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The new posts are in and the new beam is up. Unfortunately it isn't one solid beam over the entire span. It's 3 pieces supported entirely by the 7 posts. The engineers have assured me this brings the load capacity of the slab up to "4 full size modern vehicles plus the slab itself" so, I guess I...

In order to make the garage more usable I wanted to replace the hanging barn doors with modern, insulated doors. I went with the Clopay Coachman Series 1 with R9 insulation, and two Lifemaster 8355s. Next up: running a 100 amp sub panel, 32A electric heater, and blown-in attic...

I have a weird garage. When it was built, it probably housed Packards and Keystones. The gentleman who built my house, back in 1914, was an executive at a local steel company. It was easier to suspend the parking surface over a "walk out" basement using a lot of steel and concrete than modify...

I've spent the last few weeks reading this thread. What an amazing building and transformation! I've entertained the idea of buying an old service station a few times to have a place to work on cars, but it's never really been something I've pursued.

The main house has 1320 sqft of basement space that needs to be finished as well. This is gonna be expensive :eek:

There's steps down the side from the front, that is the only entrance to the lower level. I think the plan for now is to replace the sliding barn style doors with two rollups and clean the place up. Get an engineer in to check out the foundation and floor and make repairs if necessary, then get...

I'm in the process of buying a house that has, to me anyway, a very interesting feature: a detached garage with a walk out basement. I've had it inspected and the opinion was that it is sturdy and safe, and the lower level had a water mitigation system installed with a sump. The concrete slab...