| NEILFarmer - 2/10/2015 15:34
I like it a lot, but i have few suggestions.
Is the north the natural entry for any visitors? If so i would move the offices south 4' and put a 4' hallway/entry way in. Everyone enter their and keep the dust, dirt, and cold there, then enter into the office you want or into the shop. Consider a urinal in the bath room. If you put a loft above the offices i think your doing great way you have building laid out.
Depending on how you want things i would maybe consider moving the welding area to the south of offices and more mechanics are where welding area is. That way you could leave all the area flat with no drain. Personally i would drain the entire 24x80' door to door area thinking of semis and such but i notice you say never any semis, don't know how you get away with that with three combines but more power to you. That is just me and everyone has different ideas and such.
I like the idea for a hallway. Urinal is a must and I almost forgot about it! All suggestions are great and taking them all into consideration. I think the biggest challenge now will be swinging exterior offices or adding a hallway to seperate the offices from the dust from the shop.
The combines were just placed in there for size reference. No way do we have three combines. We have a unique situation where we do some light mechanical work & fabrication and don't need anything larger than a 24' door, but definately need the height. I should of made it more clear that this isn't an active farming shop design where I would absolutely add a 40'+ door. I do enjoy reading what you guys have learned from and hope that all your suggestions generate a NAT approved design. |