about ready to start

[Kurt Combs]

I have just about signed a contract to start my garage. It will be 28 by 32 feet with ten foot ceilings. 5 in 12 pitch roof with scissors trusses and two 10 by 8 roll-up doors. Doors are going to be on the non-gable end as I am having 28 solar panels installed and that is the southern side and the only way to the street that is accessible. I should have enough ceiling height for a two post lift and a skyhook. the skyhook will be a 4x6 laid across five or six trusses to spread the load and an eyehook to connect a chainhoist to. I will have an exhaust fan at the high point of the ceiling on the down wind side of the building. One mandoor and a window, but I am thinking about eliminating the window for security reasons. I will frame in for a second mandoor on the other side of the garage just in case I decide to store parts out there and I can do that part later. I will post pictures as soon as I can find my digital camera and we have broke ground. Bummer is it just started raining hard a few minutes ago for the first time this year and I am two weeks away from having my plans approved by the county.

[Wes]

Sounds like a nice Garage I'm kinda jealous, but not of the bill.
Good Luck and enjoy

[basketcase0302]

Kurt,

That does sound awesome, (I especially like the skylights). Seems as we get older we're always fumbling around on the floor looking for that one dropped part!

I got one step closer to building my barn last week.
Went down to the county and found out I have to get a permit to build it even though my neighbor didn't have to have one!

Basketcase

[cooltoolguy]

kurt sounds like a plan i also have scissors trusses also and will eventually put in a hook with the chain hoist. just a matter of opinion, i would glue and nail plywood gussets to the trusses to stiffen them up where th 4x6 is going to be. and as far as the roof sheathing? min 5/8" ply for 2 foot centers. dont let the contractor tell ya any different. just my