Belo
5 year old buck +
We are currently building our dream home on 40 acres in western ny which is on a semi-functioning peach and apple orchard that will over time turn into a road side stand at its best. The land was owned by my wife's late grandfather and there are 2 outbuildings, 1 is going to be sold with the existing house and has a walk-in, the other is pole barn with dirt floors, structurally sound but in need of a little work to make it what I want. It will have water and electric that is now ours.
On the back of the pole barn is what I would call a lean too, but is basically a sloping roof with an open front that's been used to store fruit picking ladder, apple crates and a few pto attachments. We currently have half of it used for firewood.
I have the brilliant idea to turn part of this into a walk-in that will mostly be used to preserve apples and peaches, but can also be used to hang deer for an early bow kill. Generally in NY we don't worry about hanging temps, but the sloping roof is 8' at its lowest so why not put a hanger in there?
Anyhow, I will include pics later, but it's semi framed with the roof and 1 side. I'll need to build a floor, some additional framing on the front and side, frame for a door and then cutout a slot for an a/c unit, wire some electrical for a light, hoist, the a/c and a coolbot.
I'm handy, but carpentry isn't my specialty. I don't need pretty, just functional and in the beginning stages of planning this all out and thought I'd make a post here for anyone who has tips or wisdom for me. I think initially I was hoping to stay around $2k not including the electrical work, with my biggest cost being the coolbot and window unit, but was caught off guard a little with how expensive insulating board goes for. I see recommendations for r25, but r20 would meet my needs and saving more on only going r10 for the floor. I see kits for spray foam for sale but haven't done enough research to know if that's more cost effective. With some basic rough lumber included I'm now around $3.5k and again that's without some misc stuff, so likely closer to $4k.
Anyhow, any advice, tips or tricks is more than welcome. Thanks in advance!
On the back of the pole barn is what I would call a lean too, but is basically a sloping roof with an open front that's been used to store fruit picking ladder, apple crates and a few pto attachments. We currently have half of it used for firewood.
I have the brilliant idea to turn part of this into a walk-in that will mostly be used to preserve apples and peaches, but can also be used to hang deer for an early bow kill. Generally in NY we don't worry about hanging temps, but the sloping roof is 8' at its lowest so why not put a hanger in there?
Anyhow, I will include pics later, but it's semi framed with the roof and 1 side. I'll need to build a floor, some additional framing on the front and side, frame for a door and then cutout a slot for an a/c unit, wire some electrical for a light, hoist, the a/c and a coolbot.
I'm handy, but carpentry isn't my specialty. I don't need pretty, just functional and in the beginning stages of planning this all out and thought I'd make a post here for anyone who has tips or wisdom for me. I think initially I was hoping to stay around $2k not including the electrical work, with my biggest cost being the coolbot and window unit, but was caught off guard a little with how expensive insulating board goes for. I see recommendations for r25, but r20 would meet my needs and saving more on only going r10 for the floor. I see kits for spray foam for sale but haven't done enough research to know if that's more cost effective. With some basic rough lumber included I'm now around $3.5k and again that's without some misc stuff, so likely closer to $4k.
Anyhow, any advice, tips or tricks is more than welcome. Thanks in advance!
