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Reply #80 –
I Put a shelf around the upper part of my last garage and it is amazing how much you can store up there out of the way.
JohnH

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Reply #81 –
Quote from: Old phart phred –
A useful addition to the coach house is one of these rolling scaffolds. About $100 when on sale from northern tool. Great for working on coach or coach house.
I've seen these at HF.  Looks like a good idea.  I have two detached sheds and a 20'x4' lean to shed.  When I thought about building another, it occurred to me that I would be filling it with stuff.  Since then, we have been going through our sheds and getting rid of things that "might come in handy some day".  Having a lot of storage can be a trap.  With our earthquakes, I'm being very careful about having high storage.

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Reply #82 –
Quote from: Texhub –
Why not have a drain pan made up. Cost would be low. Save floor stains. Also reduce  slip hazards.
Maybe 2 to cover width of rv. And allow total coverage. Have lip of pan say 2" rolled edge to make it cut resistant.  Common usage in aircraft hangers.
We carry small drain pans to put under our "slobber tube" when parked on nice concrete.  We had about four large ones under each fire engine in the stations, and there was always oil on the concrete.  When backing in, oil from the "slobber tube" (down draft tube) can dribble all along the length of the floor.  Aircraft are usually rolled into hangers with engines off, so I can see how this would work for them.  Other problem with the drain pans is trying to maneuver around them on a creeper.

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Reply #83 –
After about six months of construction and more than a year since the permit application was filed, the barn is essentially done.  We still have to install the sprinkler system and come up with a plan for driveway.  Concrete is the obvious choice,  but it is expensive and can't be re-routed once down.  To the right of the barn, is an access way to the lower lot where I am  able to drive the RV to turn around,  etc.  We are considering DG and gravel.  If gravel, any recommendations on size?

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Reply #84 –
If it's an option in your area, consider doing road base plus chip and seal.  We had that 2 houses ago and it worked well for our coach.  It was pretty common in Texas as many of the smaller local roads are done in chip and seal. 

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Reply #85 –
Looks great!

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Reply #86 –
I have done both gravel and dg in my yard. The gravel seems to never settle and the adobe underneath when wet pumps up through the gravel when I drove my truck over it. The dg lays flat and worked better for me. It depends on your sub base material.

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Reply #87 –
Very nice looking coach house, Sven.  Enjoy!

We put 5" 5000 psi rebar and fiberglass reinforced concrete in front of the barn so that we had an outside place for the coach to work on it, wash, load, unload etc.  Nice to have.  The rest of the 400' or so of drive way is 12" or more of 3" minus Class 5 limestone with 10-12" of 3/4" minus Class 5 limestone.  When it thaws in the spring there are a few days when it is soft.  It gets graded and smoothed. The rest of the year it is very hard.  It is OK with us.  The alternative would be asphalt, concrete or pavers.  Grass and weeds grow in it.  Snowblowing before it is frozen can toss some gravel into the woods.