Recent content by SwillRacer

Framing begins next week!

I've got more pics of the slab and the drive from various angles.....I'll try again from my hope computer. I wonder if my network security here at work has something to do with this? Then again, every pic I've posted so far has been from work.

Update: Sorry guys, I'm having issues uploading photos to this site. Can't quite figure it out. I was able to get a couple pics loaded up, but for some reason every subsquent attempt afterwards has been met with the following error: Your submission could not be processed because a security...

Sorry guys...Heavy T-storms in the area last night. Didn't get a change to snap pics. Will try again today if not raining.

Concrete for the slab is being poured as I type. Pics later....

I drew up this diagram when talking to builders in order to show them what I had in mind....the dimensions have been modified since then as follows: -Garage is now 24 x 24 -Driveway is now 72 ft long and 10 ft wide with a flare at the bottom to 14 ft to allow for easier turn-in. The wife...

Variance #1 was for the height of the garage. One of my goals from the get-go is to have the garage match the house as closely as possible. I don't want it to look like an add-on or an afterthought. The roof of my house is about 18ft tall on that side and has a 10-12 pitch. Building code...

Preemptive Answer: YES!! It's a steep driveway. Yes, it will be slick in the winter when there is snow on the ground. However, this structure is being built exclusively to store and work on my drag race mustang and maybe a classic mustang a few years down the road from now, and so it will...

Hey all.....here are a few pics from Wednesday. We had a few health issues pop up with my wife's grandfather on Weds night and so no time for fun stuff like GJ. Yesterday the crew came out and finished framing for the garage slab and driveway and more gravel has been brought in as well. More...

"Huckleberry" waits patiently for it's new home...

Build Day: 1 Mood: Like a hyper puppy!! Can't wait to get home!! Update: So after a fair amount of text message begging, I was able to get the wife to stop what she was doing and snap a (really bad) pic of where the 24x24 slab will go. Me: "Come on, Hun. Paaaa-leeeeease, I need to post pics...

Woot!! Work starts today!! The concrete guys showed up today!! Pics later!!

Just a little update here... I've signed a contract with a builder and expect the project to get underway as soon as the local weather (Northwest Indiana) stays above 50 degrees as, per the builder, it will be better drying weather for the concrete slab and driveway. That said, as I mentioned...

Sorry guys....no updates. We're in a holding pattern until spring. After consulting with some more knowledgeable people (town building & planning office), I actually can't extend my current garage. Long story short, I can't build any structures that would be closer to the street than my...

Interesting......I just received another quote email this morning from a builder who said he'd charge approx $25k for the slab and structure for a stand-alone garage. If I can get the concrete driveway done for $10k, then I'll be right in the ballpark for what I expected to spend on the 24x30...