Build a Hobby Shop with Upstairs Man Cave
How can you squeak out a man cave in your hobby shop? Maybe raise the roof. Put a second floor into your garage pole barn design. Here’s how another customer accomplished that feat.
Hobby Shop with Upstairs Man Cave
Project# 613501 is a 2880 square foot hobby shop with upstairs room. The dimensions are 48 feet by 60 feet. By raising the roof pitch, the pole building incorporates both 16-foot ceilings, a mezzanine, and a 768 square foot man cave with vaulted tress upstairs. Call it a barndominium if you like but it looks like a beautiful hobby shop with a guest area.
A Hangout
What is a man cave? “Man cave” is a term coined in 1992. It referred to a room or area such as a basement that was designed to allow the head of the household to pursue his hobbies and leisure activities. For example, in the movies you see poker games and pool tables in men caves.
They’re only man caves because the women were not interested in hanging out there. But you may know some women who have their own upstairs sewing and crafting areas and can take this idea in designing pole buildings with two floors. Expand the idea for your own needs.
Hobby Shop Interior
The building is entirely insulated and lined with Liner by Lester upgrades. On the main level the concrete floors welcome all kinds of hobbies to the working shop area.
Hobby Shop with Upstairs
On the other hand, upstairs the designer added a rich wood-look floor. It measures 16 feet x 48 feet. A wonderful separate space hides behind an insulated divider-wall upstairs of the hobby shop. The 4-foot-wide stairs lead from the shop up to the man cave period. It could be a hobby garage out on hunting land.
In this sample project, the man cave provides livable space away from the creative projects going on downstairs. Totally equipped with a kitchen and bar plus a TV area, the vaulted ceiling also adds enough space for an oversized TV or to display an elk trophy or quilt. It could also double as a guest quarters.
Hobby Shop Exterior
A simple exterior design includes barn red primary color, a quaker gray roof, and pewter gray trim. Note the simple roof line. The porch provides extra protection outdoors while the cupola adds a finishing accessory. This building has two tall, oversized doors period.
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2024
About the Author:
Allen Randa is a second generation Master Carpenter and Owner of Sapphire Construction Inc. Allen personally manages each project from beginning to end. That includes the first meeting, the estimate, the contract and architectural designs.