Planning for your storage building's height will involve some thought on your behalf. Make sure you know exactly how tall your storage building needs to be before starting the building. After construction has begun, it's pretty much impossible to change.
Before you begin thinking about how tall of a barn you want to make, you have a little bit of legwork to do. The local building department will probably have codes on the books regulating your garden shed's overall height. Typically, the code will tell you that the garden shed should be shorter than your house, and for good reason. Your inspector will explain why the code is in place and why it's a good idea to have such codes on the books. Your town looks better and is a safer place to live because of good building codes. A simple call to your local town hall will guide you to the correct individual to talk to, commonly a building inspector. Make sure you inquire the building inspector if you need a permit for your shed, and get one if so. They're not expensive and not hard to apply for.
With the information you receive from the building department, start considering about how your barn will be used. Have you thought about whether you desire to put lofts into your barn? Lofts and shelves are normally a really good idea because they're economical and really increase your storage building's storage capability. Lofts are capable to be installed in most sheds, except ones with a really flat and shallow roof pitch. Take a look at different barn plans available on the internet and choose a set that offers a steep enough roof to allow a loft to be installed.
Don't overlook to chat with your neighbors when considering about your garden shed's design. Particularly if it will be a tall storage building. A little friendly chat about your garden shed could save you a ton of difficulty down the road because of angry neighbors. Their property value will increase as long as a nice storage shed is built, so they will desire to assist you with the project planning. People typically build a barn that is tastefully designed, and don't require a skyscraper in their yard.
The overall height of your shed may also be impacted by existing obstructions. Try to see if nearby trees have branches that run into your tool shed's space. At first look it might look like overhanging branches are well clear of the building, but be sure to get a tape measure and measure from the soil to the lowest overhanging branch. Distances to the ground from tree branches may be deceiving. Think about how much space you're going to need between the roof of your barn and the lowest branch. You'll be roofing and shingling the tool shed below them. In order to afford yourself the space necessary, I recommend at least 3 feet of room from the roof to the lowest branch. If you permit less, it'll be really hard to work on the roof, and you may end up with shingle damage because of branches hitting the roof.
Low-hanging wires are another very common overhead obstacle shed owners face. Before the technology developed to bury almost all utilities, neighborhoods had them running through the backyards on the property lines. Not all the wires on the pole are the same thing. Each utility company has various ways of dealing with low hanging wires. The most common sort of low-hanging wire problem involves telephone wires or cable TV wires. With scores of people to help out every day, television and phone linemen are really busy. While its something they need to do, checking for the correct distance from the cable line to the ground isn't something they always think to do. A easy call to the telephone company is all that's necessary to have the cable lines raised and its usually accomplished within a few days.
If your low hanging lines are electric lines, that's much more complex to rectify. More sophisticated equipment and extremely skilled utility workers need to be brought in to raise the height of electric lines. If there is a way to make your storage building out of the way of your power lines, it would be much easier than having your lines raised. Moving the barn might save you a charge from the power company and may also save you weeks of waiting.
Before you begin thinking about how tall of a barn you want to make, you have a little bit of legwork to do. The local building department will probably have codes on the books regulating your garden shed's overall height. Typically, the code will tell you that the garden shed should be shorter than your house, and for good reason. Your inspector will explain why the code is in place and why it's a good idea to have such codes on the books. Your town looks better and is a safer place to live because of good building codes. A simple call to your local town hall will guide you to the correct individual to talk to, commonly a building inspector. Make sure you inquire the building inspector if you need a permit for your shed, and get one if so. They're not expensive and not hard to apply for.
With the information you receive from the building department, start considering about how your barn will be used. Have you thought about whether you desire to put lofts into your barn? Lofts and shelves are normally a really good idea because they're economical and really increase your storage building's storage capability. Lofts are capable to be installed in most sheds, except ones with a really flat and shallow roof pitch. Take a look at different barn plans available on the internet and choose a set that offers a steep enough roof to allow a loft to be installed.
Don't overlook to chat with your neighbors when considering about your garden shed's design. Particularly if it will be a tall storage building. A little friendly chat about your garden shed could save you a ton of difficulty down the road because of angry neighbors. Their property value will increase as long as a nice storage shed is built, so they will desire to assist you with the project planning. People typically build a barn that is tastefully designed, and don't require a skyscraper in their yard.
The overall height of your shed may also be impacted by existing obstructions. Try to see if nearby trees have branches that run into your tool shed's space. At first look it might look like overhanging branches are well clear of the building, but be sure to get a tape measure and measure from the soil to the lowest overhanging branch. Distances to the ground from tree branches may be deceiving. Think about how much space you're going to need between the roof of your barn and the lowest branch. You'll be roofing and shingling the tool shed below them. In order to afford yourself the space necessary, I recommend at least 3 feet of room from the roof to the lowest branch. If you permit less, it'll be really hard to work on the roof, and you may end up with shingle damage because of branches hitting the roof.
Low-hanging wires are another very common overhead obstacle shed owners face. Before the technology developed to bury almost all utilities, neighborhoods had them running through the backyards on the property lines. Not all the wires on the pole are the same thing. Each utility company has various ways of dealing with low hanging wires. The most common sort of low-hanging wire problem involves telephone wires or cable TV wires. With scores of people to help out every day, television and phone linemen are really busy. While its something they need to do, checking for the correct distance from the cable line to the ground isn't something they always think to do. A easy call to the telephone company is all that's necessary to have the cable lines raised and its usually accomplished within a few days.
If your low hanging lines are electric lines, that's much more complex to rectify. More sophisticated equipment and extremely skilled utility workers need to be brought in to raise the height of electric lines. If there is a way to make your storage building out of the way of your power lines, it would be much easier than having your lines raised. Moving the barn might save you a charge from the power company and may also save you weeks of waiting.