| Re: [GMCnet] Guess what’s coming to Chez Denney [message #362971 is a reply to message #362962] |
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Matt Colie
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Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
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Rick,
I won't say I'm not somewhat jealous, I do have a heatable barn that I can get the coach into. It is nothing like that.
In the past, I did build a pole barn shop and severely modify a large garage as a workspace, I will make a few very important suggestions that are cheap at this point but will save you endless grief down the road.
Plan underground services to the structure now. Have the concrete guy put at least two 4" pipes up through the slab inside the "projected" wall and with the elbows aimed at the dwelling. These are for: the electric service to the shop, Cat6 for the WAP in there, city water, compressed air back to the dwelling, a phone line (maybe not important any more), RG6 for the TV in the shop.
Run at least 100A service to the shop if the dwelling service will accommodate it, 200 would be better. Put the breaker panel for it out there.
Wire the lights on two circuits on opposite sides of the phase. (This makes it much tougher to put out all the lights. This is a BTDT.) Buy a box with space for more circuits than you can possibly imagine ever wanting.
You can open the big door with a normal plain-jane door operator, but you will have to look up the extension kit.
If I think of anything else, I will try to remember to get it to you.
I lost my father over thirty years ago and I still miss him. I hope the cleanup is not too tough.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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