Prefab workshops?

[mcooley]

Forgive me if there are threads on this already. I only saw one which was about a prefab house. Wondering if anyone knows or has used a prefab workshop? I would love for it to be a little less of the "metal shed" look. Maybe more "minimally designed" but of course still affordable. Anyway, any thoughts, ideas or examples of your own would be greatly appreciated.

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[Wooden Skye]

The only thing I have ever seen was on another site, where the guy converted an auxiliary school building into a shop, it didn't look like a shed. 

 

[rljatl]

No one responded to this other thread, but you may want to check out Old Hickory Buildings and Sheds.  Old Hickory Lofted Shed Thread

Old Hickory Buildings and Sheds

 

[DavidW]

I live near Lancaster county Pa where there are lots of Amish shed builders. Some of them also build 2 car prefab garages, when I told them I wanted to build a 30'x40' shop, it was no problem as 30' trusses are a standard size for pole barns. I did the foundation work and in 2 days they had the shop assembled ready for insulation and drywall. The cost at the time was less than a pole barn. 

 

[sancho57]

Though you dont want a metal shop. You could take 2 or 3 connex boxes  cut out the walls to expand them then power, water if you want insulate, dry wall and furnish them, The out side you can add some exterior paneling /T10 paneling make it look like a regular building.

http://www.custom-shippingcontainers.com/convertedshippingcontainers.html

http://www.buildingpro.com/index.html

Its what we did in the sand box converted them to living spaces, office spaces, multi sory office spaces, just stack them and place them anyway you want

 

[mcooley]

Thanks for the info! It's tough because we are building a home and so I really would rather have the shop designed with the house but our budget may not allow both to be built at the same time. So looking for something temporary but also not too industrial.