Elpad Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just picked up on the thread. Nice project going on. Man, I wished I had all that open space. More land=more toys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Today, we broke ground. Here's a look after the first official day of work.Tomorrow, we might pour concrete or Wednesday at the latest as long as the weather holds up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Kosage Chavis said: Today, we broke ground. Here's a look after the first official day of work.Tomorrow, we might pour concrete or Wednesday at the latest as long as the weather holds up. Looks easy compared to my coral rock. Good job! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Reinforcing steel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, old-tank said: Reinforcing steel? How you been Mr Willie? The slab will be a monolithic slab with re-bar reinforcing the entire perimeter. There will also be some more re-bar that reinforces a thickened strip of concrete that will straddle the entire width of the garage. This strip will be the foundation for a future 2 post lift. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 Progress from days 2 and 3. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Looks great! What's the footprint on that? How tall are you going? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Looks good! How thick is the actual slab. Is the area where the lift is planned thicker than the rest of the slab? What is planned for the smaller slab area? Or is the approach slab for the doors? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 12 hours ago, NC-car-guy said: Looks great! What's the footprint on that? How tall are you going? Thank you Matt. It's 20' x 28'. The ceiling height will be 9' with attic. 12 hours ago, MrEarl said: Looks good! How thick is the actual slab. Is the area where the lift is planned thicker than the rest of the slab? What is planned for the smaller slab area? Or is the approach slab for the doors? Thank you Mr Lamar. The slab will be 4" with an 18" footer around the perimeter. The area where the car lift will go will be thickened to 6" with extra reinforcement. The 4' x 4' slab is for the entry door and the other slab is the apron/ramp for the bigger garage door. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 10:05 PM, Kosage Chavis said: Thank you Matt. It's 20' x 28'. The ceiling height will be 9' with attic. If you can make the height 11 or 12 ft, I would do it. My building has a 10ft ceiling. When you add lights, etc, it is only a 9 ft usable height. Too low to have a hoist and be able to stand under comfortably. Just IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Larry Schramm said: If you can make the height 11 or 12 ft, I would do it. My building has a 10ft ceiling. When you add lights, etc, it is only a 9 ft usable height. Too low to have a hoist and be able to stand under comfortably. Just IMO. 9 feet is the highest I can go while having a good amount of attic space. I can get a 2 post lift into the garage. There's a set call MaxJax portable car lift. It only lifts a car at a max of 49" into the air. To remedy the moving under the car with ease, there is a reclining creeper on the market. This reclining creeper can lay flat when needed and can sit you in a more upright position while supporting your bottom. I can roll around in this and work reasonably comfortably. At least, that is the theory. There's more than one way to skin a cat, and I have to make the most of what I have. Edited August 15, 2020 by Kosage Chavis (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I understand the limitations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Building materials came in for framing, which should begin this Monday (depending on weather). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 First day of framing. I walked around and inside. I feel good about what we chose to do so far. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Speedy framing job! You'll be done in no time. Edited August 24, 2020 by JFranklin (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Bracing and some siding done today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 That 55 will look great setting in the middle of the floor !!! Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, billbuickgs said: That 55 will look great setting in the middle of the floor !!! Bill I stand in the middle of the garage thinking the same thing! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Kosage Chavis said: Bracing and some siding done today. great progress! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Trusses installed and much of the exterior done.Showing the attic space here. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Kind of curious, I don't see a direct path to the street from the new garage...how will you get your Buick out to the street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 47 minutes ago, dship said: Kind of curious, I don't see a direct path to the street from the new garage...how will you get your Buick out to the street? There is a direct path from the road to this garage. There is a slight interference with a tree, but I can steer around it with no issue. This tree will be removed soon anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Looks good.. After a year later.. I just moved my junk out to park a car.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Looks good! It is wide giving you plenty of room to work on the Buick and other vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 More progress today and I was able to walk around in the attic! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Make sure your sub floor that with real ply wood.. If it gets wet it acts like wet cardboard.. I asked for real ply wood. I got osb.. stuff.. I like the ladder... It is hard to move stuff with a 24 inch hole.. Edited August 28, 2020 by nick8086 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Roofing done...just in time for potential rain this weekend with whatever is left from Hurricane Laura. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Do you need any art for the walls.. I am going to keep this one.. I have movie posters..or kaiser stuff.. Edited August 31, 2020 by nick8086 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!! Have you slept out there yet? Where are you planning to put the 6-foot flat-screen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 6:09 PM, Kosage Chavis said: Roofing done...just in time for potential rain this weekend with whatever is left from Hurricane Laura. That is looking awesome Ko. What's your plans for the ceiling and walls. There are some great ideas for such on the Garage Journal Forum in case you haven't visited it yet. Surprised there is no eave on the gable end, maybe consider adding what I call an eyebrow (24" lean-to covered with shingles) over the garage door to help protect the door and also rainwater from hitting the door and trying to enter under the bottom door seal. Can't wait to see some Buick signs and the 55 added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Also what is the PVC pipe on the stand? And is there room on the right hand side for a lean to for your parts car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, MrEarl said: What's your plans for the ceiling and walls For sure use fire proof material, not just fire resistant. Some of the stick built stuff with the 'artsy' interiors will soon be 'crispy critters'...along with the cars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, old-tank said: For sure use fire proof material, not just fire resistant. Some of the stick built stuff with the 'artsy' interiors will soon be 'crispy critters'...along with the cars. Good point. At least possibly 4 ft of corrugated metal as a wainscot. They also make a metal pegboard I'll be using above the counters in the area of the grinders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 3 hours ago, MrEarl said: That is looking awesome Ko. What's your plans for the ceiling and walls. There are some great ideas for such on the Garage Journal Forum in case you haven't visited it yet. Surprised there is no eave on the gable end, maybe consider adding what I call an eyebrow (24" lean-to covered with shingles) over the garage door to help protect the door and also rainwater from hitting the door and trying to enter under the bottom door seal. Can't wait to see some Buick signs and the 55 added. Thank you Mr Lamar! I do plan on insulating, drywalling the walls and ceiling at some point (just not right now). I will take you up on your suggestion to look up the garage journal forum. I would have liked to have an eave on the front gable side, but that would mean more money. However, the company did provide a recess in the concrete slab along the entire length if the front opening where the garage door rests at. This will keep the rain water from seeping into the floor area. I will post a photo to show what I am talking about. I do have a couple ideas for Buick signs and ornaments. 3 hours ago, MrEarl said: Also what is the PVC pipe on the stand? And is there room on the right hand side for a lean to for your parts car? The company put this up as a storage area for the blueprints. Both cars will be stored into the garage when complete. The first order of business will be to break down the whole parts car so that I can get it out (what I won't need). 2 hours ago, old-tank said: For sure use fire proof material, not just fire resistant. Some of the stick built stuff with the 'artsy' interiors will soon be 'crispy critters'...along with the cars. I will definitely take heed to this suggestion, Mr Willie. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Here's the recess that I was talking about @MrEarl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Garage door installed today.Now, the only thing left is electrical. The power company still needs to run their cable and then final trimout will be done. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Garage and man cave came out nice. Enjoy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Turned out very nice. Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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