Bye, bye storage facility!
We are so excited, our camper ( and us) will have a new home. After years of looking and dreaming, we finally decided to go big or go home. We just bought (closed last night) on 3.5 acres of land only...
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I have thought about a small bladder tank out back. We use these for our construction trailers on site at times. The Port-o-let companies install and just call them to empty. I want the garages separate as I can hide the large, tall Rv / shop garage behind trees. The attached garage will be in proportion with the house. Looks a lot nicer. The 2 will be about 75 feet or more apart. We will also have a large drive way going in one side of the property out the other, I will be able to back in with ease ( no hills to worry about in tampa!)
The county requires your house finish floor to be 18" above the crown of the street, in my specific situation, the crown height is 4 feet above the base flood elevation height. We will have to build a stem wall for both structures and bring in a hell of a lot or dirt, which lucky for me, I will get for free! In the end, flooding will not be an issue.
Being in tampa, insulation is not a concern for the detached garage. I may sweat a little a times, but they don't really get that hot with proper ventilation. I like the idea of a drain, maybe just go the outside? I am still in the process of pricing everything out, with all my connections, a stick frame (or block which is what we do all around florida). may not be that much more, and look a lot nicer. Phone calls and the bidding processes starts this week.
The county requires your house finish floor to be 18" above the crown of the street, in my specific situation, the crown height is 4 feet above the base flood elevation height. We will have to build a stem wall for both structures and bring in a hell of a lot or dirt, which lucky for me, I will get for free! In the end, flooding will not be an issue.
Being in tampa, insulation is not a concern for the detached garage. I may sweat a little a times, but they don't really get that hot with proper ventilation. I like the idea of a drain, maybe just go the outside? I am still in the process of pricing everything out, with all my connections, a stick frame (or block which is what we do all around florida). may not be that much more, and look a lot nicer. Phone calls and the bidding processes starts this week.
