Options for building a new garage

-
T

tenishasc

Banned
Joined
Oct 21, 2015
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Location
california
I would like a new garage building and considering my options as far as what type of building. A foundation must stick to the traditional block and stick drawing? Do I have a pole structure type? Or should I say something with a permanent basis model wooden stick on top of it sort of a hybrid to do between the two? I want to save money, but also want to have a long-term structural stability.

---------------------------------------------
 
halifaxhops said:
Look at metal pole barns they might work for you.
Click to expand...

I agree. 99% of these structures around here are "pole buildings", ... being your injh Ca. only thing I would wonder about is quake stuff?? less fire danger with metal on outsides too? get it too close to excessive heat, and it will roll up and worp!???

pole buildings around here last many decades!!!!!
 
I had a 40 36 with 16 ceilings built for 18 k just the building doors and concrete. Did the electric and insulation myself. If you go that high have them do the ceiling insulation for you saves a ton of *** pain.
 
build it twice as big as you think you need, then double it
 
I have a buddy who cheaped out, and built a steel building. He cooks in there in the summer. Inside has exposed metal studs.he tried stuffing insulation in between. Looks like crap. No flat wall surface to mount shelves to. As was already said, build it as big as possible. Make high enough roof for a lift. You may not be getting one now, but when you do, it will change your life.
 
SPACE - the more the merrier! I have a friend who built a garage that is considerably bigger than his house - it's a prefab metal building - flat walls, typical angled roof, heated floor, lift on one side with enough room left to park 4 more cars - he is STILL not happy... size matters. Build it once, build it right.
 
Where in California? Are you rural, or more in town? How big of a garage?

Just throwing those out, your local building codes and city ordinances will have a big effect on what you want to do. Not to mention your resale value. If you're in a neighborhood, you might not want to go with a big metal building, for example. If you're out in the sticks on some property, it won't matter at all. Another fun one, where I live you can't build a "secondary structure" that's more than 50% of the size of the primary structure without the building department coming out and re-evaluating your property for things like sewer access, water run-off, street access, etc. Not saying you can't build one bigger than that, but for me it wasn't worth the hassle in permits.

I actually went through TuffShed to build my garage. But I'm in a neighborhood and in a house I'm not going to be keeping forever, so I didn't want to put up a metal building that would "stick out" as far as the neighborhood goes. And my shop had to be fairly small with my property size, it's only a 24x26. Again, because my entire neighborhood is pretty much single story houses I wasn't worried about putting in a 12" tall shop so I could use a lift (although I will the next time around). The TuffShed professional series garage I bought even had a 7 year warranty on everything, and I didn't have to do anything other than pay them. Not the cheapest way to go, but honestly it wasn't bad compared to local contractors. And it's a well built garage with a warranty, which you don't get out of everybody.

But like I said, I had some constraints as far as size and aesthetics with wanting the garage to blend in and match my house.
 
CudaChick1968 said:
Go here. GarageJournal.com

You'll be back up for air in a couple months ... maybe. :-D. Have fun!!!!
Click to expand...

Really good suggestion - research and plan for a couple months - you only get a blank sheet of paper once.

Figure out how many outlets you want, and where, then add 3 times as many more (on 3 more circuits) in between.

Put some trailer-hitch sockets in the floor so you can drop-in mount things like tubing benders in the middle of the floor, then remove them and park there when you're done.

Run light all the way to the edge (my welder outlet is by the garage door, the closest light is about 8 feet away from the door - guess where the shadow usually ends up...right where I'm trying to see to weld).

Put a sink in it.
 
I tend to forget some people live (stay) in the city or burbs!! not the country.

if a pole building. this is what I do. pour a concrete slab ( floor), I then come in between the poles with a 2 x4 stud walls. 16 oc and insulate between. sheetrock over that. walls are then insulated. I do it all. no labor. sheetrock is cheap crab but it makes walls. put insulation under the roof tin for insulation and vapor barrier. like they said, be sure it is tall enough for lift, and concrete will accommodate the lift. add figerglass to concrete for strength. plastic sheet under concrete to keep cold, dampness from comin thru it.
 
Do yourself a favor and pour the slab with a lift in the future. You never know.
 
oh, and don't forget to put a comfy cot in there...just in case the missus finds the bill for this garage ;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
-

Back
Top