This last update got away from me really quick! I was hoping to do several incremental updates as progress happened, but that just didn't happen. Partly due to me playing a role in the project (painter, part-time electrician, cleaning crew, demo crew, etc.) and partly due to the rapid fire nature of the last few weeks.
From the first sheets of drywall being hung to today was less than 30 days - and that's with Christmas and the New Year's happening. It's been a whirlwind to say the least.
So what got done in the last 30 days?
* Insulation of both garages. The old garage got insulation in the new portion of the upper walls and blown in insulation in the ceiling.
* Drywall in both garages - including quite a bit of repair on the old garage walls - particularly where I had hung my FastTrack components.
* I hung the LED strip lights just as soon as I could in the old garage - mainly to get a sense of how bright it would be in the new garage. Six total fixtures in the old garage - perfectly bright.
* My vision for the space was not only a garage, but a second office. I've worked from home for 20+ years, so any change of pace from my normal home office is good - so I bought a Husky adjustable height worktable to serve as my new desk.
* The garage door high-lift conversion was next - no more 2x4 temporary supports! This was easily the thing I was looking forward to the most, as not being able to park in the garage for about three weeks really sucked.
* The next day, the glass door and roll-up door went in. The glass door leads out to the patio so when the weather gets warmer, having flow between the patio and the garage will be awesome. And it can serve as a makeshift washing spot. The roll-up door leads to the shed, and I am far more excited about it than I thought I would be. The color matches the walls nearly perfectly and it keeps the cold from the non-insulated shed out of the garage pretty well.
* We then moved on to trimming out the space and doing the final electrical work. Eight light bays in the new space - four on the angled portion of the ceiling. That amount of light definitely gives it the "showroom vibe"!
* Then it was quickly on to the mini split install. Not much to say about that other than how did I wait this long for a heated garage. The last week has been incredibly cold here, but you'd never know it. Going out to the garage used to be something to brace for - no longer.
* And then ... the floor. I used the same Epoxy company that did the original garage a few years back. It looks fantastic and I love the durability of it all.
* The Husky cabinets arrived at my local Home Depot on Friday - promptly picked them up, got them installed.
* I filled them up with all my stuff this past weekend. We moved most of the cars over and then my brother came over to take some final shots.
The 4-post lift from my rental is getting moved to the house tomorrow (it'll go in the main garage on my side) and we still have the bathroom to finish.
I'm also going to install a central vac unit in the shed with a port on the garage wall to service the big garage. That all arrives tomorrow as well. Should be some interesting updates coming in the next week or so.
I have an '88 325iX and an '86 M535i myself.
