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Roof is on! I wanted as light a colored roof as possible to mitigate the absolute oven that is Houston. These are Owens Corning Duration shingles in Amber. Apparently, these shingles are not stocked very often in the supply houses around town. Black shingles are the standard and it boggles my...

Wiring has been installed, ready for inspection today. Power to the garage is coming from the electrical panel in the kitchen pantry, from there I have 220V service going into the garage by sub panel. The pantry panel has a breaker that will allow me to shut off the garage entirely which might...

Progress is continuing! Framing has passed inspection and roofing should be installed this week. Next will be electrical, insulation, and OSB for interior walls. I cleaned up the garage and test fit my vehicles to get an idea of space. The S3 Cabrio clone is still with me and I recently picked...

Day 3 framing updates, finally some shade!

Nope, you're right in the thick of the updates! Yes, the existing garage was torn down to build this one almost from scratch (excluding existing slab).

Day 2 of framing results.

While thinking about the space I took a free class to learn Fusion 360 modeling software on Youtube. Highly recommend! I'm sure it's not the best software for this kind of stuff, but it worked for me to get a visual of the space. These were the renders that the architect used to draw up the...

Day 1 of framing! This is so cool to see come to life. Admittedly, this is bigger than I had imagined and planned for. Hats off to these guys who work like a symphony - very little to waste, each person has a job of their own.

Work has begun! Foundation was filled in and added to. The existing foundation had a good 8 inches of concrete in the center before the pour, and now we are a good 10 to 12 inches of concrete. Not shown is the rebar that was dowelled into the existing slab. I initially wanted some channel...

Hello again, it's been a while. I decided to start from scratch on my 2-car garage as seen in previous posts. After many sleepless nights dreaming of the ultimate garage with 4 bays, skylights, lifts and the rest, reality hit when I started shopping for quotes. In the end, I decided to do a...

Thanks for that! Got any pics? curious what you mean when you say EPS is neater. Weight is definitely a factor i'm considering for this.

Noted! I do plan on painting the walls soon, I agree that it would bounce some more light into the space. Regarding garage door insulation, do you have a recommendation on how to do it? My neighbor has precut boards of Styrofoam that fit nicely in the panes, i havent gotten around to sourcing...

In other car related news, I was having an issue with the car starting up fine but then stumbling and dying once it reached operating temp. Codes showed low fuel pressure and intake cam over advanced. I took apart the manifold and cleaned the manifold from carbon build up, as well as pulled...

well i entirely swapped the electrical system so these issues are related to CAN networks. I suspect that i have a loose wire somewhere because i'll start it up with zero codes, and as soon as i put it in Drive and pull away I immediately get errors relating to electric steering, suspension...

I appreciate that, I like how you have two smaller fans instead of one big one for mobility. Love all the BMW stuff too!

The cabrio is 99% back together. Struggling with some electrical issues right now, the car is deciding to throw a fit every time i accelerate. The other issue is stumbling after engine is warmed up. I have the injectors out right now and im gonna get them tested and seals replaced. I also have...

HA don't we all wish we had a 4 car garage? Maybe one day when i win the lottery... And i agree, AC is something i will be heavily researching and prepping for in a few short months. That and I want to install an areal fan in the attic space to move some air around. I'm wondering though...

Some more updates. I finished off the east side wall with insulation and OBS. I could have left the wall as is, but I knew that I needed some use out of it so I added a window sill with some boards I had left over. I had a 10’ 2x10x10 left over from the bench glue up that we didn’t use, and a...

Thank you! Electrical is something i've (and i'm sure many others) always been wary of, but developing this know how is very beneficial. I appreciate you reading my thread!

After installing the outlets, it was time to finish off the west wall. I knew I needed overhead storage above the bench, so I came up with a solution that used left over OBS from the wall. I went to the store and picked up some shelf brackets and inverted them, and cut a 12” board to span the...