Construction of the garage has begun!

[ZappBranigan]

Woo Hoo! :pbj: They poured the slab yesterday.

I should have my new garage in a little over a month! Can't wait!

[CSP]

How big?

I love garage construction. :beer:

[ArloGuthroJeep]

BS...I call BS...Where are the pics? Specs on garage?

[freestyle_6981]

:worthless:

[scottycards]

Hopefully there will be AC, a lift, cable and Cat 5 installed, and a full kitchen.

What's the over/under on how long it takes the slab to crack?

:flipoff2:

Seriously, I'm jealous. Congrats on the new garage going in! :thumbsup:

[ZappBranigan]

It will be a 24 x 24. Pretty much standard on everything except I'm having about 8 110v outlets put in. No heat or plumbing (Liz says if I had plumbing in there she'd never see me!) At this point it won't even be insulated but I may tackle that myself once I get the time. Maybe a winter project? :D

Old garage gets turned into a utility room which will house my reloading bench, among other things.

[ArloGuthroJeep]

No 220? Also water would have been nice to had run out there even if just for a wash sink but I bet that adds on a little bit more to the tab:/

[zoriloco]

Post up when its ready. I wouldnt mind giving you a hand to insulate it and put up some drywall. UUuuu how about custome cabinets. You'll have the space to make em yourself :D

[Aaron]

Congrats!:beer:

[Friscokidd]

:worthless:

X2:flipoff2:

[ZappBranigan]

OK, here's the slab. That's all that's in right now:

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Misc%20pictures/DSCF0310.jpg

And Liz decided to personalize it for me!

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Misc%20pictures/DSCF0315.jpg

Still not sure how I'll set up the inside. I think I'll have to look and see how much room I have once the two vehicles (My Tacoma and Liz's Grand Vitara), the two motorcycles, and the God-only-knows-how-many bicycles get in there.

But the other good thing about this project is that the old garage is becoming a "utility room" so a lot of the junk that normally acumulates in a garage will stay there instead.

[Mack]

a.) I just finished mine. I hope you didn't use the same contractor I did, because 30 days is optimistic.
b.) Only 24x24? It'll look huge, until you start putting things in it. Then you'll wish you went bigger :D

[Swat]

Cool! When do the lift, welder, bender, compressor, chop saw, plasma, band saw, cabinets, big screen, fridge, toilet, deep sink, heat, and stripper pole get installed???

[Oscar]

what no still?

[Trango]

So seriously, as a friend makes these same decisions, what was the cost of the slab? If you don't want to drop numbers, what was the cost in proportion to the rest of the numbers?

Thanks a ton,
Bob

[kmon35]

If you haven't already, seriously consider 10 ft. walls. I built mine 2 years ago, and really wish I would have. 8 footers are just too short.

[CSP]

Also consider an eight foot tall garage door.

x2 on what Mack said. Mine is 26x36 and I wish I had made it 30' deep. My saving grace is a 24x45' shop, which is also full.

[Dave McDonald]

Also consider an eight foot tall garage door.

x2 on what Mack said. Mine is 26x36 and I wish I had made it 30' deep. My saving grace is a 24x45' shop, which is also full.

8' doors are a must - I wouldn't have been able to pull my stock '90 F250 into the garage if I didn't have 'em.

[CSP]

Hmm, my stock '97 F250 fit under a 7' door in my old house. The antenna drug through the opening, but the cab had a few inches to spare.

My CJ wouldn't go in with the soft top on though, which was my motivation for 8' doors.

[Dave McDonald]

Hmm, my stock '97 F250 fit under a 7' door in my old house. The antenna drug through the opening, but the cab had a few inches to spare.

My CJ wouldn't go in with the soft top on though, which was my motivation for 8' doors.

Mine was a '90 F250 HD 4x4.. Sat right at 7' on top of the cab with stock tires.

Now that I sold the truck, I like the 8' doors because my '98 ZJ can still fit when I put on the Sears 'I'm married with kids and forgot what cool looks like' rooftop carrier to go visit Grandma for a week.

[Mack]

Also consider an eight foot tall garage door.

x2 on what Mack said. Mine is 26x36 and I wish I had made it 30' deep. My saving grace is a 24x45' shop, which is also full.

Oh yeah, I just finished a 24x30', which was really all my lot would allow. I did make some smart choices though- it was on a slope, so I was able to excavate and drop the garage down a bit. So, i've got 10' walls, 8' doors, a 16' overall height and 14.5' to the stringer ties. AKA, enough room for a lift. Looked huge until I started throwing toys in there, and now i'm wishing I had gone for a bigger lot. Now, I just need to sucker OlBlueCJ7 into coming over to help install garage door openers. Oh, wait....

[CSP]

Mine was a '90 F250 HD 4x4..

Same here. It could be that the 1100 pound diesel made mine squat enough to make it fit. I'm guessing your '90 was a gasser.

[Dave McDonald]

Same here. It could be that the 1100 pound diesel made mine squat enough to make it fit. I'm guessing your '90 was a gasser.

Yep. 5.8l, standard. Good truck. Hope the guy that bought it has as much fun with it as I did.

When they rounded lines on the F trucks, I think they went a couple inches lower on the roof height.

[CSP]

Nope, just the front sheetmetal/clip changed. Cabs, doors, glass, and beds are interchangable.

[Dave McDonald]

Nope, just the front sheetmetal/clip changed. Cabs, doors, glass, and beds are interchangable.

Or maybe they didn't :)

Back on topic - I know it's too late fer the OP, but I put a pit in my garage. 6' deep, 3' wide, 18' long. I don't need a lift, and I can stand up to do 4x4 maintenance and inspections.

I've also got 12' ceilings. Really handy for hanging big bulky lightweight stuff out of the way.

[ZappBranigan]

UPDATE: The structure was put up today. Those guys work fast!

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z256/ZappBranigan/Misc%20pictures/2008_0717_170714AA.jpg

[Aaron]

Back on topic - I know it's too late fer the OP, but I put a pit in my garage. 6' deep, 3' wide, 18' long. I don't need a lift, and I can stand up to do 4x4 maintenance and inspections.


What do you use as a covering for your pit? Also what air evacuation system you using? Just wondering as I am redoing my pit, well at least trying to.

[vb]

zap

dont mean to be a downer, but you should still be covered under warr.
from this picture i see two areas that are missing flashing. with the 4x8 panels as siding you will wish you had the proper flashing in short order. the 1x4 trim board at the horizontal seam must be flashed. the top jamb for the garage door must be as well, also might consider doing the man door on the side of the building.

again, im only offering this as help to you while you can still mention it to the folks that built the thing.

looks like youre ready for shingles now

[ZappBranigan]

zap

dont mean to be a downer, but you should still be covered under warr.
from this picture i see two areas that are missing flashing. with the 4x8 panels as siding you will wish you had the proper flashing in short order. the 1x4 trim board at the horizontal seam must be flashed. the top jamb for the garage door must be as well, also might consider doing the man door on the side of the building.

again, im only offering this as help to you while you can still mention it to the folks that built the thing.

looks like youre ready for shingles now

Thanks for the tip. Obviously they still have work to do on the garage. I'll mention the flashing but do you know if that's something that would be required by the city building code?

[CSP]

It's not required by code, but it will keep water from getting behind your siding.

[Dave McDonald]

What do you use as a covering for your pit? Also what air evacuation system you using? Just wondering as I am redoing my pit, well at least trying to.

It's got a 1 3/4" recessed ledge 3" wide on each side. I use 2x8's to cover. I don't have an air evacuation system - I've got an open-air floor drain and a big-assed fan.

[Aaron]

It's got a 1 3/4" recessed ledge 3" wide on each side. I use 2x8's to cover. I don't have an air evacuation system - I've got an open-air floor drain and a big-assed fan.

Cool thx.

[vb]

It's not required by code, but it will keep water from getting behind your siding.


what he said. all of what you have there is composite material. it acts like a straw and wicks water well. the 1x4 may have flashing behind it. if not, another no no. but even if it does the 1x4 itself will swell and the paint will crack and itll be a place that water goes to not dry out etc...