[AT] Talking about shops/sheds

[John & Jan Paur]

Al, Ten years ago I was exactly where you are, building a new house and 
shop/tractor shed.  I built a 36x60 frame building with text. plywood 
(T-111) exterior.  The shop portion is 20x36 and has concrete floor and a 
wood stove for heat.  The tractor shed is the remainder - 40x36.  It has a 
dirt floor.  Some thoughts.  The 20x36 shop is fine and about the right 
size.  I can tear down a tractor and rebuild it OK in that space.  It does 
have a 6x18 beam across that supports two chain hoists for pulling/hoisting 
engines, transmissions etc.  In one corner is a small room with a sink and 
urinal.  It has 220v to support a welder.  The tractor shed part is TOO 
SMALL. I park tractors along each wall and have about a 12ft. alley.  To do 
it over, I would make it 40ft. wide to more easily get tractors in and out 
and probably 80 or 100ft. long, giving me a 60 or 80ft tractor shed.  The 
only drawback to the dirt floor is that the tractors get very dusty quickly. 
Just my thoughts.  John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 3:59 PM
Subject: [AT] Talking about shops/sheds


> Not to go into too much detail, my wife and I hope to build a house soon.
>
> Along with it, I want a real, concrete floored, maybe with a woodstove, 
> place to work on my relics out of the rain, shop.  A good friend/colleague 
> and I were talking today, he's a licensed electrician and has done 
> masonry/construction most of his life before he started teaching.  We got 
> on the subject of shops and I asked him what was the "best" in terms of 
> cost.
>
> He's a big fan of cinderblock construction.  I have always leaned towards 
> pole barns, mostly from all of those beautiful Morton Buildings ads in 
> Successful Farming magazine I have looked at since I was a kid....he said 
> by the time I bought the metal for the siding, I could spend about the 
> same amount for cinderblocks.
>
> So I know this has been hashed and re-hashed in some way or another, but 
> what's the "best?"  Pole barn, masonry, or what?  I want this to be my 
> "forever" shop, and want it to last.  I know it won't be big enough, etc. 
> etc. etc.  BTW I'm thinking about something like a 30x50 or 30x60, with 
> part of it being bona-fide shop and the rest storage/machinery parking.  I 
> want at least a 12' high door, for "real" farm equipment as well as 
> antiques, 14' if I can afford it. What kind of cost/square foot to build, 
> etc?
>
> One thing I am thinking on is pouring the floor only for the actual 
> "shop," (about 30x30)and having a wall separating the rest from the "shop" 
> and then gravel for the rest of the floor as a way to cut costs. 
> Thoughts?
>
> This is a bit rambling I know, but I'd like to  get some thoughts and 
> Ideas.  The #1 consideration is cost, but the building must be durable. 
> The whole thing may be a pipe dream but if we build a home as we plan, 
> this may be my only chance....
>
> Have at it,
> Al
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