Posted by bc on April 06, 2011 at 07:37:39 from (69.151.186.17):
In Reply to: O/T Barn Question posted by FC Andy on April 05, 2011 at 10:23:09:
Guess I'd design the doors to meet the traffic flow and how equipment, hay, stalls, and so on are going to be situated. To load and unload hay from racks or a semi, they need to probably have a drive through on both ends. A series of animal stalls will need an alley way to the outside wide enough to drive through to haul feed, manure, and the like with vehicles. For storing equipment like tractors and combines, you need to do a traffic plan so you can get them in and out without wasting much space. You didn't really tell us what you are using it for.
I think Armand is right about the floor. Most build them around ground level to save on the pad and the have drainage issues. Make sure the floor is sloped right so it drains when you wash it down and when snow and ice drops off tires after you park a tractor. Make sure your workshop is located in such a way that you can pull a vehicle in and work on it without moving a bunch of stuff or blocking the door.
Then you have the usual stuff with a building such as plumb in a toilet drain, wash basin drains, and floor drains before they pour the concrete. Same for any electrical conduit and an empty conduit so you can lay phone/computer cables later. Do the plumbing and conduit even though you may not be ready to tie it to the sewer yet which can be done later. Typically in a building of that size, one walk in door will go into or next to a closed in little office/break room with stud walls so you can add a window a/c. Part of that would include a bathroom. Backside wall of this office and store room would have a shop wash basin. Nearby would be a floor drain for your repair and wash down area. Think about stalls and equipment at the other end of the building where you need water and drains for washing equipment, the floor, and washing down the animals. Gots to have a floor plan in advance. Good luck.
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