1320stang
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So I think I'll be able to go forward with the 40x60 build this year. I'm only on 1.5 acres and have roads on 3 sides so there are easements involved, to further complicate things, my house is pretty much built in the center of the remaining lot. I'm in the county so I don't have building permits or inspections, but I will be following building codes.
I'm planning on using a bolt up kit with bents. It'll come with an engineer's seal which makes the bank happy. I have a structural engineer we work with for the slab and footings (I work for a mech/elec engineer).
I'd show a sketch but I'm posting this from my phone. Picture the 40x60 divided into 3rds each way, the 40' would be 13.33' bays and the 60' would be 20' bays. Lets say 13'x20' for simplicity. The building runs north/south and we'll give each bay a letter or number. Across the north end A is the NW bay, B middle and C is the NE bay, from north to south we'll go 1,2,3 with A1 being the NW bay and C3 being the SE bay.
The location is such that the main door will need to be on the north wall centered on A1. Because its a bolt up kit and I want a 12x12 door, I imagine the walls will have to be 14' tall. There will be a man door on the west wall of A1 and the electrical panel will be right there as well.
The whole west wall with have a lean-to down the length of it, 10'-12' deep that faces the backyard, A3 will probably have an 8x8 door on the west wall for some airflow and access to the backyard.
I think I want to reserve bay C1 for office space with some storage above. I plan on putting an above ground storm shelter in the office and it may not be office so much as it is a clean space.
My only other thought is that the whole 60' length of A be open, shelves along the west wall are okay, but the ability to put trailers inside along this wall is desired.
I already have a Rotary 9k asymmetrical 2 post lift but I'm not sure where to locate it. My initial thought was bay B1 between the 12x12 door and office, back into the building and pull forward to the lift, this means keeping B2 clear, an option would be to angle the lift towards the office, so B2 doesn't have to be as clear. (I think this may be the best.)
C2 is an option, just south of the office, pointing east, C3 is also an option, pointed into the SE corner, but thats a lot of floor space to keep open. And I guess A3 is an option, straight south of the 12x12 door with a cross breeze from the 8x8 door.
In the future I'd be able to add a 20x40 north of the building running north/south with the east walls lining up.
I'm planning on using a bolt up kit with bents. It'll come with an engineer's seal which makes the bank happy. I have a structural engineer we work with for the slab and footings (I work for a mech/elec engineer).
I'd show a sketch but I'm posting this from my phone. Picture the 40x60 divided into 3rds each way, the 40' would be 13.33' bays and the 60' would be 20' bays. Lets say 13'x20' for simplicity. The building runs north/south and we'll give each bay a letter or number. Across the north end A is the NW bay, B middle and C is the NE bay, from north to south we'll go 1,2,3 with A1 being the NW bay and C3 being the SE bay.
The location is such that the main door will need to be on the north wall centered on A1. Because its a bolt up kit and I want a 12x12 door, I imagine the walls will have to be 14' tall. There will be a man door on the west wall of A1 and the electrical panel will be right there as well.
The whole west wall with have a lean-to down the length of it, 10'-12' deep that faces the backyard, A3 will probably have an 8x8 door on the west wall for some airflow and access to the backyard.
I think I want to reserve bay C1 for office space with some storage above. I plan on putting an above ground storm shelter in the office and it may not be office so much as it is a clean space.
My only other thought is that the whole 60' length of A be open, shelves along the west wall are okay, but the ability to put trailers inside along this wall is desired.
I already have a Rotary 9k asymmetrical 2 post lift but I'm not sure where to locate it. My initial thought was bay B1 between the 12x12 door and office, back into the building and pull forward to the lift, this means keeping B2 clear, an option would be to angle the lift towards the office, so B2 doesn't have to be as clear. (I think this may be the best.)
C2 is an option, just south of the office, pointing east, C3 is also an option, pointed into the SE corner, but thats a lot of floor space to keep open. And I guess A3 is an option, straight south of the 12x12 door with a cross breeze from the 8x8 door.
In the future I'd be able to add a 20x40 north of the building running north/south with the east walls lining up.
