floridasailor
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- Dec 17, 2008
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After 2 years of frustration our shop is now under construction.
A very brief outline has us purchasing a new to us house with an agreement with the person next door to purchase 32 feet of her double size lot to build the shop on. After buying our house the person next door goes into foreclosure and we were unable to complete the transfer of the land. In the end we had to buy the house from the bank and it is now up for sale after the land transfer.
The new shop has been planned to have the least visual impact while still achieving the 12'W x 10"H door requirement. The main approach was wrapping it around the grove of bamboo we had in place. Natural light and maximum ventilation will keep the power and AC bills lower.
The dimensions are 40 x 20 with an additional 16 x 10 to create the L shape. Minimum 12' ceiling and clerestory windows supported by a 40 foot long 21"x50#/foot W Beam.
Here are 2 photos of where we are today and the following photos will show how we have gotten this far.
A very brief outline has us purchasing a new to us house with an agreement with the person next door to purchase 32 feet of her double size lot to build the shop on. After buying our house the person next door goes into foreclosure and we were unable to complete the transfer of the land. In the end we had to buy the house from the bank and it is now up for sale after the land transfer.
The new shop has been planned to have the least visual impact while still achieving the 12'W x 10"H door requirement. The main approach was wrapping it around the grove of bamboo we had in place. Natural light and maximum ventilation will keep the power and AC bills lower.
The dimensions are 40 x 20 with an additional 16 x 10 to create the L shape. Minimum 12' ceiling and clerestory windows supported by a 40 foot long 21"x50#/foot W Beam.
Here are 2 photos of where we are today and the following photos will show how we have gotten this far.
