[Bill]

Les, get a little training and you can get the coach through a 12 foot door. At 24 feet you can almost get the bus in sideways.

[Marvin]

Ron

This is a typical steel building used in our area for oilfield service companies. Ideal Steel, Inc., in Broussard, LA and S & S Steel Buildings, Inc., in Arnaudville, LA both design, fabricate, and erect these type buildings. This building is 40′ x 100′ with a 23′ eave height.. Overhead Door makes these doors as heavy wind rating required for gulf coast hurricanes with electric openers. Building is a drive through so have two doors on each end. We used liner panels on walls to hold insulation and used a basket system for ceiling. (2 ) two four ton heat pumps handles the humidity…

You can check their websites for further interest. I have used S & S many times and very pleased with product and service. Let me know if you need further.

[Jim/Chris]

We are considering on building a Coach house as well.

I’ve read several articles list in the forum and appreciate their articles. The notes on air conditioning, humidity control, lighting, doors, and insulation was all very helpful.

I would like some feed back from all owners who have built, on what they wished they would have done, that they didn’t, or didn’t need to do.

Should we consider the the width of the building with our slides open and awning extended? Since cleaning and working on them will be needed.

What about shelving, storage and shop & work benches needs. is the pit needed or jacks needed.

Would it be benefit on have a bathroom, showers and washer and dryer added. Possible small kitchen and food storage.

One of our thoughts is the amount of time we spend on pre and post trips. trips from the house to the coach in packing, unpacking, cleaning clothes, food, beverages, etc… is the downside.

Thanks to Jon, Dave, Bill III, Mark, Ron, Tom, Al, Chuck, your wife’s, and the rest on your threads.

Jan & Monica

Amelia Island Fl.

04 Liberty Elegant Lady, Everett Edition

[Dick]

>> Should we consider the the width of the building with our slides open and awning extended? Since cleaning and working on them will be needed.

If you plan to be able to open bay doors to load / unload stuff then yes the width will need to allow for that. In my case my slides go about the same distance as the doors. Don’t forget being able to walk around an extended slide!

>> Shelving / storage

Might seem obvious, but keep in mind a table or shelf might prevent slides from opening. Also keep in mind a different coach might not line up the same so try to avoid fixed items along the walls.

>> Pit / Jacks

I don’t have the skill or ambition to make use of those

>>Would it be benefit on have a bathroom, showers and washer and dryer added. Possible small kitchen and food storage.

Sure, but those would be fixed / non moveable items so plan carefully. Also that is replicating what you have in the coach. Also, that in the eyes of your local building inspector / tax assessor would be considered living space which at best would be taxed, at worst not allowed.

>>One of our thoughts is the amount of time we spend on pre and post trips.

I try to keep coach things in the coach. So my newer clothes go to the coach. Older stuff for working around the house goes to the house. Kitchen & bath items all stay in the coach. Most food is left in the coach unless an extended time away is planned.

Last comment: my dear wife asked if we really needed a storage spot if we are actually going to be on the road. I said, then immediately regretted, “dear, it is like the wedding china your mother said we need but never use and have moved from 3 different states in the same box” After that I suddenly remembered there was some maintenance I had to do.

[Mike, 92 Country Coach]

Per the National Electric Code, Having a pit that does not “daylight” requires electrical outlets and lighting to be explosion proof. The thought here is explosive fumes are heavier than air and can be trapped in the pit…much like the bilge in a boat…just something to consider!

[Dick]

Sorry to stray from the thread, but I can’t help myself.

Fumes may gather and cause a explosion like the bilge in a boat is what lead me to this:

Useless facts from Chucks almanac

Ship High In Transit

In the early years when the new world (United States of America) was being colonized, many goods were shipped from the old world. Cow manure was one of the items being shipped to be used as fertilizer? It was loaded in the lower bilge of the ships and would get wet as the old wooden ships were not very water proof. Cow manure would emit methane gases when it got wet then when rounds were made with a oil lamp the boat exploded.

When they understood what was causing the explosion it was mandated to have all cow manure moved to a higher place in the vessel and clearly stamped SHIT. Ship High In Transit

Useless information to improve your life LOL

Chuck