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Here is an overall picture of the garage in relation to the house. It wasn't as close as I would have liked but there was quite a bit of wind and very cold out. Flying the airplane and shooting the pictures always has challenges.

The roofing is a built-up flat roof made up of 3/4 inch sheathing, tar in the seams, with 30# felt, then rolled roofing. In addition, it has a hard foam insulation applied on top of the rolled roofing, about 1 inch thick (polymer-based product). The roof is bright white which helps in the...

Hi, JMU... Thanks for the kind words. There is a slight pitch away from pool area (not well defined in the pictures). I did not want to do passthrough scupers and wanted a simple roof design, so the entire South side, roughly 45 ft, is for rain drainage. Phoenix is not known for any snow, but...

All of the plans and wiring.. Since I am an amateur wiring subcontractor, I had to draw a picture for the wiring...<big smile> Hope the pictures help with your project.

Post-script Pictures...

Here is wrapping and final. I was out of town on business, so I missed the insulation and drywall... But the framing was massively photographed and that is all that really matters...

Here is the slab, framing, and electrical rough-in.

Here's the cement through Stem wall...

This is Cement through Rebar including Ufer.. When I started, I thought Ufer was an acronym for something... As it turns out, Mr. Ufer was a consultant to the Army Corp of Engineers. During WW2, he discovered that 20 ft of copper enclosed in a cement footing had the same grounding effect of an...

This is a 1,275 sq ft garage with storage room. Dimensions are 25 ft x 55 ft. I had no choice with the 25 ft width without going through some massive county variances and neighbor approval. Once you see the size, you will DEFINITELY see why that was a good decision. Garage space is 25 ft x 40...