36x38 Shop Build in SouthEast

MikeJ686981 · Mar 5, 2014

Hello all. Came across this site as I started my shop build and I am already getting ideas and features added just from browsing (i.e. in floor lighting under my lift). Starting this thread to follow the build and I am sure your input will cause feature creep and improvements along the way.

I am building a place to hold my cars and toys, but a working shop. I do everything on my cars EXCEPT paint and body, so no reason for those inputs into the design. Shop is 36x38 and includes my home office , 1/2 bath, and a storage area for lawnmowers , equipment, and bikes. Two automobile bay's (although I could wedge them 2 deep if I wanted), with a recessed ceiling and lift on the right bay, allowing me parking for 3 at least.

My everyday cars go in the house attached garage.

Here is the plan, subject to change as we go:

Here is the land after clearing. Yes, here is a house going in here too but lets not focus on the silly details like the associated home!

Strings are up, lots of dirt to bring in and block is next.

More to come.....

Sunbimmer · Mar 5, 2014

That looks very promising I like it, please keep us posted as you progress.

Thanks for sharing and welcome to GJ :beer:

quasi_accurate · Mar 5, 2014

Off to an excellent start! Subscribed for updates.

msgross · Mar 7, 2014

nice size///

jesse72 · Mar 7, 2014

Very cool size and layout. I like the plans for separate storage for lawn mowers and bikes, I would do the same. Are you planning for a 2 post or 4 post lift?

MikeJ686981 · Mar 7, 2014

Thanks. I was planning for a 2 post lift (suspension work) but feel free to give advice. Rain washed out this entire week so NOTHING has gotten done.

By the way, here is my site layout. The drainage system was necessary because I am laying more than 4k sqft of concrete on the lot so I had to have a retention pond. Didn't want a retention pond so I worked with an engineer and designed that drainage system, to have the right size piping so that is acts as an underground retention pond, controlling how much water is shed off the land. Took some finagling to get it through city permitting but we did it.

I chalked everything out in a grocery store parking lot today and the concern I have now is whether my wife can make the U turn into the house garage (right bay) on the 33.5 foot concrete pad between the house garage and the shop. Don't want her to have to 3 point turn in....may have to lop 1 or 2 feet off the house garage (it is currently 26 feet deep so I have room, but need to fit my F250 in there too) in order give her a couple extra feet to make the turn.

larry_g · Mar 7, 2014

One of the mistakes I made in my shop was having the OH door to close to the wall. In my opinion your making the same mistake having the wall between the office and the shop to close to the OH door. Once stuff starts to collect along the wall on the shop side your going to start to block the door. At the very least your loosing the opportunity of having storage along that wall in the shop area.

Again my opinion and experience.

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no neat sig line

MikeJ686981 · Mar 7, 2014

Hmmm.....from the specs the Sequoia has a 39.2-foot turning radius.

MikeJ686981 · Mar 7, 2014

Point taken Larry...I may readjust a bit. Who needs a 12 foot wide office anyhow.

lisiecki1 · Mar 14, 2014

In! Looks like it's going to be an awesome space.

MikeJ686981 · Mar 14, 2014

Any fans of the Gladiator Garageworks stuff out there, or anyone have a different opinion? Have an option through my company to get that stuff at a 25% discount. I haven't gone up to Sears to put my hands on it, but the online material looks nice enough.

Talus · Mar 14, 2014

nice start!

jsherid1 · Mar 14, 2014

Nice start and it is a very good idea to make sure your wife can make that turn in one shot. My wife drives a similar size SUV and trust me if she is anything like my wife, you will not hear the end of it if she can't. Our soon to be neighbors have a drive thru with a garage that is awkwardly placed and too little distance between the back and front garages watching the wife maneuver her Lincoln Navigator out is like that scene in Austin Powers with the golf cart in the tunnel.

MikeJ686981 · Mar 15, 2014

I did what I could to address it. Cut 2 feet of the house garage and now the turning pad between the shop and garage is almost 36 feet. Hoping it is enough.

You can't really see the shop much on the far right, but I mounted my game camera on a tree facing the back of the site when we started, and set it to take one pic every hour between 8am-6pm. Should be kind of cool when done to watch the house go up. After cleaning it up here is my first little time lapse of the house progress.

socapots · Mar 15, 2014

Very nice size and layout.
Looking forward to your progress pics. Any reason you decided against a door between your storage area and your shop area?

akdiesel · Mar 15, 2014

Mike

Those time lapse videos are great to see the progression in a short time.
Nice piece of property and shop design.

MikeJ686981 · Mar 17, 2014

Rain washed my footer trenches. Today the rebar comes out, retrench, reset rebar. Inspection Wednesday and pour Thursday.

MikeJ686981 · Mar 18, 2014

socapots said:
Any reason you decided against a door between your storage area and your shop area?

Really because I wanted that full wall for toolboxes and workbenches and such. Also I never wanted the kids taking their bikes, scooters, pogo sticks, ANYTHING from that storage shed into my garage.

1/2 Cup · Mar 21, 2014

Nice one, well thought through.
Looking forward to following your progress. :thumbup:

kyle@hcb · Mar 21, 2014

In for more pics.

gmwilkes · Mar 24, 2014

I like this. The progression vids are awesome to watch it go up. Looking forward to more of those.

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MikeJ686981 · Apr 2, 2014

We have made some progress, although slow. I want the land perfect, so I am putting a ton of work (and $$) into retaining walls to maximize my flat land. The drainage system also has to be sunk yet. The retention pond is a huge project and ties into the retaining wall system so its slowing progress on the actual shop a bit. There is 80 feet of 4 ft pipe that will make up my underground retention pond. This will hold water shed off the land and dispense through a 12 inch pipe. I am also stubbing the irrigation system into the tubes to use the water retained in there for irrigation.

And the retaining wall that borders the driveway to the shop. That is the boat parking pad on the right and the shop to the right of that:

MikeJ686981 · Apr 8, 2014

It's coming along. Should have this wall capped and driveway built up today. Scheduled to fill the foundation block on Thursday.

The boxes for the underground pond are in...have to set them all tomorrow. The word that is coming to mind is OVERBUILT!

80 feet of 4 foot diameter pipe and 4 of these huge 7600lb each boxes going under my driveway and parking pads. The good news is in the case of a nuclear apocalypse the whole family could live in this thing. Essentially it will be a 4 bedroom underground bomb shelter.

quasi_accurate · Apr 11, 2014

That looks insane. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Crashman06 · Apr 11, 2014

Mannnnnn, this garage is gonna be a BEAUTY! Can't wait to see your progress!
Subscribed :drool:

GRN96WS6 · Apr 11, 2014

Talk about engineering!

MikeJ686981 · Apr 11, 2014

Here is the box under the boat pad going in:

3 of the 4 in:

Backfilled

And the shop foundation blocks are filled:

MikeJ686981 · Apr 11, 2014

And one more....the final shot for the week with almost all the grading done. The shop is in the back. Plumbers and electricians lined up for Monday to lay things out....maybe we get a slab soon.

vr4joe · Apr 11, 2014

Wow!!! Looking forward in following this project!

msgross · Apr 12, 2014

Anyone else not able to see the pics? If so then the OP might need to reduce the resolution of your pics on Photobucket, or open another free account.

http://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/200724014-Bandwidth-Exceeded-Look-Who-s-Popular-

MikeJ686981 · Apr 13, 2014

Dang, sorry guys I just hit some limit. Thanks msgross, I just resized them all down. Hopefully this will reset in a few days and my cap will start over and last longer.

GRN96WS6 · Apr 13, 2014

Photobucket is kind of a pain, imgur doesn't have caps that I know of and seems easier to link when posting photos across many message boards.

MikeJ686981 · Apr 13, 2014

OK..almost all pics moved to imgur and fixed the links. Thanks GRN96WS6.

All sitework is now done, plumber coming Monday to start marking things out...should be framing in 2 weeks, weather permitting the pour.

MikeJ686981 · Apr 13, 2014

A couple more. This one looking southwest at the shop:

And looking Northwest:

Closeup of the boat parking pad and shop:

Also parked my truck in the house garage (this is not the shop) just to make sure it fits....barely does:

MikeJ686981 · Apr 21, 2014

Plumbing is in, electrical for the floor lights in. Hoping to pour on Friday.

msgross · Apr 22, 2014

I like the lights...

the garage portion must be smaller than 36 if the truck barely fits.

Capstone · Apr 22, 2014

Mike,

Is it just me or is your house being built as new at the same time?

MikeJ686981 · Apr 22, 2014

MsGross that pic of the F250 was in my attached house garage, NOT the shop.

Yes Capstone...house going up too.

TiFJ · Apr 22, 2014

That is some serious weeping tile! Very unique and I'm excited to see how the rest turns out!

WarrenJ · Apr 22, 2014

Will be following this build. Plans for garage/shop look good.

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