My dream becomes a reality

[RK-REX]

New to the Journal, been lurking here for awhile though. Started this project a few months ago. I need to add more pics to the slideshow as the concrete is now down in the drive as well and I've got the walls studded for insulation. The size is 32' x 48' with 9' sidewalls. As you'll see, I needed a new garage BADLY. The old one was built in 1920.



Click on the picture to view the slideshow.

 

[JMURiz]

Woah, that's one serious upgrade!

 

[Old Moparz]

I'd have kept the old garage, it had a lot more character.




Just kidding, lol.

The new one looks great, congrats to you.

 

[RK-REX]

Yaknow, I loved the old one and would have liked to see it when it was new. It was build by the Father and Grandfather of the Gent we purchased the house from. So was the house and the neighbors house as well. They did some nice work.

Yeah, really needed to upgrade. I figure I'm 37 years old and will never do this again, so I may as well do it right.

No one told me about the "15% over budget rule" until after I got into the project. Seems as though something always adds to the cost. I just spent nearly $500 on electrical supplies this weekend and that didn't include the $175 for the feeder wire from the house.

 

[700jfm]

Very cool Were you able to incorporate any of the old with the new. I know I'm sentimental (heavy on the mental.)

 

[Phatsub]

VERY nice! Congratulations.

 

[RK-REX]

Very cool Were you able to incorporate any of the old with the new. I know I'm sentimental (heavy on the mental.)

I actually was able to. Not much, but it's something. I took a small chunk of the floor, about the size of a golf ball, a bit of window glass, some of the stucco and a bit of wood and put it in the concrete right under the entry door. Good karma and stuff, you know. Also, the door hook/latches look to be hand forged, so I'm going to use them to hold the double doors open on the side. I'm a bit sentimental too. I had a patio poured as well and took the horseshoe that was set in the pad at the bottom of the stairs with "1920" in the cement next to it and put it right back in nearly the same place in the new patio. I figure that this house has raised two families and a ton of kids, and they'd be happy to know I kept their mementoes and passed them on to my family. Same reason I didn't fix the initials H.B. that are carved into the banister upstairs. Howard Brands was the gentleman who we purchased the house from and who's Farther and Grandfather built the house before he was born. He died a few years back in his 80s.

 

[700jfm]

I actually was able to. Not much, but it's something. I took a small chunk of the floor, about the size of a golf ball, a bit of window glass, some of the stucco and a bit of wood and put it in the concrete right under the entry door. Good karma and stuff, you know. Also, the door hook/latches look to be hand forged, so I'm going to use them to hold the double doors open on the side. I'm a bit sentimental too. I had a patio poured as well and took the horseshoe that was set in the pad at the bottom of the stairs with "1920" in the cement next to it and put it right back in nearly the same place in the new patio. I figure that this house has raised two families and a ton of kids, and they'd be happy to know I kept their mementoes and passed them on to my family. Same reason I didn't fix the initials H.B. that are carved into the banister upstairs. Howard Brands was the gentleman who we purchased the house from and who's Farther and Grandfather built the house before he was born. He died a few years back in his 80s.

That's exactly what I was talking about.

 

[OldCarGuy]

I figure I'm 37 years old and will never do this again, so I may as well do it right.

No one told me about the "15% over budget rule" until after I got into the project. Seems as though something always adds to the cost. I just spent nearly $500 on electrical supplies this weekend and that didn't include the $175 for the feeder wire from the house.

Well I’m easily old enough to be your Father.. Recently finished off a large expansion and now have a total 7,000 square feet of garage space… And I’m still not sure I did it right! Maybe need another expansion in the future… So never say you’re too old to do it again! And cost overruns is nothing more than needing to allocate more funds in the budget.

That’s a really nice upgrade. And I’m sure you’ll grow into the space…

 

[RK-REX]

Well I’m easily old enough to be your Father.. Recently finished off a large expansion and now have a total 7,000 square feet of garage space… And I’m still not sure I did it right! Maybe need another expansion in the future… So never say you’re too old to do it again! And cost overruns is nothing more than needing to allocate more funds in the budget.

That’s a really nice upgrade. And I’m sure you’ll grow into the space…

Well, lets just say that I plan on living here for the next 15-20 years. Once that's out of the way, meaning when the little one goes to college, we may move and I may do it over again, but who knows. I won't be able to add onto this one without a zoning variance, I barely got this one built.