Small Garage (fin) + Houseboat build

Jhmt · Jan 21, 2015

Hello Everybody!

English is not my native language but I hope that you will understand what I am trying to say

I use a translator if necessary.

Here is basic info and pics on my small garage in Finland. I have 40 square meter basement underground and 48 square meter carport above.

Garage is not ready yet but it is already in use. Originally planning to build a wooden boat in the garage, but since I already have a good fiberglass fishing boat so I decided to do something bigger ... much bigger.

Here are a few pictures of the design. I used Google SketchUp for the pictures.

Outboard motors like this but smaller

Some fabrication pictures

I Build parts in the garage and do assembly outdoors. Pontoon parts are made from 3mm thick stainless steel sheet metal. It was the most expensive option, but requires the least maintenance. Length of the pontoons will be 34.45 feet and the parts are welded together on both sides. Mig-welded inside and stick-welded outside. Pontoons are empty and there is not intended to add any buoyancy material. I will made deck hatches and in case of leakage you weld pontoons from inside.

I hope you understood

JoniH · Jan 21, 2015

Looks nice, both the garage and build. Not a big fan of boats but this seems interesting, looking forward to seeing it finished. :thumbup:

PS. Onhan täällä muitakin Suomesta..

Jhmt · Jan 21, 2015

JoniH said:
Looks nice, both the garage and build. Not a big fan of boats but this seems interesting, looking forward to seeing it finished.

PS. Onhan täällä muitakin Suomesta..

It´s kinda of substitute for summercottage. It is not intended to be a permanent resident. The houseboat also includes a sauna :beer:

Joni, on pitänyt pitkään tehdä ketju ja kun näin tuon sinun hienon rakennusketjun niin muistui taas mieleen ja sain tämän aikaiseksi. Tämä on mukava paikka kun on käyttäjiä pitkin maailmaa :thumbup:

firecracker · Jan 21, 2015

Very interesting build :beer:

thanks for letting us into your world, I built my garage 28years ago, wish I'd put in a lower level like yours. :drool:

wornoutoldman · Jan 21, 2015

Whole lot of cool stuff going on in this thread!

Boosted1 · Jan 21, 2015

Looking forward to the boat updates.

Jyzze · Jan 21, 2015

Nice! Very nice...!
Siisti kun sika pienenä!

gtr cook · Jan 21, 2015

Looking good. I like the two levels, really cool touch.

Please keep the updates on the boat coming, interested to see how it turns out.

Jhmt · Jan 21, 2015

Thank you guys!

Boat building is going to be a long project. 1 year behind and at least 3-4 more to come. I will add updates as the work progresses. I have to made 2 more pontoons and then the build will move to outside. Also need to wait for the summer. last night the temperature was -24ºC = -11.200ºF :eyecrazy:

I also have plans for the future with the garage. After houseboat is finished (hope that day will come) i would like an American car project. Ultimate car for me would be Second or Third generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo :thumbup:

hoho98925 · Jan 21, 2015

Like your build, and cant wait to see progress on your houseboat!

Surreal001 · Jan 21, 2015

You had me at house boat. Subscribed. Always cool to see how you boaters use the limited space you have.

taumac · Jan 21, 2015

Interesting builds... The title made me to believe that someone figured out how to put a garage on a house boat or q floating house like they have in Holland. LOL neitherless if you put that much work into to garage I can't wait to see the boat.

ADSR · Jan 21, 2015

love the shop!

rancherbill · Jan 22, 2015

This is a great thread. I am going to look forward to your postings. I thought about building a boat once and thought it through and realized the size of the project. You are living on of my dreams.

I have a question, not a criticism, in Canada and the US a boat has to not sink. In the worst disaster it has to stay at the surface so people can cling to it. Is there any kind of regulation like that in Finland?

Jhmt · Jan 22, 2015

Glad to hear that the project is interesting. I have tried to search the web but I have not come across yet similar. However, this is still a small project, if you compare to some of the projects seen here. Some of them are absolutely "jaw dropping" stuff :bowdown:

rancherbill said:
This is a great thread. I am going to look forward to your postings. I thought about building a boat once and thought it through and realized the size of the project. You are living on of my dreams.

I have a question, not a criticism, in Canada and the US a boat has to not sink. In the worst disaster it has to stay at the surface so people can cling to it. Is there any kind of regulation like that in Finland?

To my knowledge, no such requirement for a Self-made boat in Finland. You have to register the boat, and it may not be sold than 5 years from the registration. I belive that reason for this is that no one can avoid taxes by selling self-made boats.

The law requirements can be found here (Text is in English) https://www.poliisi.fi/poliisi/home.nsf/pages/C8959FDB5AAE59DDC2256C3700375425?opendocument

BB 70 Challenger · Jan 22, 2015

Great job!

I admire that craftmanship, both the building and the boat.

PS löysin nuo sun talliprojektin rakennuskuvat jostain suomalaiselta foorumilta noin vuos sitte, aivan käsittämättömän asiallinen meininki. Oma kovasti vaatimattomampi rojekti käynnissä. Ilmottelen...

Jhmt · Jan 22, 2015

BB 70 Challenger said:
Great job!

I admire that craftmanship, both the building and the boat.

PS löysin nuo sun talliprojektin rakennuskuvat jostain suomalaiselta foorumilta noin vuos sitte, aivan käsittämättömän asiallinen meininki. Oma kovasti vaatimattomampi rojekti käynnissä. Ilmottelen...

Thanks

(joo on ne myös kotimaisella foorumilla mutta tuskin enää päivittyvät sinne, joten jatkot täällä)

dubber · Jan 22, 2015

Awesome project you have going on there. I'll be checking back for sure!

madoc1 · Jan 22, 2015

nice shop. why the extra support beams in the lower level? are you going to put a lift in the upper level? boat plan is cool. love your welds.

jim

Jhmt · Jan 22, 2015

madoc1 said:
nice shop. why the extra support beams in the lower level? are you going to put a lift in the upper level? boat plan is cool. love your welds.

jim

Hi Jim and thanks!

I thought that somebody would ask about the beams. Lower level is build underground and surrounding ground will cause pressure against the wall. Beams are for the wall support against ground pressure.

Macrosloth · Jan 22, 2015

What load is that concrete floor/roof rated to?

Also, thanks for sharing, its neat seeing different methods of construction..

LXCam · Jan 22, 2015

First off both are very cool projects!. So what is the deal with the precast panels, did you encapsulate those with a top slab that ties the walls together. Thanks

Jhmt · Jan 23, 2015

Macrosloth said:
What load is that concrete floor/roof rated to?

Also, thanks for sharing, its neat seeing different methods of construction..

LXCam said:
First off both are very cool projects!. So what is the deal with the precast panels, did you encapsulate those with a top slab that ties the walls together. Thanks

Thanks guys!

It needs Concrete floor casting on top. Casting will bind slabs and walls. Hollow-core slabs ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-core_slab ) are an easy way to make floors.

According to the manufacturer of hollow core slabs a load capacity is 600kg / m2 when the span is 5 meters. The carport is for 2 cars and the slab should take the weight of the cars.

Modern Jess · Jan 23, 2015

Very cool build!

jsilaste · Jan 23, 2015

Looking good!

Hyvältä näyttää!

ticci · Jan 23, 2015

Very nice! Great solution to keep actual size of garage relatively small but still have lots of space.

Kommenttien perusteella tästä on hyvää vauhtia tulossa "fins of garagejournal"-topic!

theoldwizard1 · Jan 23, 2015

Very nice ! I love looking at pictures showing building techniques from around the world ! I have never seen those pre-stressed hollow core slabs !

Are the large diameter vertical tubes for pumping water out from below the lower level floor ?

QwikKotaTx · Jan 23, 2015

Very interesting garage build pictures. What are the two long poles or pipes on the roof for? It looks like they are held on to the roofing with brackets. Snow melt?

Jhmt · Jan 23, 2015

ticci said:
Very nice! Great solution to keep actual size of garage relatively small but still have lots of space.

Kommenttien perusteella tästä on hyvää vauhtia tulossa "fins of garagejournal"-topic!

It is a good solution for a small yard.

Täällä on mukavasti eri kansallisuuksia läsnä ja näköjään myös suomalaisia

theoldwizard1 said:
Very nice ! I love looking at pictures showing building techniques from around the world ! I have never seen those pre-stressed hollow core slabs !

Are the large diameter vertical tubes for pumping water out from below the lower level floor ?

Hollow core slabs are pretty common around here. Vertical tubes are connected to perforated drainpipes and you can pump water through them if drainpipes should clogged. Diameter is big enough for submersible pump. You can also monitor water level trough them.

Jhmt · Jan 23, 2015

QwikKotaTx said:
Very interesting garage build pictures. What are the two long poles or pipes on the roof for? It looks like they are held on to the roofing with brackets. Snow melt?

Thanks!

Pipes are part of the metal roof snow barrier.

FXDawg · Jan 23, 2015

OK, there is a whole lot of AWESOME going on here!!!

Keep the updates coming!!!

Jhmt · Jan 31, 2015

Short visit today to the local school. I got to try out VRTEX Welding simulator. It was really difficult, and if someone out there will learn to weld with that...he can weld with on any machine (not me in the picture)

Instead, this machine actually welded really nicely :rocker:

alpinewhite · Feb 3, 2015

Are these pre-fabricated floors? They appear hollow, are they?

Never mind. I saw the answer on a subsequent post. Sorry.

Jhmt · Feb 16, 2015

Little progress with the pontoons today. Working with pontoon 4/6. Two pieces weldet together with MIG and next thing do to is turn it upside down and weld outside with the stick. Next week is planned to fab and weld nose cone/ bow (or what ever is the right word) to this pontoon.

Jhmt · Feb 20, 2015

Some old photos of the construction phase

nadogail · Feb 23, 2015

Love that that monorail hoist and the way you have suspended it .

Truly a first class build. Reminds me of a bomb shelter.

Enjoy it in good health.

BBChevro · Feb 24, 2015

Great build :thumbup:

madoc1 · Feb 24, 2015

any more pics of the garage? did you make the whole garage into a work shop? I think it looks very nice.

jim

tommudd · Feb 24, 2015

Great build on both the garage / shop and boat!
Following along

Bronson · Feb 24, 2015

Awesome work, can't wait to see where this goes! :thumbup:

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