Pic of the inside of my new 16x32 gambrel shed. 12 ft loft in the back 8 ft loft in the front. Will run electrical to it. Any ideas for ladder/lighting/storage or anything in general is appreciated!
edit - also I’d like to put a large fridge and freezer in here for produce/meat storage I harvest. I don’t plan to insulate the shed. It has 6 lower vents to bring cool air in, a ridge vent and then it has LP radiant barrier on the inside. I think the windows also are helping with letting heat out. I’m in Florida between ocala and fort myers. We haven’t hit peak heat yet.
Do I need an outdoor rated fridge/freezer? Any recommendations on brands? I imagine each would need to be standalone due to the volume I’d like..
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Looks very nice foler! Good decision to pour the pad, you'll be able to keep it dry and clean. My advice to you is to run heavy enough wire out so you can put a subpanel out there, and then wire everything from that. That gives you the possibility to wire as many outlets and lights as you want, and if you're using tools out here and you trip a breaker, you don't have to go back into the house. I put a panel in each of my outbuildings, and I have never regretted it in the least. Make sure you stagger your outlets to different breakers, so the ones next to each other don't run off the same breaker. And use plenty of breakers. Code probably dictates that you have to use GFCI plugs, so you might just simplify life and get GFCI breakers.
Also, you can get fans that will suck air in your bottom vents. It does a really nice job of moving air and making the space feel less hot and stuffy. And give yourself lots of lighting options. Lighting for just one end under the loft, same for the other, light the lofts separately, have an option to turn on to make everywhere bright, and have a night time setting so you don't get blinded.
I'd also recommend insulating you roof at least. That steel will cook in your summers, and insulation will indeed make a difference. Can't see the ceiling, but I hope you have a couple vents out the ceiling. One at each end. It will also make a huge difference for heat in the summer.
Don't dress your deer or whatever in there unless you take serious measures to protect you cement. Get it all bloody just once and you're going to have a funk in there forever, especially in your climate. In an ideal world you'd have a floor drain and plumbing out there. But whatever, that's water under the bridge at this point. Keep in mind your floor is level, too, so the blood won't run to anywhere, but pool in large bunches.
I'd be tempted to put a mini-split that you can use to take the edge off the heat in the summer, and bring it up a couple degrees in the summer. That can always be done later (provided you have enough power out there). They're not that expensive anymore, and you will need about the smallest compressor for that space. But I'd also insulate the whole thing, likely due to my northern tendencies. If you're planning to use it as a work space in summer, you're going to want to have air movement.
In any case, it looks great. You'll get plenty of use out of that. Is the exterior clad?
