SCA037's Garage-with-attached-house ;->

[sca037]

Hi, I'm Brian...and I am a garagemaholic :thumbup:

After MANY years in the saving and planning stages, in 2002 we moved into the house we designed on our computer using 3D Home Architect software. Our friends called it the "garage with attached house" project because it's a 2200 square foot house with a 1600 square foot garage attached, which has an additional 500 square feet of storage space above the large bay. The "everyday" side is 22' wide x 26' deep, and the "fun" side is 22' wide x 45' deep (it widens out a bit towards the back <see pictures>). It has a doorwall in the back facing SW, and a 44" wide fixed staircase to the deep bay's second floor. I still need to finish up some wiring, then get it ready for insulation & drywall. After that (budget con$traint$ notwithstanding :spit: ) I'll be ready to start thinking about flooring options.

Let's see your pix!
Brian

[Luckydevil]

damn, that's impressive. brick houses are always my favorites. i definitely would like to plan and build our next house.

[Max4Speed]

That is awesome! Great pics

[I-Dom-In-8]

That is awesome! Great pics

Ditto.

[gb387]

Now that I like!

[sca037]

damn, that's impressive. brick houses are always my favorites. i definitely would like to plan and build our next house.

Luke, the house I 'grew up' (still an ongoing debate ;-) in was built around 1900 with true brick construction.....as in 2 rows of brick seperated by an airspace (!)
I knew I wanted some face brick on our place, but at around $1 per brick installed we could have easily added $50K to the project :eek:
We decided to brick the front elevation up to 10', then went with vinyl for the rest. Everything is a compromise, and we felt that while keeping the zero-maintenance aspect was important so was not crushing ourselves with more debt load than was absolutely necessary :eyecrazy:

Brian

[sca037]

I found a picture from last October, when a bunch of car-crazed friends met at our place before going out for a drive around local country roads.
You can't see them all but there were some fun rides; a Lotus Super 7, Honda S2000, Viper GTS, three 944's + a 924 turbo, and a modded SVT Focus.

I can't wait until the warm weather hits again :thumbup:

Brian

[sca037]

Here's another photo I just came across.....an aerial shot of the foundation during construction.
You can see the outline of the garage bays on the front & right, facing the cul-de-sac.

Brian

[04whitef150]

Very nice got to love cul-de-sacs

[ESB]

THats awsome.

[muddy]

Just found this site a few days ago..........still digging through the old sections especially the gallery area and enjoying it. We relocated here to Michigan to build the new mustang in Flat Rock. Having bought our house back around thanksgiving last year I am going to be breaking ground on a shop within a month or so.......so the timing of finding this site is right on!
Thought I'd comment on this garage as it is a nice one and even nicer to see a neighbor.....sort of. I am actually south of you probably a half hour........Keith

[sca037]

Just found this site a few days ago..........still digging through the old sections especially the gallery area and enjoying it. We relocated here to Michigan to build the new mustang in Flat Rock. Having bought our house back around thanksgiving last year I am going to be breaking ground on a shop within a month or so.......so the timing of finding this site is right on!
Thought I'd comment on this garage as it is a nice one and even nicer to see a neighbor.....sort of. I am actually south of you probably a half hour........Keith
Thanks Keith, and a belated welcome to the sn*w belt ;->
I've read some of your posts, and think with your background and experience you'll fit right in around here :thumbup:

Cheers,
Brian

[kartracer55]

Brian, Your garage is HUGE. It looks bigger than the rest of the house. How does one swing that with the S.W.M.B.O.? You gotta help us all out!

Jim

[sca037]

Brian, Your garage is HUGE. It looks bigger than the rest of the house. How does one swing that with the S.W.M.B.O.? You gotta help us all out!

Jim
Jim, we designed the house with the idea of integrating (to the extent anyone could ;-) a large attached garage that from the street gave the impression that the house / garage ratio wasn't nearly as absurd as it indeed is :thumbup:
In terms of getting my wife on board, well....we have always equally shared the toys so although rare gems, gals like her are still out there fellas :beer:

More-lucky-than-smart-Brian

[sberry]

She have any cute rich sisters???

[sca037]

We finally got a 2-post auto lift installed :rocker:
I bought it from a neighbor that relocated to Texas, and had a local company (Station Service & Equipment) do the hard work of moving the lift to our garage. It's a 7000lb capacity 220V Globe that originally came from a Roush facility before my neighbor got it, so it has seen extremely light use (the internals look almost new :thumbup: )

Brian

[DynoDave]

Congratulations! That's a great addition for any working garage.

Is that a Ford Rotunda label? Looks like a piece of Ford Dealer Equipment, which is usually very nice stuff.

[sca037]

Is that a Ford Rotunda label? Looks like a piece of Ford Dealer Equipment, which is usually very nice stuff.
Yes, it appears that it was purchased through the Rotunda program....I'm guessing by Roush Industries.
It's a nice older (& veeeery heavy) piece!

Brian

[NAC]

Newbie here. Been lurking for a few weeks, figured it's time to jump in. Brian, you have a great looking garage setup. I'm envious as I can't add on to my garage to get more room due to limitations of setback requirements, but I hope to move in the near future to a larger lot (acreage) and build something along the lines of what you have accomplished. Keep those photos coming.


Ross

[sca037]

Newbie here. Been lurking for a few weeks, figured it's time to jump in. Brian, you have a great looking garage setup. I'm envious as I can't add on to my garage to get more room due to limitations of setback requirements, but I hope to move in the near future to a larger lot (acreage) and build something along the lines of what you have accomplished. Keep those photos coming.
Ross
I can sure relate, Ross!
We were in the same boat you were in, so we bought our 6+ acre lot back in 1990......and didn't build until 2002.
Here's another picture for 'ya :thumbup:

Brian

[RAMPAGET3]

hi brian. are you a member of SDAC?


bill baker

[marty_p]

Nice toyboxes!!! :thumbup:

[sca037]

hi brian. are you a member of SDAC?

bill baker
Hi Bill,

We used to be deep into Shelby Dodges (had several over the years; 2 GLHS Omni's, a Shelby Dakota and a Shelby Can-Am racer) but that chapter is now behind us.
The garage is still full of cars though, no worries :thumbup:

Brian

[JMURiz]

Oooo, nice upgrade...those are a great daily-driver semi exotic!

[Skyline]

Brian;

Very nice!

What's your ceiling height where you have the lift?

[sca037]

Brian;

Very nice!

What's your ceiling height where you have the lift?
Thank you!

It's 11' throughout, so just enough for a not-too-tall car to run all the way up with a few inches to spare (the 944 has plenty of room above it- see picture).

Brian