Future work rallies will be held at Chez Denney

--johnny

Or, how I’ve been spending my Covid home time.

Plan:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p68107-new-shop.html

Rear:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p68105-new-shop.html

Front:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/misc/p68106-new-shop.html

No more losing screws in the gravel driveway.

Pre-construction meeting tomorrow. Permit issued on Friday.

You don’t even want to know how much this costs in Northern Virginia.

Radiant heat in the floor, 2” of sprayed-on closed cell foam insulation.

“Loading Dock” inspired by Ken H.

Rick “ready to get back in circulation” Denney

I am envious as well. My new garage/shop pales in comparison to the ones just mentioned.

I am still finishing my 28x32 GMC garage. That was the maximum I could do on my 1 1/2 acre lot due to terrain, easements and zoning. I still had to get a zoning variance to be able to build it.

It is stick build, since the neighbors or city would not allow a pole barn. I built it with 10' side walls, scissor trusses that provide a 12 foot ceiling over the coach. 10' x 10' insulated garage door with opener, 3 large double hung windows and 2 skylights plus one "man Door". I installed 10" fiberglass insulation in the ceiling and 4" in the walls behind fire code drywall.

It has radiant tubing in the floor that is currently not hooked up to a heat source. I do have a 80,000 BTU forced air furnace hung from the ceiling. I have a wall air conditioner/heat pump that so far does the trick in the summer. 100 amp service with many 120 and 240 volt outlets as well as 30 and 50 amp for the coach. Also, I installed plumbing for water and sewer with a dump station inside and outside. I have 2 2" conduits that run from the shop to the attic in my house for the Ethernet(4 POE security cameras, computers, streaming TV and WIFI access point}and coax for cable/antenna TV. I hung 14 4FT LED Utility Shop Light from the ceiling. Those are really bright.

This past winter I did not winterize the coach for the first time in 22 years. That was a nice plus. I keep the heat set to 42F when I am not out there working. When I want to work, I use my PC or iPhone to set the temp to 65 via Nest thermostat. In the winter it only takes 20 minutes or so before it becomes comfortable enough to work with short sleeves.

Its so nice to be working on a GMC project and not have to worry about the weather (will it or won't it rain) and play beat the clock putting my tools away if it does start to rain.

Chuck--it will never be big enough. That's a given. My first requirement
was being able to perform test drives in the motorhome without having to
use reverse gear. But even six acres wasn't enough for that one.

But--4999 square feet or less of disturbed soil does not require a grading
permit or solid and erosion control plan.

And maximum height above grade of 35 feet--I'm right at that limit given
the extra 3.5 feet of exposed foundation wall on the back.

And $80 a square foot does give one pause.

The primary use for this structure will be agricultural. We will be keeping
bees and producing honey. We will also be developing a garden, and will use
the GMC as for garden sales in the local farmer's market. Yup.
(Agricultural buildings in Virginia are exempt from building codes.)

Rick "Green Acres" Denney

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 2:54 PM Charles Boyd
wrote:

> Hi Rick, I’ll pass along what Blaine Merrel told me. “ it ain’t big
> enough!”
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5110-detached-garage.html
>
>
>
>
> rjw wrote on Tue, 23 March 2021 14:43
>> I am envious as well. My new garage/shop pales in comparison to the
> ones just mentioned.
>>
>> I am still finishing my 28x32 GMC garage. That was the maximum I could
> do on my 1 1/2 acre lot due to terrain, easements and zoning. I still had
>> to get a zoning variance to be able to build it.
>>
>> It is stick build, since the neighbors or city would not allow a pole
> barn. I built it with 10' side walls, scissor trusses that provide a 12
>> foot ceiling over the coach. 10' x 10' insulated garage door with
> opener, 3 large double hung windows and 2 skylights plus one "man Door". I
>> installed 10" fiberglass insulation in the ceiling and 4" in the walls
> behind fire code drywall.
>>
>> It has radiant tubing in the floor that is currently not hooked up to a
> heat source. I do have a 80,000 BTU forced air furnace hung from the
>> ceiling. I have a wall air conditioner/heat pump that so far does the
> trick in the summer. 100 amp service with many 120 and 240 volt outlets as
>> well as 30 and 50 amp for the coach. Also, I installed plumbing for
> water and sewer with a dump station inside and outside. I have 2 2"
> conduits
>> that run from the shop to the attic in my house for the Ethernet(4 POE
> security cameras, computers, streaming TV and WIFI access point}and coax for
>> cable/antenna TV. I hung 14 4FT LED Utility Shop Light from the
> ceiling. Those are really bright.
>>
>> This past winter I did not winterize the coach for the first time in 22
> years. That was a nice plus. I keep the heat set to 42F when I am not out
>> there working. When I want to work, I use my PC or iPhone to set the
> temp to 65 via Nest thermostat. In the winter it only takes 20 minutes or so
>> before it becomes comfortable enough to work with short sleeves.
>>
>> Its so nice to be working on a GMC project and not have to worry about
> the weather (will it or won't it rain) and play beat the clock putting my
>> tools away if it does start to rain.
>
> --
> C. Boyd
> 76 Crestmont
> East Tennessee
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Matt, I have a power-company hub transformer in my yard, 35 feet from the
corner of this barn. I will be paying an electrician just enough to install
a 300-amp panel and add a separately metered service from the power
company. I'll run all the branches myself. I have no interior finish on the
walls, so I can attach conduit runs wherever I want them. I'll be able to
go through walls as needed, too. I'm planning two 30-amp RV ports outside,
one inside, plus another two for bigger tools, and yet another one for a
compressor. Then, maybe five 20-amp branches, one for the attic, a 240V
20-amp branch for the attic, and lighting (I plan to use large LED bay
lights, maybe 8 of them). The heading system requires two 60's and a 30. I
just don't see how less than 300 amps could make me happy

But I think I can go through the walls for all that. The power company will
want the meter can on the outside in any case, and then punch through the
wall to an interior panel.

Rick "those LED bay lights are BRIGHT" Denney