Mathieu_383V8
Active member
Hi! First of all, welcomes to my garage project tread! 
Let’s start with a bit of my story. After a couple of years of great couple fun, we decide, my girlfriend and I that we were ready to move out from our apartment and to find a house. She had tons of conditions to fulfil going from caprice to good reason and I was ok to follow them all if we could achieved mine: to find a place with a decent garage.
After months of looking and houses visits I realized that both our needs were not achievable within our budget. Finally, we find a house within our budget, wife approved, and with a land that was double our local average size that would allow me to build my dream garage. A rare find in our area. The reason of this bargain was that the owner needed to find someone who would be ready to signed for the house and then wait a year before to move in so he could have the money and time to build his new house. Before to sign for the house I met the town planning specialist to be sure I could built the garage I wanted. He explained me that per the town rules, the size of the house was limiting me to build the size I wanted but that I could fill an exemption request and that it would be accepted, no issue.
So I purchased the house! I planned my dreamed garage during the “waiting” year and after moving in a needed to put this project aside to take care of the different problems we found in the house. We are about 1 ¾ year after my first meeting with the town planning.
The garage project is back on!!! I called a new meeting with the town planning to get the permits for my project. On my arrival I was sure it would be a formality since everything have been plan for so long but surprised!!! 
The town folks changed and their new credo is, we don’t allow anything over the town planning rules book. No more exemption. So I was back to square one and in for a lot of troubles.
Long story short, I was finally limited to a 22 x 24 garage. Far from my dream but not disastrous neither. I needed it to be complete before my first baby arrival (now in 26 days !!!) so I made my mind and accepted the situation.
I needed to cut down 14 trees for the garage and for safety issues, so the pics starts right after the trees are down.
Here it is !
Next step: Lighting and electricity.
Let’s start with a bit of my story. After a couple of years of great couple fun, we decide, my girlfriend and I that we were ready to move out from our apartment and to find a house. She had tons of conditions to fulfil going from caprice to good reason and I was ok to follow them all if we could achieved mine: to find a place with a decent garage.
After months of looking and houses visits I realized that both our needs were not achievable within our budget. Finally, we find a house within our budget, wife approved, and with a land that was double our local average size that would allow me to build my dream garage. A rare find in our area. The reason of this bargain was that the owner needed to find someone who would be ready to signed for the house and then wait a year before to move in so he could have the money and time to build his new house. Before to sign for the house I met the town planning specialist to be sure I could built the garage I wanted. He explained me that per the town rules, the size of the house was limiting me to build the size I wanted but that I could fill an exemption request and that it would be accepted, no issue.
So I purchased the house! I planned my dreamed garage during the “waiting” year and after moving in a needed to put this project aside to take care of the different problems we found in the house. We are about 1 ¾ year after my first meeting with the town planning.
The garage project is back on!!!
I called a new meeting with the town planning to get the permits for my project. On my arrival I was sure it would be a formality since everything have been plan for so long but surprised!!! The town folks changed and their new credo is, we don’t allow anything over the town planning rules book. No more exemption. So I was back to square one and in for a lot of troubles.Long story short, I was finally limited to a 22 x 24 garage. Far from my dream but not disastrous neither. I needed it to be complete before my first baby arrival (now in 26 days !!!) so I made my mind and accepted the situation.
I needed to cut down 14 trees for the garage and for safety issues, so the pics starts right after the trees are down.
Here it is !
Next step: Lighting and electricity.
