertical roof
16x10 garage door frame out
2 36x80 frame outs
4 24x36 windows

 

[andyvh1959]

Good luck on the build, will be watching. I am near completing my detached 24x28x10 cycle shop. The house already has a 22x24 attached garage so now it'll have lots more market appeal storage wise.

In my build I probably overdid it a bit electrical wise. I have duplex outlets every four feet on three walls, 100 amp sub-panel, and two 30 amp outlets for a welder and compressor. I didn't want to think "I should have put more electrical in" years later.

 

[ilikedirt]

Good luck on the build, will be watching. I am near completing my detached 24x28x10 cycle shop. The house already has a 22x24 attached garage so now it'll have lots more market appeal storage wise.

In my build I probably overdid it a bit electrical wise. I have duplex outlets every four feet on three walls, 100 amp sub-panel, and two 30 amp outlets for a welder and compressor. I didn't want to think "I should have put more electrical in" years later.

Similar approach here...my house only has a 100amp service. Because of that, i'm getting a separate meter with a 200amp service in the shop. Should have plenty of juice.

Picked up a Square D QO 42 space panel last night.

 

[andyvh1959]

Do you really need 200 amp in the shop? Running machinery? Also, you may pay a monthly meter charge for two meters on the same property, and two billings per month. My house has 200 amp service into the main Load Center in my attached garage. I ran 100 amp to the detached garage from the main 200 amp panel. One meter on the property. 100 amp in the shop more than enough for what I plan to do.

 

[ilikedirt]

Do you really need 200 amp in the shop? Running machinery? Also, you may pay a monthly meter charge for two meters on the same property, and two billings per month. My house has 200 amp service into the main Load Center in my attached garage. I ran 100 amp to the detached garage from the main 200 amp panel. One meter on the property. 100 amp in the shop more than enough for what I plan to do.

I absolutely don't need 200amps but I have the option of running a sub panel to my house if needed. If my house had sufficient electrical I would have gone that route.

I asked an electrician I know about the cost of upgrading my 100a panel to a 200 amp service and it would have been big $. Pretty much would have had to rewire the whole house.