John, Most of us that live in the South are sorely lacking in basements. In my last house I built a "basement in the sky" by adding a car port to my house and raising the roof a mere 8 feet, resulting in a 24X30 windowless properly wired and lighted room, a great area for S scale. That is not possible or practical where I currently live so I'm also faced with building, (or acquiring), a train building.
My current inspiration is Cliff Powers MA&G Magnolia Route, (HO), http://magnoliaroute.com/magnolia%20route.htm , which is housed in a portable building which he has moved to a new location once. I think a reasonable S layout could be achieved in the same space which is close to the dimensions you mentioned. Although I do not have zoning restrictions where I live, my live-in code enforcer has specified that whatever I do must conform in outward appearance to her perception of what looks good. So I cannot use John Oglesby's container suggestion or an "ugly",(whatever that is), portable building but maybe more like Dave suggested by building a stick structure. The problem with the construction of a dedicated train building is that the desired layout space normally approaches gymnasium sized proportions while practical monetary restrictions suggests construction of a small branch line. So what size to build the building? The reason I have not started on a building is that I cannot come to a compromise on a trackplan that I want to build in a space that I think I can afford. In a way the folks that have a basement or other finite predefined layout, (maybe a portable building), space are lucky in the sense that they know they have to "paint their layout" into the restrictions of their "canvas". I look forward to further discussions on this thread. Maybe it will help me to get on and build something. Billy Click John Degnan wrote: > > I'm playing with the idea of building my home layout in one of those > portable storage sheds. Outside of the general climate control issues > that lead to expansion and contraction of the benchwork, track and > models, what sort of other issues might I run into? > > The building I intend to buy if I decide to go this route is the > "Utility" model seen on the web site below : > > a.. http://www.cookstuff.com <http://www.cookstuff.com> > Along with a "lease to own" purchase plan, this company offers various > options on their buildings such as different size doors and windows. > So what would be good options for window sizes and the heights of > these windows? Any other thoughts? > > The size of the buinding will be 12' X 32' (outer dimensions). > > John Degnan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:Scaler164%40comcast.net> > The Southeastern Railway > www.sery.ironraildepot.org > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
