36X48 Garage Build - AKA "I Love Debt" is Underway!

[MelvinManiac]

That is going to be a great space when it's done. You're almost to the point hat you can move your stuff in and immediately realize it's too small.

lol I swear it looks smaller every time I walk inside.

 

[MelvinManiac]

Sanding is complete. Dude was super nice and normal, so cookies accompanied the cash payment. He was very appreciative.

 

[Mr onetwo]

You should get them to prime it....save you a lot of work and I'll bet they will be really fast.

 

[MelvinManiac]

You should get them to prime it....save you a lot of work and I'll bet they will be really fast.

Yes the painters will prime it all first. Haven't locked anything in with them just yet, same goes for flooring. We'll see how my bank acct looks in the next couple weeks.

 

[Mr onetwo]

Around here the drywall finishers usually do the priming also.

 

[Metal-Marc]

You're almost to the point hat you can move your stuff in and immediately realize it's too small.

Give OP 3-4 years and this place will be packed to the ceiling with stuff.

 

[MelvinManiac]

Drywall dust all cleaned up and final inside electrical work is complete. Just gotta wait now for the power company to do the final hookup. Could be another week or 2.

Meeting with the landscaper Sunday to see about having some gravel and top soil put down and going to get another stump ground down early in the week.

 

[545_days]

That is looking good. You should be very pleased with the final results.

 

[MelvinManiac]

Power company came today to hook the line up...but left pretty quickly when the weather started turning bad. For the first time, we put our cars in the garage due to potential hail later today. I think you could fit 6 vehicles inside if they are all small/medium sedans/SUVs.

Also, found out the gutter downspouts werent screwed on in the middle of the downpour this morning lol. Popped it back on for now, but will get them both screwed in place.

 

[MelvinManiac]

We have light! Pretty decent brightness. Getting the walls painted I'm sure will help brighten it up even more. I'll tie the chains up higher after the painting is complete. They're on 2 switches, 4 front lights, 4 back lights...I think it would have made more sense for the left and right sides to be on their own switches...so if you're only working in one bay, you don't need every light on...but this is fine.

Garage doors are working, but one is re-opening when it closes. I adjusted the closing setting to a harder level, but it's still doing it...So, I'll get a garage door place in to take a look at it. I don't want to screw it up.
EDIT: Door is fixed now... Just had to adjust the actual closing setting and now it's fine.

Will call the HVAC guys tomorrow so they can get the mini splits installed. Oh and I got the quote back from the landscapers. $3k...which is pretty reasonable. Going to get them on the schedule... Not sure when paint and floors will be done. A little nervous to bite the bullet on the flooring.

 

[zmotorsports]

Getting exciting now. Almost move in time. Looking good.

 

[545_days]

Whatever you do don't put off the floor. I decided to wait to do mine... 28 years ago.

Edit to add: 28 years later it still isn't done, and is oil stained enough that I won't try.

 

[CombatNinja]

Second that. Your motivation/inclination/ability/ to move all the stuff back out of the garage will drop so much that the probability of getting it done falls the longer you wait.

 

[MelvinManiac]

Mini splits are in!

Slight gap in the wall where the hoses/wiring came though...I'm surprised considering the drywallers made the openings perfect lol Oh well, I will caulk it up with paintable caulk.

I plan to really only run them to keep humidity down, especially mid-summer...Don't want mold growing everywhere.