30x40 or 20x60 shop to store 5er
We are building a new home and the HOA allows us to add a metal shop building no larger than 1200 sqft. Trying to decide what dimensions to use for the shop. The lot is much deeper than it is wide...
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The house will have a 5 car garage so there will always be plenty of parking for the truck in the house garage. The utility trailer is about 20' from tip to tip. While that trailer will fit in one of the garage bays on the house, I much prefer to keep it out in the shop.
The lot is about 300' deep and 125' wide. So fairly narrow and decently deep. The narrow and long shop design will make for a better fit in the back yard.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the side door toward the back might work. That would allow me to load the utility trailer (if it will actually fit in a 20' space) sideways behind the 5er. I don't want to concrete the area down the side of the shop as it will eat up too much of the backyard with concrete. We want as much grass, trees, and landscaping as we can get while still having the benefits of the shop. If my John Deere X340 can handle an empty flatbed utility trailer, that would work to maneuver the utility trailer in and out of the side exit of the shop. Not sure what the lawn tractor is capable of moving. The truck driving in the grass is definitely not preferred.
I think I'm pretty much sold on the deeper option. I just need to figure out door placement.
The lot is about 300' deep and 125' wide. So fairly narrow and decently deep. The narrow and long shop design will make for a better fit in the back yard.
As mentioned in an earlier post, the side door toward the back might work. That would allow me to load the utility trailer (if it will actually fit in a 20' space) sideways behind the 5er. I don't want to concrete the area down the side of the shop as it will eat up too much of the backyard with concrete. We want as much grass, trees, and landscaping as we can get while still having the benefits of the shop. If my John Deere X340 can handle an empty flatbed utility trailer, that would work to maneuver the utility trailer in and out of the side exit of the shop. Not sure what the lawn tractor is capable of moving. The truck driving in the grass is definitely not preferred.
I think I'm pretty much sold on the deeper option. I just need to figure out door placement.
