OK then here it is. I agree with Eddie. Your plans SUCK. You need to hire me to Draw it and Eddie to build it. Then it will be perfect.
Seriously I don�t like the plan you have because personally I agree with Eddie it isn�t big enough to be a manly shop. You basically have a studio apartment with a 2 car garage. Not a shop. I think in the end you will not be happy because of it. From every thing I have seen you do and I admire all of it (especially the football field of grass you tilled up with a flower bed tiller Amazing) I truly feel you will want and need more shop space because of your craftsmanship and mostly for all the pond and land chores and projects to come. As stated in the end if your happy with it then that is all that counts. Build it.
I�m going to throw one more ideal at you for consideration. Why not a 32 x 32 foot print same basic sq ft as your 24 x 42. Now listen and don�t use the no center beam excuse on me for now. I did a quick sketch and it would appear you can fit (2) 10x10 bed rooms on one end, then a 8x10 kitchen and bath across from it, then a 20 x 14 living area out front lake side with deck as you have planned. The roof pitch could be reduced to 8/12. this would yield a 20 x 32 space with 4 ft side walls, or stick with 12 x 12 and have 6 ft side walls. The entire bottom floor would all be shop except for the stair case and bath under it. Just food for thought. My personsal shop is 36 x 36 with 12 ft walls. I would go 10 ft ceiling min in the shop area speaking from my on experiences.
That�s all I have to say about that�����.
Last edited by rockytopper; 01/08/09 11:49 AM.
