11-17-2013, 05:49 AM
I have never understood why you would pull a permit for a large shed, when planning the same size studio house with little finish called in the plans gets you about the same place, but with a lot more comfort & ease of working in....(all you would add is a simple kitchen/bath with shared plumbing wall, & the electrical, plan for no additional interior walls, & the electric is not a big thing to run) Yes, this would add to the cost, but much less than the concrete slab...plus side? if you do get to the point of adding the house, the bath in your work room is a plus...& most shop guys I know want MORE power in their shop, never heard of a single one that doesn't want power in the shop...
One of the big hurdles for most is getting the finish up to what is called for in the plans for the final, but is not REQUIRED to be in the place to meet code...Why not KISS the plan in the beginning....Now also is the time to be looking at really what you WANT & what you NEED... anything that is close to both of those lists should be in the plan....I also think that windows -lots of 'em (for view & ventilation)- and outdoor covered spaces are some of the reasons to be HERE & nowhere else... after all, most of us are here for what is beyond the walls of our house...
Little things like window are sooo much easier & cost less to plan & put in in the first place and to be going back & doing is wasting labor, time & money...unless you have extra of all of those, plan the initial structure so that you are not redoing things that would have been much easier & quicker to do in the first place...believe me, it is never a cost saving to go back & install these things down the line...and makes for much more wasted effort & materials..
One of the big hurdles for most is getting the finish up to what is called for in the plans for the final, but is not REQUIRED to be in the place to meet code...Why not KISS the plan in the beginning....Now also is the time to be looking at really what you WANT & what you NEED... anything that is close to both of those lists should be in the plan....I also think that windows -lots of 'em (for view & ventilation)- and outdoor covered spaces are some of the reasons to be HERE & nowhere else... after all, most of us are here for what is beyond the walls of our house...
Little things like window are sooo much easier & cost less to plan & put in in the first place and to be going back & doing is wasting labor, time & money...unless you have extra of all of those, plan the initial structure so that you are not redoing things that would have been much easier & quicker to do in the first place...believe me, it is never a cost saving to go back & install these things down the line...and makes for much more wasted effort & materials..