I thought I'd share a bit about my "dream" barn that I'm working on designing. I'm so excited about it- and I'm hoping to start setting aside money towards it starting next month.
First of all - if we can get permission from the city to have a building this size on our lot - I want a 12' X 32' garage style building. You can see them here - I want one styled like the 12' X 20' barn style you can see (click on it for a bigger look).
http://www.lonestarstructures.com/garages.html
I chose the garage style for the ramp and also because it seems to be built heavier to hold more stuff...
I want the "front" area - where the garage door is and where the side door is - to be partitioned off from the main area - it will have a couch and a play area and a grooming area, etc.
I want to put these doors
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100084016/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 or something like them up to partition the front area off from the back area.
The "rest" of the barn will have the animals - I'm not sure how many feet I'm looking at - I'm guessing 12' X 20' or so. This is where the hard part comes in...
Do I want cages along one wall and play areas along the other wall? Do I want cage areas near the front (or back) and then the play areas in the other space?
What else do I want - should I get a 4' loft? What about getting a back door too for more access in case of an emergency?
I think I want to add extra windows (I hate dark rooms) - so maybe I'll have 2 windows on each side - and maybe one window in the back....
I love the woodbenches they can install (24" wide) - I'm thinking about having those installed along one side of the "public" area to use for grooming, etc.
HELP?
Suggestions?
The worst part is going to be getting water to it - I think we're going to need to talk about that.
Oh - and also - my flemmie mamas when they have babies - will need more space and privacy..so should I save the back area for them?
ARG!!!
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