Recent content by cpropes2005

Thanks! Yeah the attached garage is a turn in two car on that end of the house. I will eventually be closing that in and turning it into a man cave/game room.

Well we finally got a little bit of a break from the rain so they have made some good progress in the last few days. I am so excited for this to be done so I can start moving stuff in!

Found this on the city's website. Looks like the tap fees are a lot more reasonable here. $380 for a short 4" tap. http://www.cityofconroe.org/home/showdocument?id=10875

Haha, don't think the idea of just keeping it as garage/shop space hasn't crossed my mind. I am building the new detached as big as I can though with the space I have so hopefully that will be enough space and honestly I am looking forward to a game room. Will be nice to have a seperate space...

Will do, Thanks!

Yeah, that was my first thought as well. I agree it would be a lot less work up front but the more research I did on those types of systems the more I convinced myself I would rather have a gravity drain if possible. I know it will be a lot more work up front but I don't want to deal with the...

I have another thread going to document my new detached garage build but the next step after that is done is to close in our existing garage and turn it into a game room. Most of that process is going to be pretty straight forward but the catch is that I want to add a bathroom in the space and...

I decided to go with a 14ft door instead of a 16ft so I think that should help. 28ft isnt wide enough to be a true 3 car anyways so I am really just looking to be able to get the golf cart in and out without having to move a vehicle so I think the 14ft will work perfectly for that. Forms are...

Sweet garage but I am not sure about your sweaty buddy. He looks pretty sketchy. ;)

What do you mean by racking? The building department already approved the plans, their only concern was with the headers so I got LAM beams speced out from my truss supplier and they where fine with it. The sketch I used to get the permit is attached although this version is showing an 8 ft...

I should be good on concrete. In order to get the building permit I had to get an "engineered slab" which basically just meant I had to pay an engineering firm $500 to stamp a drawing showing the required beams and rebar spacing. I dont remember off the top of my head exactly what the spacing...

Hi all. I have been reading on this forum for a while but never posted. I am about ready to start construction on a new detached garage and I wanted some opinions on the design. Anything I am missing or should consider before getting started? Basic details are: 28ft wide x 34ft deep 10 ft...