Offsite Building

[Native_NM]

Greetings again.  I am contemplating building my structure offsite at my industrial yard, and having it transported and assembled at the final site.  Has anybody else attempted this with success?  I envision building the entire roof section separately, and then having a crane lift it into place.  I have access to the heavy equipment, so my cost considerations are lower.  I checked with a local house mover who claims he can move anything up to 20' wide just about anywhere in New Mexico with the proper planning. 

I don't have the time to drive to the site each weekend.  Also, the thrill of dangling from a 12/12 roof is not on my list of things to do before I die.  My basic structure will be from the 20' 1.5 story plans here.  I am ready to order plans, but thought I'd get some feedback as to how feasible the idea is.  I have also considered doing two 16' wide buildings in an "
L" configuration for ease of building and transport.

Thanks again to all the folks who keep the rest of us dreaming and motivated.

[rwanders]

Very feasible----modular builders do it every day. Will require some careful planning and don't forget about bracing of component parts to avoid undue racking during transport and erection. I have been doing the 3 hour round trip to get my cabin built and would have jumped at some prefabbing if I had the right equipment available to me,  Would love to hear how it goes for you and please post some pictures as you progress.

[gandalfthegrey]

Yes you can.  You can also do electrical and some plumbing before you go on site also.

[Native_NM]

After discussions with CentCom (AKA "the wife"), we are narrowing it down to a structure I can build in two big boxes.  The first is 20 x 32.  The second is the bedroom addition.  I have consulted with a framer who contends I can frame the roof (other than the hip extension) in three pieces and have them lifted into place.

Here is our first cut at a floorplan:

[Native_NM]

Sample elevation from my cheesy program:



And an interior view:

[Native_NM]

I still have not learned the program very well.  The intention is an upstairs loft.  I have three growing kids, and need the privacy for us, hence the bedroom.

We have land up north near Angel Fire, but are considering Ruidoso also.  Our lot slopes downward to the rear.  A deck off the rear kitchen would work nice.  A nice entrance deck for the side front entrance as well.

This will be a vaction / seasonal use property.  I imagine we will have a bunch of new friends when completed also. 

Next step is to order the 20 x 32 1.5 story plans and consult with my framer friend again.

[MountainDon]

Yes, I found I learned the basics fairly quickly but some things like getting both sides of all the walls to show properly took more effort/time.

Angel Fire vs Ruidoso. What a dilemma.    I'd guess you'd have easier winter time access in Ruidoso.

I suppose you would like to hear some thoughts...

I notice there are no windows on the sides. Is that because of the lot/location? No window in the one bathroom?

Furnace, water heater, laundry?

Wit a loft it would appear to have plenty of space. I like the large opening between kitchen and living room.

And, just personally, I have grown to dislike sliding doors of all kinds. I'd rather have a swinging door for any door that gets used regularly. It is possible to get hinges with locking pins so the door could be hinged to swing to the outside, if an inside swing gets in the way. Of course if you do that you can't have an exterior screen/storm door.

[Native_NM]

Thanks for the thoughts!  Ruidoso is a litte closer to my family in Texas.  They might use it more if we build it there, which is why we are leaning more towards the south.

I am a slow learner when it comes to this software.  The rear bathroom is almost 5' x 14'.  I think I can squeeze a water heater and stacked washer dryer at the back with access from the kitchen.  The front bath will just have a small shower, sink and commode, so it should fit in a 5 x 8' room.

I don't envision any heater other than wood.  Our lot near Angel Fire has electric and gas close by. 

Windows, windows, everywhere, and not a one to spare.  Definately will need at least one on the right side of the plan.  Probably a small one on the front bath. 

My current home has french doors instead of a slider, which I love.  The downside, as noted, is no screen.  Its all negotiable as long as its what she agrees on. 

I could probably draw the darn thing faster than I can computer-draw it, but it is fun to play arky-tek for the day.

[MountainDon]

I found the computer very useful for making changes during the design process. Then when things were more or less settled I went to drawing vellum, pencils, and instruments. None of the affordable programs seem to be able to do a framing drawing for example.