First House, First Garage -- 30x28

[LShee778]

Great moment that really captures why you have been working so hard.

Yea it was a good feeling to finally have the house liveable and now I can get to work on the garage.

Great score on the lawnmower!!

Yea ithought so too. I just ordered some new blades for it since the old ones were bent and beat up. I just have to cut and patch a piece of the deck that was bent and busted up. I could care less what it looks like as long as it does the job, although a paint job is in the near future haha.

Also scored this today from a buddy for free. Should be a nice addition to the garage beverage selection.

 

[jesse72]

That is a cool place and a great garage to start on!

 

[LShee778]

Bringing this thread back from the dead. I have recently finished the upstairs remodel in our house and I am now on to the garage more heavily than before.

1. 100 Amp subpanel has been ran
2. Added 6 4-bulb T8 troffers in the 6500k (daylight) temperature.
3. Insulated the walls and ceiling

Currently finishing up wiring and drywall. I decided to take the back wall out after all. After working in the garage for a few months I realized it was just too tight for trcuks and larger vehicles. Here are the updated sketches.

 

[dubber]

Glad to see your back from the dead. Excited to see your progress!

 

[LShee778]

Thanks Dubber. I'm planning on hitting it pretty hard here over the next few weeks. Hoping to have it wired and drywalled completely by the end of the month. And finished and painted a week or two after that.

 

[LShee778]

Well here's an update.

Got the rear divider wall removed. It did have some weight on it, although not designed to be a load bearing wall (single plate 24" OC). The original stickbuilt frame had sagged slightly over the last 60 years. That is why the LVL's were installed. I opted for 2 LVL's at 11.875" x 1.75". The span ended up being 15' 1" with 3 jack studs at each end.

Install was a pain. We had to create a makeshift support wall out of old 2x8's to keep the joists from sagging and then we used doubled up 2x4's and floor jacks to assist us with installing the 2 LVL's since it was only me and my father doing the work.

Excuse the mess. All my tools and things are pulled off the walls to finish drywalling.

Pics:

Support wall going up


Triple jack studs


Other end with nailers for drywall


Measuring LVL's to cut to exact length


LVL's installed!




Next step will be to hang/finish the rest of the drywall and a little additional wiring.

 

[LShee778]

Update:

Got the back area drywall hung and recessed lights installed. We also finished the "divider" wall to create a small storage room to house my compressor and lawn/garden items. I'm going to mud and sand the drywall that is hung so that I can paint and move all my large items (toolboxes, workbenches, cabinets, etc.) back along the wall. Then we will finish the other half of the garage and the storage room.







This area will house my workbench, toolboxes, and a cabinet or 2


As you can see, I will need to install some 1"x8" or 1"x6" to act as baseboard and to cover up the lack of drywall due to 8.5' ceilings.

 

[LShee778]

Now i'm into mudding and sanding the drywall.

I hate it.

BUT, it needs to be done and I'm not one to pay someone for a service that I can accomplish myself. Especially since I already have all the tools/trowels/knives to do it.

I'm now deciding on paint scheme. Any ideas?

 

[UN4GTBL]

Wow, that's a sweet first garage!

Looking good.

 

[LShee778]

Wow, that's a sweet first garage!

Looking good.

Thanks a lot!