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Fill and Driveway So as I said in the Plan section, I needed quite a bit of fill to bring my driveway up to garage slab level and I knew this even before I was set on my final design. I started getting it delivered in April 2015 and finished (for now) in October 2016. I had a front loader...

Yes, I am partially through the construction, I'm actually grouting the foundation today. Once that's done I'll be backfilling and grading to ride out the winter. Framing will start when the weather breaks next year. Stuff goes pretty slow when its mostly me doing all of it. I do have a...

The Plan So my lot drops a decent amount as you move away from my house on the driveway side and that's a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is the garage slab is quite a bit below the first floor level which would let me have tall ceilings. The bad news was I needed to build up the...

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The House So here I was with 3 cars, 4 motorcycles and I just bought a house with a zero car garage. On top of that my other house wasn't even ready to be listed on the market yet and became priority one. It took about 3 months working weekends to get it to tip top shape but that work was...

I like the renderings, looking forward to seeing the construction of them.

Best of luck to you sparky, hopefully it goes smoothly. I know you said the concrete was going to be spec'd at 4 for slump but if time is working against you don't be afraid to have them add water to make it flow better and save time and shoveling. Standard CMU blocks are only 1800 PSI, your...

Background With many geological timescale based processes, change can be hard to detect with the human eye. One day you pop out into this world in your birthday suit and the next you're 36 years old, married with 1 year old twins. During this time you've managed to accumulate 5 cars and 4...

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"If you give me a million years, I can move a mountain" - Anonymous Glacier If you hoped this would be a thread about some epic garage constructed near a glacier, I'll apologize now because it isn't. Instead this is simply a documentation thread about the construction of an oversize 3 car...

Is the idea here to be able to store a car in the back of the garage and still fit two in from the main door? Otherwise what are you gaining by potentially building a new driveway to access the new door? Seems like it would just be better to re-frame the front to have two 10' doors on the side...

While you wait for the rain to stop its not a bad time to think about how you can help yourself out if no contractor ever comes through and you are forced to do it your self. You don't have a lot of room between the garage and the top of the forms so it would probably be nice to construct some...

I really can't see how extending the existing garage is going to come in any cheaper than the detached. Too much work matching existing roof lines, removing siding, cutting the driveway.... to custom compared with a detached garage. I'd recommend axing the driveway from the bid since there are...

just as an example, I called a small concrete pumping company for a quote to fill all the block on my 28x40 garage, 5 courses worth. They only operate a tow behind pump with flexible hose that lays on the ground (not one of the trucks with hydraulic booms that can go over houses). It was $480...

The fact is that even though you have good drainage, water still wicks through block and mortar pretty easily. After a hard or steady rain, the block wall on the inside of your garage may be damp. Applying a surface coating as your block guys are suggesting along with the drainage should keep...

Its nice to hear you've been quiet for good reasons, I wondered if they sent you off for re-education. Very cool thread and I'm sure many hope you keep it going :beer:

I do think the shared roof ties it all in better so if your contractor prefers this method and your existing trusses look true then go for it. Its funny how many more decisions and headaches go into building an attached garage vs detached, and all you save is 1 wall and siding.

Your footings need to be below frost level which is determined by grade. If you drop your slab height 6" then the footers probably need to go 6" lower unless they are already 6"+ past frost line. If you can't save any money that way then why go lower and make your driveway steeper? Tying in...

Attached garages are really tough because you need them fit in well with the existing look and site conditions. Also couple that with the fact that many GJ members want garages that are much larger than what comes with standard houses. Looking at the renderings I think you have a really solid...

You've got a lot of constraints to work around (lot setbacks, floor height difference, first floor layout, basement egress and potential tenants) and given all of them I think you've done a nice job. I agree that the man door on the front of the garage would look better if it weren't there and...