My father and I decided that with my increasing interest in cars and his main hobby being woodworking that our current garage would not be up to the task of multiple ongoing projects, storage, and a large amount of tools. We wanted to create a new working area that we would be able to grow inside of without worrying about becoming cramped with too many things... but we'll see how far that goes. Here's the link to the album on Flickr. Probably twice as many photos there.
It started with a drawing. Simple, but it would become the mold for what we wanted to build. We probably sketched thirty rough drafts before returning to one and then started to slowly modify it to suit our needs. A large amount of square footage was easily agreed on as we enjoy to work in open environments. We set overall dimensions at 48x32ft and went from there. The most time in planning was spent on deciding what size garage doors, and how many would work best. It was decided after many drawings that two 18x9ft doors would work best.
On Sept. 17th we broke ground and concrete prep began
There was a lot of loose dirt that came out from underneath while excavating the area. With the overall ground composition being clay I wasn't terribly surprised that this happened. Extra measures were made to reinforce that area.
A quick walk around of the area
Footers
Sept. 18 - Filling stone was brought in, as well as webbing and a moisture barrier for the concrete. Floor drains were also installed.
Sept 19. - Concrete was brought in. Had them angle the entrances through the not-yet-present garage doors for smooth entry and exit.
Oct. 1 - Started framing
Oct. 2 - More framing. Reinforced the corners and left open areas for wind to travel through.
My neighbor making a cut for one of the corner pieces
Standard height 7ft service door opening
Overall profile shot after initial wall framing was complete
We had placed the order for the trusses almost two months in advance, but the Amish business making them managed to lose our order... so that pushed us back about two weeks while they moved our order to the "front of the line" and gave us a discount which turned out to be negligible after the delay.
Oct. 15 - Our buddy that does framing brought in his monstrous cherry picker/forklift and helped get the trusses installed. We later decided to keep the machine around and used it to install most of the side panels and the roof.
Artsy shot
Another walk around after the trusses were finished
Oct. 17 - We began working on the roof. Getting some panels and the underlay put down.
One side finished
A couple inside pics. We didn't want any support beams getting in our way while working, so for quite a while we had these braces up to support the walls.
Oct. 21 - Roof is almost finished and more work began on sealing in the walls
Oct. 23 - Finished walls, removed braces, and installed exhaust vents
This is the Lull Highlander that we used often. Powered by a 4cyl cummins turbo diesel
Oct. 30 - Water barrier for the walls went up and painted the door frames
Nov. 8 - I was able to start moving some things into the garage temporarily
Nov. 12 - The garage doors went in. Love these things, they take three fingers to open and close.
I need to take some more photos to get things up to date, but the siding has gone up. In the next week or two we should have some nicer flooring going down, followed hopefully by electricity.
I know that this has been a really long post, so I hope you enjoyed it. I'll try to keep this thread up to date on new things happening.
It started with a drawing. Simple, but it would become the mold for what we wanted to build. We probably sketched thirty rough drafts before returning to one and then started to slowly modify it to suit our needs. A large amount of square footage was easily agreed on as we enjoy to work in open environments. We set overall dimensions at 48x32ft and went from there. The most time in planning was spent on deciding what size garage doors, and how many would work best. It was decided after many drawings that two 18x9ft doors would work best.
On Sept. 17th we broke ground and concrete prep began
There was a lot of loose dirt that came out from underneath while excavating the area. With the overall ground composition being clay I wasn't terribly surprised that this happened. Extra measures were made to reinforce that area.
A quick walk around of the area
Footers
Sept. 18 - Filling stone was brought in, as well as webbing and a moisture barrier for the concrete. Floor drains were also installed.
Sept 19. - Concrete was brought in. Had them angle the entrances through the not-yet-present garage doors for smooth entry and exit.
Oct. 1 - Started framing
Oct. 2 - More framing. Reinforced the corners and left open areas for wind to travel through.
My neighbor making a cut for one of the corner pieces
Standard height 7ft service door opening
Overall profile shot after initial wall framing was complete
We had placed the order for the trusses almost two months in advance, but the Amish business making them managed to lose our order... so that pushed us back about two weeks while they moved our order to the "front of the line" and gave us a discount which turned out to be negligible after the delay.
Oct. 15 - Our buddy that does framing brought in his monstrous cherry picker/forklift and helped get the trusses installed. We later decided to keep the machine around and used it to install most of the side panels and the roof.
Artsy shot
Another walk around after the trusses were finished
Oct. 17 - We began working on the roof. Getting some panels and the underlay put down.
One side finished
A couple inside pics. We didn't want any support beams getting in our way while working, so for quite a while we had these braces up to support the walls.
Oct. 21 - Roof is almost finished and more work began on sealing in the walls
Oct. 23 - Finished walls, removed braces, and installed exhaust vents
This is the Lull Highlander that we used often. Powered by a 4cyl cummins turbo diesel
Oct. 30 - Water barrier for the walls went up and painted the door frames
Nov. 8 - I was able to start moving some things into the garage temporarily
Nov. 12 - The garage doors went in. Love these things, they take three fingers to open and close.
I need to take some more photos to get things up to date, but the siding has gone up. In the next week or two we should have some nicer flooring going down, followed hopefully by electricity.
I know that this has been a really long post, so I hope you enjoyed it. I'll try to keep this thread up to date on new things happening.
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