Well, I finally feel like I'm ready to build and I'm undecided on 3 locations, so I need a bit of advice. Here are my 3 location options, and likely costs:
1.) Basement 11' wide x 18' long x 10' high. Requires I have a structural company come and do 2 things, first knock down and dig out a 6'x8' area that is a crawl space now, and then dig down a 11'x18' area by 3' deep in a pit to give me 10' height (and leaving me a 5' balcony area to enter the pit from the back for seating). My guess is this will run around $12k-$15k.
2.) Add on to,or build anew garage with a sim room above the garage accessible by outside stairwell,or as an addition to a new garage as in behind the new build. My guess on this is around $20k. Size of sim would likely be 12'x16' with a peaked roof at 10'.
3.) Build a separate building, as a high-end shed. This one would be built out as 12'x14', but could go larger up to 14' x 18', with a sloped roof, from 10' down to 8.5 feet, but offset so that my swing path would hit the 9.5' height area. Costs on this would be $10k-$18k, examples can be seen on the familyhandyman.com website, as their game-day shed, which I would likely build with smaller windows, to keep light dim.
So, I'm looking for pros/cons of each building location, with possible pics, that might match my locations. I'm a little worried if I build this in the garage, or as a shed, that I will not be as likely to go out there and use it during cold Winter months. On the other hand, if I build it in basement, I may disturb my family and only be able to use it - if I can cut the sound down, from the loud impact. I live in Northern, Indiana, almost to Michigan and we have very cold winters, which can last for 4-5 months... my house is small 1100 square feet, though, the location in the basement would be a good 10'-20' away from being directly below bedrooms.
Any thought, ideas or pics that will help me make up my mind would be great, thanks in advance.
1.) Basement 11' wide x 18' long x 10' high. Requires I have a structural company come and do 2 things, first knock down and dig out a 6'x8' area that is a crawl space now, and then dig down a 11'x18' area by 3' deep in a pit to give me 10' height (and leaving me a 5' balcony area to enter the pit from the back for seating). My guess is this will run around $12k-$15k.
2.) Add on to,or build anew garage with a sim room above the garage accessible by outside stairwell,or as an addition to a new garage as in behind the new build. My guess on this is around $20k. Size of sim would likely be 12'x16' with a peaked roof at 10'.
3.) Build a separate building, as a high-end shed. This one would be built out as 12'x14', but could go larger up to 14' x 18', with a sloped roof, from 10' down to 8.5 feet, but offset so that my swing path would hit the 9.5' height area. Costs on this would be $10k-$18k, examples can be seen on the familyhandyman.com website, as their game-day shed, which I would likely build with smaller windows, to keep light dim.
So, I'm looking for pros/cons of each building location, with possible pics, that might match my locations. I'm a little worried if I build this in the garage, or as a shed, that I will not be as likely to go out there and use it during cold Winter months. On the other hand, if I build it in basement, I may disturb my family and only be able to use it - if I can cut the sound down, from the loud impact. I live in Northern, Indiana, almost to Michigan and we have very cold winters, which can last for 4-5 months... my house is small 1100 square feet, though, the location in the basement would be a good 10'-20' away from being directly below bedrooms.
Any thought, ideas or pics that will help me make up my mind would be great, thanks in advance.
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