Da U.P eh. ok. learning loads just reading threads... aweSOME. looking for brainstorming ideas/crushing reality checks. we have 80 acre farm. tons of old bigger tires were left here when we bought it. 1. was planning the "shop" in a lower area because it is a wind tunnel and wanted to hinder some of the flow,it will be 100-150 yrds from woods/swamp and a horse pasture on left and hay field on right as looking from house and road to the outback and woods. open area total would be 35 acres however now worried about flooding. just next to it is a rise in the land, not big enough to be a true hill. our land seems to be a rock incubator, itty bitties to DAMMMMM. 2. idea of digging into said rise having forge shop probly 3-5 ft "under: ground frost level is hmmm idk 18" - 3' was thinking good for winter and thermal type heat, soak up cold so summers "might" be cooler.. 3. back to the tires we are planning on using them as lower walls filled with dirt to help with insulation, was thinking 3-5' high. if it catches fire there will be no doubt with the black clouds. 4. size is wide open as a lot of building will be salvage and we are a family of contractors.5. wanted to have large tilt up walls/windows to help cool it down. I am still reading layout ideas and work triangle and looking for storage ideas. wow re-read it, made sense in MY head. anyway thoughts?
