It's kind of strange posting here for the first time after being a member for over 13 years...lol. I bought my house back in 2002 because of the garages and had big plans from the start but there was always another home improvement project that took priority, hence the "Procrastination" title...
Lot of memories stirred up in this thread. I was born and raised in Detroit until the age of 10 when my Dad was offered a new job out of state. I grew up living in Fraser, Utica, and later Rochester before we left. I have so many memories from my time there in the 70's. My Dad went to Cass...
I bought my house for this feature alone. My upper garage is a 22x24 double and sits over another 22x24 with a single door opening, spancrete floor. FYI, make sure you waterproof the foundation and walls of the lower garage very well. I have my biggest water issue with the threshold between...
I had the same problem with my upper and lower garage although mine is a poured floor on top of spancrete. I purchased a rubber mat that contains the runoff from my vehicles in the winter. As an added precaution, I sealed the seams between the spans with concrete caulk and then painted over it...
I'm going to try and tackle my garage heater install this weekend on my lower garage which is directly underneath my upper/primary garage. The walls are all cinder block and the ceiling is span-crete; so my only option is to drill through the exterior block wall. I've had a few estimates in...
Upper main garage (24x28) on the left and driveway down to lower garage on right.
Lower garage(24x28) directly under upper main garage. Both pics taken while building retaining wall to deal with the grade.