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That is very true, I did have a lot of piles so that made me feel better about it. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

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Framing started the week before Christmas. The bearing walls in the basement were built and they started on the floor joists. Then we had about 5-6" of snow the Wednesday before Christmas. The following week we got a few more inches of snow and they got the the decking installed. The last 2...

Yeah I keep going back and forth on them but I don't think I will regret putting them in. the plan is to have them flush mounted. You can never have enough pictures on GJ. Thanks!

I will only have about 45’ from my garage doors to the neighbor to the souths property line. Sometimes that will make for some tight maneuvering. So I made some floor pots to provide some anchor points to pull dead cars in the garage. I think they will have many uses and they will be flush...

I'm very excited for next spring to get off work and jump on the boat for a few hours on a weekday. That and the garage will make it all worth it. Yes the weather has worked in out favor this year, but I know its coming. The trouble neighbor is named Dave... But the neighbor on the other side...

It sounds like your situation was very similar. This guy is a mortgage broker and he gives off a greasy used cars salesman vibe. Everyone else in the neighborhood has been very nice and excited to see what we build. Even the sub contractors have commented on how nice everyone is that comes by...

Here are some details on the plans for the garage. -30'x54' with 12' ceilings, it will also have scissor truss so the max height in the center will be over 15'. -4 Garage doors 10'x9' R19 and 3-0 man door. -4 windows on the backwall 2'x4' and they are centered on the garage doors. -Slab will be...

We are starting framing today, materials started showing up a few weeks ago. We also finalized our exterior colors for siding, doors and roof. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Thanks Sleek, yeah I probably am to nice with him. I just didnt want to start off on bad terms with the guy and thought it would get better. Since the lot line issue he has called Zoning on me 3 times. Every time they come out they never find an issue. So he is burning bridges there and in the...

The entire foundation was drain tiled on the inside and the outside to prevent any drainage issues in the future. Then we started back filling the foundation with sand, lots and lots of sand... It was done in 8” lifts and compacted at every level. I don’t know the exact count on loads but I...

Then the walls were poured and the forms stripped the next day. I threw this picture in for scale, I’m 6’ 2”. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Then forms were set and the footings were poured. We had some delays with weather but did get them done before the snow comes this year. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

After the lot was cleared we finalized the build location and started digging the foundation. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

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So after about 1 year of planning we finally broke ground in Early October 2020. We started by pulling all the stumps, stripping the top soil and putting in the driveway.

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