New workshop plans
Christine and I have been talking about how to restructure the backyard for years. One of my goals is to get a workshop space back there. Originally I had drawn up plans for a garage with a roof deck that looked like this:
I liked the idea of the deck and thought that the garage would be useful for future owners of the house, but she didn’t like how much yard space this consumed. It also would have been a very expensive project involving way too much concrete (mostly for the big pad under the garage and the walkway next to it).
Last week I started drawing a fresh design that is sort of a tall shed. It has a much smaller footprint but is tall. The height gives me space for hanging bikes and a loft for storage. The workshop would still be plenty large for my metalworking/bike shop needs, but it would be a little small for woodworking. This is okay, moving the bikes out of the basement would give me back lost space there.
Here is what I came up with: