New Camping Building Done

[czimmer1]

I've been watching this site for over a year and was just waiting to post our new project so others could get some ideas. We "camp" every weekend in the summer and wanted to make it a little more comfortable and permenant. So we built this pole barn on our lake lot to house our camper boat and other toys in the winter and also to protect the camper in the summer with the 18FT overhang. 200 amp panel run for lots of additional "stuff" later on. Full septic system and water so the camper will never need to be moved all summer. Once we get a cabin built (5-10 years) I have all the metal to enclose the overhang and make another garage stall. Looks a little disproportional now but I hope once the camper is backed in during the summer it will look better.

 

[JohnK007]

Very nice! A great way to maximize use of your vacation lot now and worry about building a house later. That's a pretty smart idea.
What are the overall dimensions of the building?

 

[czimmer1]

Overall it is 50' wide by 42' deep and 16' tall. The doors are 12' wide by 14' tall.

 

[porschedude996TT]

Nice place to getaway...

 

[czimmer1]

Took a while but we finally did a little retaining wall on the side of the building to help with rain run off. We didn't do gutters becuase we didnt want to worry about the snow pulling them off in the winter. We used the same treated poles that were used on the building so it all matches.