Permit for RV Barn

I do not like the looks of a roll up door plus they use up 2' of your opening requiring a even higher roof. Bob, since you are going to probably go attached you may want to do something like this, especially if you can go lower than the house floor level... every little bit helps.

Here's a picture of the MH bay door. There is a adjustable cable running from the top R to the bottom L... just over the window to support the weight of the door.


By swing the door you save 2' in the height of the building. The door is made of 2x6's, insulated, and sided with Hardy plank, the same as the house. The pivots for it are 2" pipe nipples screwed into floor flanges. The bottom pipe nipple was installed in the concrete when poured.

Since it's attached to my house and I have 120 psi water coming in I made a five outlet 155 degree fire sprinkler system.

Thanks MM, I put a lot of thought into my last home before the nursing home:B I even putting windows, doors, and outlets/switches 4' higher than normal so when no longer RVing this space can be converted to living space on the same level as the house. You can see the window and doors at far end at that level.

katoomer wrote:
build a bigger house

HA! We're moving OUT of a bigger house!

Lower taxes, lower maintenance, more money for travel!

Met with a contractor (yes, will check references) familiar with the county process and looking like an attached project is the way to go. Probably better (appearance, convenience) than detached solution too.

Thanks for the ideas. Some nice photos, too.

Best,
- bob

katoomer wrote:
build a bigger house

My thoughts exactly when I saw it.

The problem with the home above, is that the massive carport overpowers the esthetics of the home. I would be afraid of it seriously diminishing the value of resale, as it's out of place looking, and the huge garages don't really fit the other homes in the neighborhood., If the RV garage is out of sight behind a home, that's a far different story then. It's all about fitting in with the size of your lot, and the design elements of your home.

build a bigger house

Ivylog wrote:
While I do not like this look it would be worth checking with the building dept if you could add something like this to the existing house.



In your first post you said "but it doesn't have a basement." This implies that the lot is fairly level so you may not be able to do what I did... the MH bay is 4' lower than the house. Granted mine is two story, but even if only one, lowering the MH bay would help the looks.

Ivylog, you certainly have a nice set-up although the pic above yours is not too shabby. I like the way your RV garage door is somewhat hidden (not seen in this pic).

MM.

rgatijnet1 wrote:

gbopp wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:

I ended up with a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 9 car garage on the lake.

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. :B
You sound like a Red Neck that won the lottery. :B :B

Actually it was the culmination of a lot of hard work. Go to my home page and look at my redneck Classics that ended up in museums. :B

I just looked at your home page. Very nice. Beautiful cars. I'd love to have a neighbor like you.

While I do not like this look it would be worth checking with the building dept if you could add something like this to the existing house.



In your first post you said "but it doesn't have a basement." This implies that the lot is fairly level so you may not be able to do what I did... the MH bay is 4' lower than the house. Granted mine is two story, but even if only one, lowering the MH bay would help the looks.

No worries. Whatever we do will be checked against code before construction. I don't think this county has deep pockets, but then we don't either. Best to avoid any Mexican standoffs.

OTOH, the "advise" given here are more like ideas of what we might be able to do. Given that, I don't think we'll be building any Bunyan sized tables & chairs in the yard. That's a good one!

We'll find out soon if our "home remodeling project" is viable or not.

Lastly, this is a house being purchased through auction. As in "as-is". Before we signed the contract it was professionally inspected and we know all the flaws. The bank isn't making any concessions. Worst case scenario: We buy it, decide this isn't going to work and we sell it probably for a profit (even after RE commissions) or the motorhome sits out in the yard like it does now (breaking my heart).

Best,
- bob

No worries. Whatever we do will be checked against code before construction. I don't think this county has deep pockets, but then we don't either. Best to avoid any Mexican standoffs.

OTOH, the "advise" given here are more like ideas of what we might be able to do. Given that, I don't think we'll be building any Bunyan sized tables & chairs in the yard. That's a good one!

We'll find out soon if our "home remodeling project" is viable or not.

Lastly, this is a house being purchased through auction. As in "as-is". Before we signed the contract it was professionally inspected and we know all the flaws. The bank isn't making any concessions. Worst case scenario: We buy it, decide this isn't going to work and we sell it probably for a profit (even after RE commissions) or the motorhome sits out in the yard like it does now (breaking my heart).

Best,
- bob