Sleek98's 40x50 Shop and house
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JAPjunky
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Looks great man
Thanks.
Met the trim crew yesterday and got the closet layouts and the mantel all planned out. Said they would be done today.
They got a lot of the trim cut but didn't nail any of it in as of last night. Their stairs guy was almost finished when I stopped by last night. Stairs will have high traffic carpet.
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https://postimage.io/Since I flipped the garage to a side load I didn't think about the stairs coming into the garage. I should have made the attached 2 foot wider so I could get 2 cars in the easier. It is 19' wide before the stairs which is about 30" deep so looking at 16 foot from the stairs to the other wall. I dont think her pilot and my F150 will fit with enough room to open the doors. So this is going to be the worlds biggest 1 car garage at 29' deep, but there will be plenty of room for storage so I dont have to waste space in my garage for christmas stuff.
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SiGmA_X
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Nice progress! I like the cabinet work quite a lot. It's coming together!
Re garage and parking - 19ft PLUS stairs?! That is crazy small. You probably can get 2 cars if you only back one of them in vs both, and tuck it close to the wall. It should work out just fine, especially with the depth. I have to do that with my 21ft garage and tools/storage on the sides. It bugs me not being able to back both cars in, but I can live with that...
Re garage and parking - 19ft PLUS stairs?! That is crazy small. You probably can get 2 cars if you only back one of them in vs both, and tuck it close to the wall. It should work out just fine, especially with the depth. I have to do that with my 21ft garage and tools/storage on the sides. It bugs me not being able to back both cars in, but I can live with that...
zmotorsports
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Looking great.
Mike
Mike
Looking great.
Mike
Thanks.
Yeah the garage when it was front loading was supposed to be 22ft deep on the 2 car side and 19 foot deep on the one car side and 30 foot wide overall. Since putting the detached garage on the back corner of the house I wanted the garage flipped to side loading and didnt think about the 3rd car garage being short, which is now the entrance to the garage. So I now have a 19' wide by 29' deep attached.
Trim guys were booking it yesterday, they were still there when I left but I am guessing they will be back today to finish the last couple rooms on the main floor.
Mantel we are going to stain a dark brown/black to look like an old wood beam and do floor to ceiling stone.
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Supposed to be setting up for the driveway today, or at the very least leveling it out so we know what we are working with.
Trim is finished, still working with the builder about crown molding on the main floor. I was under the impression he was doing it but he wasn't planning on it.
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Guess they thought we wanted two different windows next to the door, the ones with the grates is coming out.
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Trim is finished, still working with the builder about crown molding on the main floor. I was under the impression he was doing it but he wasn't planning on it.
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https://postimage.io/Guess they thought we wanted two different windows next to the door, the ones with the grates is coming out.
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Got a new closing date of the 28th but could be the 23rd if the concrete guys can come a week earlier.
Went to an auction at a classic car dealer that shut down. Went in hopes of getting a 4 post lift. Ended up leaving with 2 4 post lifts and a two post lift.
The 4 posts are out of their showroom and look brand new since no work was ever done on them. They just used them to show customers the bottom of cars. They are the perfect
Park brand 7,000 pound extra long and tall. American made. Got one for 1400 the other for 1450.
Also picked up a 9,000 pound asymmetric American lift and machine company lift. It was used in their service bay. I was really wanting a 14' lift to get my truck all the way up but the price was right on this guy and it was American made vs being Chinese made. Also I can get my truck all the way up on the 4 post. Ended up paying 1600 for it.
Now to figure out how to get them all in before we close at the new place.
Will add pictures when I get to the office.
Went to an auction at a classic car dealer that shut down. Went in hopes of getting a 4 post lift. Ended up leaving with 2 4 post lifts and a two post lift.
The 4 posts are out of their showroom and look brand new since no work was ever done on them. They just used them to show customers the bottom of cars. They are the perfect
Park brand 7,000 pound extra long and tall. American made. Got one for 1400 the other for 1450.
Also picked up a 9,000 pound asymmetric American lift and machine company lift. It was used in their service bay. I was really wanting a 14' lift to get my truck all the way up but the price was right on this guy and it was American made vs being Chinese made. Also I can get my truck all the way up on the 4 post. Ended up paying 1600 for it.
Now to figure out how to get them all in before we close at the new place.
Will add pictures when I get to the office.
madoc1
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part way thru. be back.
jim
jim
Woffski
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Very nice build so far!!!
Thanks.
Here are some quick pictures of the lifts
All three are American made.
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Here are some quick pictures of the lifts
All three are American made.
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Well bought. Well done. 
rs1968ss
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Nice find on the lifts. I have a 4 post now and will be looking for a 2 post in the future. My current house is on the market now and I have listed the lift as negotiable since it would be much easier to sell it in place and install a new one.
To be honest if you really like it, Meyers brothers is charging less than 700 per lift to take down, move 60 miles, and reassemble them at the new place.
They installed our pantry doors yesterday, however I find it odd that they made the doors so short. With shoes on my hair grazes the top of the door opening. They made like a 90-92" opening in the wall but the actual walk through part is only 75" tall. As you can see on the picture they have like a 6-8" filler at the top of the box. I am like 6'1" add in an inch for the dress shoes I was wearing and I am right at the opening. I know the cabinet guy is like 5'5" but I dont want to have to duck my head every time I walk into the *****.
https://postimage.io/Well had a 2 hours meeting with the builder yesterday, laid out the concrete, complained about a laundry list of items and went over what paint colors go where in the house with the painters.
Looks like the cabinet guy screwed up again (this is like the 6th thing he has had to remake due to errors on his part). So the pantry doors will be taller, he didnt take the box all the way up to the rough opening, there is a 4" gap on top, which would now make the opening 79" tall. Close enough for me.
Biggest issue I was concerned about was confirmed by the concrete guy, I had brought it up the the builder before they even dug the footings on the shop yet he said it was perfectly fine. Excavator missed on depth both the shop and the house. House is 6" too deep or at least the egress window is and the shop is 12" too high. Concrete guy said he would have preferred that the house be 6" above the floor of the shop so that grading could be done correctly. The entire 50 foot wide shop front also slopes towards the house as that is how the lot slopes naturally, and its a another foot or two slope over the 50 foot.
No on to what can we do about it. We have 15 feet between the edge of the concrete to the edge of the foundation. I have read its best to have a 6" drop over the first 10 feet out from the foundation. Which now leaves a 12" drop over 5' from the concrete drive.
Options that I can think of:
Shallow french drain and running it across the back yard to the hill on the east side, would be around 75-85 foot of piping.
Creating a flower bed that is say 40-48" wide with a 18-20" retaining wall to hold up the dirt to the drive way. this would allow the grade to be sloped down into the retaining wall, but not sure how this would hold the water coming off the driveway, or if there would still be a washout issue.
Form up some 2-3" concrete curbing along the 30 foot line from the shop to the house and then grade from there but I think it would look better to do a flower bed/retaining wall if we do the curbing. But that might look a little odd just having one small section of curbing on the entire driveway.
On the other side of the house the lot drops a good 5 foot which is where I would expect the french drain to dump out.
Concrete layout, the light blue is concrete
Looks like the cabinet guy screwed up again (this is like the 6th thing he has had to remake due to errors on his part). So the pantry doors will be taller, he didnt take the box all the way up to the rough opening, there is a 4" gap on top, which would now make the opening 79" tall. Close enough for me.
Biggest issue I was concerned about was confirmed by the concrete guy, I had brought it up the the builder before they even dug the footings on the shop yet he said it was perfectly fine. Excavator missed on depth both the shop and the house. House is 6" too deep or at least the egress window is and the shop is 12" too high. Concrete guy said he would have preferred that the house be 6" above the floor of the shop so that grading could be done correctly. The entire 50 foot wide shop front also slopes towards the house as that is how the lot slopes naturally, and its a another foot or two slope over the 50 foot.
No on to what can we do about it. We have 15 feet between the edge of the concrete to the edge of the foundation. I have read its best to have a 6" drop over the first 10 feet out from the foundation. Which now leaves a 12" drop over 5' from the concrete drive.
Options that I can think of:
Shallow french drain and running it across the back yard to the hill on the east side, would be around 75-85 foot of piping.
Creating a flower bed that is say 40-48" wide with a 18-20" retaining wall to hold up the dirt to the drive way. this would allow the grade to be sloped down into the retaining wall, but not sure how this would hold the water coming off the driveway, or if there would still be a washout issue.
Form up some 2-3" concrete curbing along the 30 foot line from the shop to the house and then grade from there but I think it would look better to do a flower bed/retaining wall if we do the curbing. But that might look a little odd just having one small section of curbing on the entire driveway.
On the other side of the house the lot drops a good 5 foot which is where I would expect the french drain to dump out.
Concrete layout, the light blue is concrete
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Finallygotit
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I can't offer any suggestions but I'm curious to see how this works out.
Unfortunate. I would have preferred to see the garage floor and shop floor be at the same elevation and then slope to a center catch basin in the drive.
Thankfully, almost every problem has a solution. I would think about curbing the edge of drive between the shop and house and maintaining a gentle slope towards a trench drain 10' out from the house garage. Make sure to use a high end trench drain with an iron grate. They are expensive, but you will regret a cheap one.
Thankfully, almost every problem has a solution. I would think about curbing the edge of drive between the shop and house and maintaining a gentle slope towards a trench drain 10' out from the house garage. Make sure to use a high end trench drain with an iron grate. They are expensive, but you will regret a cheap one.
That is the exactly what I wanted, but the builder wouldn't listen when I told him they were not correct before the footings were poured.
I have found out that the builder is trying to teach his son how to take over and I guess my house is his first all alone. Which now many sense with all the screw ups that have happened. The son just doesn't understand what's going. Perfect example is I have been asking for a sprinkler bid for a month now and when we were laying out concrete he gave me the sprinkler guys number and told me to call him if I wanted a price. I mean really I'm paying you to be a general contractor and your making me call the subs? Plus nothing has been scheduled worth a ****. We have gone weeks between trades which is why we are rolling up on 9 months from hoa approval.
zmotorsports
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***** about the grading issue. Hope you get it remedied and it turns out ok.
I was in a similar situation. I wanted my shop floor the same elevation as the attached garage floor and then a slight slope into a V in the backyard (very slight mind you) then sloping off to my grass. My GC did a good job and did as I asked with the shop floor only 2" higher for water runoff but the concrete guy wasn't happy because there wasn't enough slope for him. One of the things I loved about the lot our new home is sitting on is just how dead nuts level it is. However, it is not conducive for sloping concrete.
I may not have as much slope for runoff as the concrete guys wanted but I got the concrete looking the way I wanted it to.
Good luck and I look forward to your resolution.
Mike
I was in a similar situation. I wanted my shop floor the same elevation as the attached garage floor and then a slight slope into a V in the backyard (very slight mind you) then sloping off to my grass. My GC did a good job and did as I asked with the shop floor only 2" higher for water runoff but the concrete guy wasn't happy because there wasn't enough slope for him. One of the things I loved about the lot our new home is sitting on is just how dead nuts level it is. However, it is not conducive for sloping concrete.
I may not have as much slope for runoff as the concrete guys wanted but I got the concrete looking the way I wanted it to. Good luck and I look forward to your resolution.
Mike
Went to the lake over the weekend and could not get my phone to load pictures.
Here is how it sits as of this morning. I went by and they were pouring the middle bay to where it necks down to the main drive in. Said they would prep the 80x12 section before they leave for tomorrow and they should be done. Just hoping it doesnt rain tomorrow, right now its showing 40% for a PM shower.
Here is the best picture I could get showing the driveway compared to the egress window.
The guys working at 7 am this morning. It looks like the started at 6:30. Got up to 93 yesterday and looks like it will be close to that again today.
Here is how it sits as of this morning. I went by and they were pouring the middle bay to where it necks down to the main drive in. Said they would prep the 80x12 section before they leave for tomorrow and they should be done. Just hoping it doesnt rain tomorrow, right now its showing 40% for a PM shower.
Here is the best picture I could get showing the driveway compared to the egress window.
The guys working at 7 am this morning. It looks like the started at 6:30. Got up to 93 yesterday and looks like it will be close to that again today.
slik560
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Nothing on radar yet as far as rain here....maybe they will finish up. With this heat, it'll dry quick!
slik560
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This is one aspect where the midwest heat & humidity can work to an advantage. Lookn' GOOD
Lookn' GOODzmotorsports
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Looking fantastic.
Mike
Mike
This is one aspect where the midwest heat & humidity can work to an advantage.
Yeah, just need the rain to hold off for the rest of today and tomorrow so that we can get stucco up.
Looking fantastic.
Mike
Thanks
The crew got alot done yesterday. they have about 30-40 foot left of the drive to finish.
You can see my 3 1/2 year old son walking next to the main pad. This was taken from the west side of the house along the street.
Here is what they have left to finish up. I wanted the wings to be pretty big to help getting trailers in an out.
Inside the house they have all the trim and cabinets painted, mantel and stair rail stained. Said they will come back and roll the wall color on 3 days before closing, that way they dont have to do touch ups. Hoping counter tops get delivered this week so next week we can get rolling as we close 2 weeks from today.
Finallygotit
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That's a lot of work to finish in two weeks.
Coming along though!!
Coming along though!!
That's a lot of work to finish in two weeks.
Coming along though!!
Your telling me. We will have to escrow funds for the final grading, landscaping, sod and sprinkler system as I want to push sod off as long as possible. I am guessing they wont make it as we have pushed back closing 2 months so far past their original promised date.
C_F
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The finished concrete looks most excellent!
slik560
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Yes!!!
Got doors on. Met with the builder again this morning as we are supposed to close on the 28th, dont think thats going to happen. So we are now looking at a 9 month build when we were promised he would be done in 6. Just hoping this will be over soon. I am tired of being in a 900 sq foot trashy place.
madoc1
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wow, thats a lot of crete. looks great too. good luck on the finishing.
jim
jim
Thanks,
Finally tally was 4,208 sq feet of concrete between the patio front walk and the driveway.
Got the sod estimate, and about fell out of my chair at 15,500 for 48,000 sq feet installed. I knew it was going to be alot, but was thinking 10-11k not 15.5k
Our contract only had an allowance of 2,200 for sod. He was not used to doing large lots so he just put his normal 1/4 acre lot allowance in and said we would deal with it when we got to it.
Started to clean the floors out last night so the lift installers could have a decent floor to work with. Builder was supposed to get the rest of the debris out of the garage today so we could power wash it tomorrow if possible. So they would have a clean surface. Noticed where the framers took some chunks out of the floor as well so those will have to be patched. Not happy about those.
Supposed to have gotten a lot done today, wife drove by and said there were a bunch of cars out front so we will see how it looks here in a bit.
Chris
jbmatth
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Great looking build there Chris, I'll follow along to see the progress. Love the cars and was actually in that area last week in my cobra replica doing the Hot Rod Power Tour. I have family east of KC about 30 miles or so and really like that area.
JB
JB
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Get a quote to Hydro-seed your lawn. Should be 1/3 of that price. I had 3,000 sq feet done for $600 and that included yard or two of topsoil. I had the area rough graded and they came in with a rock hound too.