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Day 43, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Finish Carriage Doors, Begin Cutting Apartment Floor for Walnut Inlay

Thank you very much. I am acting as my own contractor (I have a GC License, but that is not my primary business). I am using subcontractors for the stuff I don't like to do. :) I had to delay completion because of obligations in my other business. BTW, I enjoyed your build.

Day 42, Monday, November 29, 2010 0900 to 1500, (30 minute lunch) tools up, and trucks gone at 1530. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Construct Carriage Doors 3-3/4” thick, for 9’ wide X 8’ tall openings. Framed with 2X6 and finished with 6” bead board exterior. Construct Carriage Doors

Day 41, Wednesday, November 24, 2010 0900 to 1500, (30 minute lunch) tools up, and trucks gone at 1530. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Trim out interior windows in garage, apartment and around doors. Hang and Stain Mahogany Doors. Hang Doors, Stain Doors, Interior Trim

Day 38, Friday, November 19, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Second coat of interior primer with KILZ white latex. Prime Interior Second Coat, Cleanup Sheetrock and Construction Scraps Day 39, Monday, November 22, 2010 0900 to...

Day 37, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Paint / Prime interior with KILZ latex primer. Prime Interior

Day 35, Sunday, November 7, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 4 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Paint exterior with Sherwin Williams Cyber Gray paint and stain oak door brackets with clear stain. Day 36, Monday, November 8, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks...

Day 34, Saturday, November 6, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 4 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Paint exterior with Sherwin Williams Cyber Gray paint and stain oak door brackets with clear stain, final coat of mud on screws and final sanding of sheetrock. Paint...

Day 32, Monday, November 1, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Tape, mud and sand sheetrock, Level 4 throughout. Tape and Mud and Sand Day 33, Tuesday, November 2, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear...

Interior photo during construction of inlaid floor. Poplar planks with 3/4 inch wide #1 walnut inlay between each plank...door are Mahogany and stained with mixture of 1:1 Red Cherry and Red Mahogany

Thanks for the compliment. The brackets are wall mounted and the siding butts up to them. I will have pictures posted over the next week that show the details. I am doing the update in increments of 5-6 construction days per night. The apartment is turning out nicely, still have a few things to...

Day 31, Saturday, October 30, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Installation of sheetrock in Garage ceilings and walls, with cut outs around all outlets, switches and fixtures. Sheetrock Waste Pile for entire Sheetrock work.

Day 30, Friday, October 29, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Completed installation of sheetrock in the apartment, including overhangs, closet, and the bathroom. Sheetrock

Day 29, Monday, October 18, 2010 0900 to 1600, tools up, trash sorted and trucks gone at 1630. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Foamed all joints and exterior penetrations, Eco Shield Insulation package…R30 in the ceilings in the garage and the apartment, R19 in apartment floor, R19 in...

Day 27, Monday, October 4, 2010 0900 to 1500 (30 min lunch), tools picked up and trucks gone at 1530. 2 men, clear and warm conditions all day. Pulled additional wiring and located boxes in the higher portions of the ceilings. Day 28, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 0900 to 1200, tools up, trash...

OK, I have the updates sorted by date with photos and will post them starting from the work in the early Spring and where I was able to pick the project back up in October 2010. It basically had to sit from February to October with no additional work. I will answer any questions that you may...

Here is the link to my build with an apartment in the forum. Price will depend on what you ultimately want, where you live and what you can do yourself. You might find some info in mine that may help. Best of luck. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49785

James, congratulations on the fantastic outcome for your build. The colors are great BTW. Happy New Year to you...and thanks for the encouragement on my build this year. I just put up a simple update on my thread and hope it meets expectations...LOL...

Oh yeah, here is an in process pic of my other garage this year... HTH

Hello everyone! I apologize for lack of posts on my project, but my personal priorities have all been on the back burner for most of the year. Here is a pic of the outside and the inside. I will post greater details on construction to date, hopefully this weekend. May everyone have a safe and...