Dangrus4060
OBS Enthusiast
Well, its takn roughly 6 years, 4 different locations and 5 different designs to finally get to this point and begin construction of my Shops!!
1st round was a 4 bay shop behind my house with a lift bay for working on vehicles... and a full attic/storage overhead... late 2017 started designing.
Found out well AFTER my contractor told me the city would not allow a garage with more sq. footage than the house, then deciding to build new house/shop out in the county... that he lied cause he wanted to spend more time with his ***** down at the family beach house instead of building my shop... but got caught by his wife and son!!! his company was in her name... oh boy!!!
Late 2018...
2nd plan was a 2400 sq ft house over a 2400 sq ft shop out in county... nice neighborhood...
economy slump and loss of OT killed that one a week before i was to buy the land...
Searched for a better/cheaper building method... discovered Post Frame buildings... or pole barn style... Barndominiums!
Spring 2020...
3rd go at it... economy back in action!
2200 sq ft ranch style with 3 car main garage on end and attached 3600 sq ft shop on the back side. again out in the county... found a better lot this time.
This copy did not have my truck on it... bought it Dec. '21... it would be parked in the wash bay.
3 days before buying the land... CIVID hit and no OT again... dammit... and loss of big chunk of retirement funds...
Round 4...
Retired Jan 31 2022... trying to decide what I wanted to do about a shop... with inflation and high cost of wood and steel... ugh
Even played with the idea of moving to central Florida, just west of The Villages. Found a nice house with almost same plan as my last design... nearing completion on a good 1.5 acre flat level lot... plenty of room to build a fully AC cooled shop!! a little more up front costs but cheaper than staying here...
Shop would have been in the back yard with a covered walkway to it... never got around to actually plotting that out.
OK, end of part 1... see next post for part 2...
1st round was a 4 bay shop behind my house with a lift bay for working on vehicles... and a full attic/storage overhead... late 2017 started designing.
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Found out well AFTER my contractor told me the city would not allow a garage with more sq. footage than the house, then deciding to build new house/shop out in the county... that he lied cause he wanted to spend more time with his ***** down at the family beach house instead of building my shop... but got caught by his wife and son!!! his company was in her name... oh boy!!!
Late 2018...
2nd plan was a 2400 sq ft house over a 2400 sq ft shop out in county... nice neighborhood...
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You must be registered for see images attach
economy slump and loss of OT killed that one a week before i was to buy the land...
Searched for a better/cheaper building method... discovered Post Frame buildings... or pole barn style... Barndominiums!
Spring 2020...
3rd go at it... economy back in action!
2200 sq ft ranch style with 3 car main garage on end and attached 3600 sq ft shop on the back side. again out in the county... found a better lot this time.
You must be registered for see images attach
This copy did not have my truck on it... bought it Dec. '21... it would be parked in the wash bay.
3 days before buying the land... CIVID hit and no OT again... dammit... and loss of big chunk of retirement funds...
Round 4...
Retired Jan 31 2022... trying to decide what I wanted to do about a shop... with inflation and high cost of wood and steel... ugh
Even played with the idea of moving to central Florida, just west of The Villages. Found a nice house with almost same plan as my last design... nearing completion on a good 1.5 acre flat level lot... plenty of room to build a fully AC cooled shop!! a little more up front costs but cheaper than staying here...
You must be registered for see images attach
Shop would have been in the back yard with a covered walkway to it... never got around to actually plotting that out.
OK, end of part 1... see next post for part 2...
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