Shed? This sounds more like a apartment complex.

lol, Thanks guys. I hear what you are saying on building prices as material is skyrocketing. I'm thinking of Rough Cut Hemlock on exterior, metal roof. Right now I've been working out of the bottom of a barn and top of a machine shed. I need better organization skills. You guys probably think some of your tips are obvious but when meeting with the builder I'd like to have these things we take for granted on paper. Anything else you can think of?

Money is no object here Jerry, it's Don's not mine. lol

A lower parking by 3-5" with a drain will help keep water from wet or ice/snow covered vehicles away from your other areas too Don. My shop floor gets soaked when I park the truck in there and the water makes everything on the floor get wet even though it does have a floor drain it takes time for the water to find it. I hear good things about in-floor heating too...

You’ll have a great shed after getting this advice

Whatever size you think you need, add 10%, then double it, then make it twice that size. Good luck!

i have motion detector lights on outside so when i pull up after dark , its nice

Those are some good suggestions. I might be able to find a wash sink used.

Don't get a stainless steel toilet, they're cold as blank...don't ask how I know!

Let us see your trap shed? If you have an area you like or an idea to share We'd love to see it!

14X44 it was the old trap club, free if I moved it. I jacked it up cut the hold downs then my buddy used his stack mover to haul it to the house. It was wired already but I rewired it and replaced the 2 foot knee wall with treated lumber and added the overhead door. I run a second pump off of my outdoor boiler to heat it added a big pitcher window I got from my glass guy on a canceled order. It has a back dark room to age baits and glands in and store my stretchers when not in use.

Nice Law Dog! Send me your address and name on private message and I'll send you a t shirt for your effort. I'll need your size also. I'm getting ready to build and I need the ideas.

It's easier to mount your hoist early in construction. I put mine in before we put the roof on.



Large 30 penny nails hang traps very well, way more oranized than packed in crates or totes, a lot easier find what you want and see what you have...



And believe the guys who say build it way bigger than you think you need. I built mine twice as big as I could afford and it still filled up fast....

Idk what your climate is like, but keep in mind you will be paying for ceiling height the life of the building if you need to heat it. I’d go high between a rafter like ADC for the hoist and keep the rest of the ceiling at 9 foot with a ceiling fan for circulation.

I read where you plan for a metal roof, if you get any amount of snow, make sure to put snow stoppers on the roof above the doorways or you’ll be shoveling rock hard snow when the roof cleans itself.

Dont forget overhangs over the door

Or it takes out the windshield of you vehicles.

hmmmm

A dormer over the entry door is nice especially if its raining and you have to unlock the door. Push button (keyless) locks are great, can always get in and you can set codes for someone to use if you want to let them in. Put plenty of lights on the outside to light up areas by the doors for loading/unloading, maintenance checks on vehicles. Can also set your lights up on different banks so you can choose which lights you want on. Outlets by ALL the doors and outside the doors. Can never have enough. I used OSB on my walls, more durable than sheetrock, and you can hang (light) things in between the studs.