newbie blows out the back of a double

TargaTony · Mar 29, 2017

First post! I have been lurking for a while now and figured it was time to share some pics of my new garage. Started as a 20' x 20' and added 19' wide x 22' deep out the back. I had to jog the side in due to city setback rules. Drywall is up and ready for paint. will have to take some more pictures. I vaulted the ceiling for a 4-post lift. Ceiling is 11'3" so i should be able to have full extension of the lift. plan on installing RaceDeck after paint. Now I just need to design my layout. I will add floor layout pics soon as well. let me know what you think!

Moosefire66 · Mar 29, 2017

Looking good! Keep the pics comin!

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turbowoodworker · Mar 29, 2017

By your title and first picture I was hoping you had not done that by accident! :lol_hitti

kwyjibo · Mar 29, 2017

Good job, I'm jealous that you were able to double the space!

wasfast · Mar 29, 2017

The jog inwards on the outside(neighbor) wall is actually a good thing to hide the transition when viewed from the street. Until I saw the last photo, I wondered if the garage pretty much took over the backyard but I see that it's actually in good proportions to the lot and main house. Good job!

Richard Cranium · Mar 29, 2017

looks good, keep posting the pictures.

C_F · Mar 29, 2017

I have been wanting to do the very same with mine. My only issue is that there's about a 3' drop in elevation at the rear of the house, so I'd have to build a tall footing wall & fill the middle in. Dunno, still mulling it over.

Yours looks great though, thanks for sharing your build. :thumbup:

In this photo, it looks like you're also building a large covered porch?

TargaTony · Mar 29, 2017

Well it wasn't an accident, but I did drive through the wall!

Yes, wife wanted a covered patio and a bigger mud room. A bigger garage has its price.

C_F · Mar 30, 2017

TargaTony said:
Well it wasn't an accident, but I did drive through the wall!

Yes, wife wanted a covered patio and a bigger mud room. A bigger garage has its price.

Sweet! Driving through the wall is a lot easier than using a sledge! :thumbup:

bigcow94 · Mar 31, 2017

Sorry I couldn't resist! Demo sometimes is the best part.

he who laughs last, thinks slowest

cash68 · Mar 31, 2017

So did you change the orientation of your roof?

Also, how did you figure out how to vault the joists? I have a very low ceiling in my garage and would love to raise the lower trusses, but from what I've read, even if your raise them like you did, it isn't as strong structurally so if you have a heavy snow year, you can be boned.

RobSmith · Mar 31, 2017

In the first pic. the neighbours house looks like its got a nice garden window extending from a kitchen... I doubt their view and light has improved at all after the modification. Are you still friendly with them ? ha ha ha

Whiskeybadger · Mar 31, 2017

This is awesome, I'm thinking about doing the same thing with my 20x20. Right now it's too small for my truck and toys so I was thinking about a bump out.
As far as the roof goes, mine is the same orientation as yours (door is on the sloped side) so I'm guessing you did a Hip roof for the extension? Can you post pics of that if you can as well as an estimate of cost?

Looks great, makes me jelly

TargaTony · Mar 31, 2017

Regarding the roof...
I snapped a pic of the plan to give you an idea of how the weight is distributed. I have a 2 x 14" micro lam running the length of the ridge with 2 x 10 rafters.
Cost is a tough one because I was doing some other work, but I would guess under 10k for carpentry.

TargaTony · Mar 31, 2017

Neighbor hasn't grown anything in that window for years. It's probably not much to look at from their kitchen, but they seem good with it.

TargaTony · May 29, 2017

I was able get the new half of the garage painted over the long weekend

OzarkMan · May 29, 2017

Looks awesome!

LXCam · May 29, 2017

That's turning out pretty damn nice.

Shehzada · May 30, 2017

What does 'jog the side in' mean?

TargaTony · May 30, 2017

Shehzada
I could not go straight back with the new section of the garage. Due to side yard setback requirements, I needed to increase the side yard distance from the garage to the lot line.

captain14 · May 30, 2017

Shehzada said:
What does 'jog the side in' mean?

Offset the new addition from the old garage. Most juristrictions require a distance from the property that may not have existed when the original was built.

Sometimes it's done to make a Smooth transition between old and new if the siding/masonry wall is not an exact match. ( trick the eye)

Shehzada · May 30, 2017

TargaTony said:
Shehzada
I could not go straight back with the new section of the garage. Due to side yard setback requirements, I needed to increase the side yard distance from the garage to the lot line.

Thanks. I get it now. It looks awesome.

C_F · May 30, 2017

Love the new paint job inside, it looks great! :beer:

Shehzada · May 30, 2017

captain14 said:
Offset the new addition from the old garage. Most juristrictions require a distance from the property that may not have existed when the original was built.

Sometimes it's done to make a Smooth transition between old and new if the siding/masonry wall is not an exact match. ( trick the eye)

Thank you captain.

TargaTony · Jun 5, 2017

Relocated my 4-post lift over the weekend. Luckily it was a short drive. The move went better than expected.

Red Voodoo · Jun 5, 2017

Wow TT, you're doing a great job! Nicely integrated into your home and site. Looks like a fine working environment.

Bib Overalls · Jun 5, 2017

Did you spray foam insulate the original garage as well? Is the house to garage connector new as well?

TargaTony · Jun 6, 2017

I did not spray foam the front half of the garage because the walls are cinder block. The garage is connected to the house. I went with the spray foam for a couple reasons; sound deadening and it was only a couple hundred more that standard batts.

TargaTony · Aug 12, 2017

Well, I intended to keep updating my progress as construction continued, but everything started moving quickly and I forgot to update this thread. I am just about finished with everything, just a few odds and ends. Really does it ever end :headscrat

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It's picture time :rocker:

TargaTony · Aug 12, 2017

Almost finished up the covered patio as well. Just need to install a couple of 6000w heaters for those chilly Chicago nights.

ap2002 · Aug 12, 2017

very nice update!, how did you manage to do the straight red stripe on the walls?

TargaTony · Aug 13, 2017

The stripe on the cinder block was a pain. I used frog tape and then painted over the edge of the tape with the base color. This sealed edge so that the bleed through would be the grey/white and not the red.

parts-is-parts · Aug 13, 2017

Looks great. Did you install heat and A/C?

TargaTony · Aug 13, 2017

No AC, but I did rough in for heat.

C_F · Aug 14, 2017

TargaTony said:
The stripe on the cinder block was a pain. I used frog tape and then painted over the edge of the tape with the base color. This sealed edge so that the bleed through would be the grey/white and not the red.

So you laid down the red first, then the white & grey? Impressive results on the stripe. :thumbup:

Inside the garage looks great, and so does the outside patio area, very nice!

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