I have mentioned it in the past here, but the issue is actually becoming more pressing.
As many of you know, my disabled brother in law is living with us, and his ex still has his stuff in the house she got during their divorce...
I simply have nowhere to put it. Which brought an offer from family to help foot the bill of putting in a shed to provide for storage. This leaves me with some options.
#1. They are willing to foot the bill for a 10x12 Tuff Shed, which runs just a hair under the cost of a local builders 12x16 13' roof Gambrel roof barn. Assuming a C&R variance granted by the HOA, I can foot the difference in the bill, use the extra capacity I had built into my main panel, and run power, insulate, and move my shop out there, moving storage shelving back into the garage / current shop.
#2. Leave the current shop as is, and have the 10x12 built, no HOA hassles, and move all of his stuff, as well as our Lawn & garden junk to the shed.
The advantage of option #1, is no intrusion threats to my shop, but the HOA can be tricky, and I would have to come up with the extra funds to pull power, add insulation, and put up OSB walls / ceiling. I would also foot the bill for options like windows, and a ridge vent.
The advnatage of option #2 is all costs are handled, no HOA / City hassles, I get more shop space in the end, and there is no moving my tools from shop to shop. The disadvantage is I can already see my wife wanting to park a car in there, so I would have to make sure all my big stuff is more mobile that it is now, and add a garage door opener which would take up the space the hanging air filter lives in now. (Just need to move that..).
I am honestly not sure what route to take. I am leaning toward Option #2 mostly for laziness sake, not to mention the more space thing, but dedicated space is really worth looking into.
Well for now, it might be a moot point. I have presented the request for variance to the HOA people. They may make the choice for me!
As many of you know, my disabled brother in law is living with us, and his ex still has his stuff in the house she got during their divorce...
I simply have nowhere to put it. Which brought an offer from family to help foot the bill of putting in a shed to provide for storage. This leaves me with some options.
#1. They are willing to foot the bill for a 10x12 Tuff Shed, which runs just a hair under the cost of a local builders 12x16 13' roof Gambrel roof barn. Assuming a C&R variance granted by the HOA, I can foot the difference in the bill, use the extra capacity I had built into my main panel, and run power, insulate, and move my shop out there, moving storage shelving back into the garage / current shop.
#2. Leave the current shop as is, and have the 10x12 built, no HOA hassles, and move all of his stuff, as well as our Lawn & garden junk to the shed.
The advantage of option #1, is no intrusion threats to my shop, but the HOA can be tricky, and I would have to come up with the extra funds to pull power, add insulation, and put up OSB walls / ceiling. I would also foot the bill for options like windows, and a ridge vent.
The advnatage of option #2 is all costs are handled, no HOA / City hassles, I get more shop space in the end, and there is no moving my tools from shop to shop. The disadvantage is I can already see my wife wanting to park a car in there, so I would have to make sure all my big stuff is more mobile that it is now, and add a garage door opener which would take up the space the hanging air filter lives in now. (Just need to move that..).
I am honestly not sure what route to take. I am leaning toward Option #2 mostly for laziness sake, not to mention the more space thing, but dedicated space is really worth looking into.
Well for now, it might be a moot point. I have presented the request for variance to the HOA people. They may make the choice for me!
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