My Cul-de-sac Hideaway (36X56X14)

Double J · Jun 4, 2017

The wait is finally over! Instead of posting pics as things progressed, I decided to wait until the shell was complete. My property is situated in a sub division cul-de-sac on 1.3 acres. It already has an attached (24X30) and detached (20X34) garages, but we quickly ran out of room. After getting county and township approval (no HOA), things got underway the second week in Apr and my local builder finished this past Friday. To be honest, I was a bit surprised I was able to build a 2K sq ft shop, I was even more surprised when they said I could build it twice that size if I wanted too.

Utilities (Electric, gas, water, coax, ethernet), insulation, heat, and overall finishing off the interior will hopefully be complete by years end. Excuse my Paintbrush skills, but you get the idea of the lot/shop layout. Enjoy.

Double J · Jun 4, 2017

More pics...

AFBud78 · Jun 4, 2017

Nice looking place you have there. I like the permacolumns; looks like a Morton building almost. Keep the pics coming.

Notgrownup · Jun 4, 2017

Very nice build....

Double J · Jun 4, 2017

And the final shots up to this point with a bunch of stuff stuffed in it. I forgot to mention the doors are 18X12 and 12X12.

Double J · Jun 4, 2017

AFBud78 said:
Nice looking place you have there. I like the permacolumns; looks like a Morton building almost. Keep the pics coming.

Yep, Permacolumns was a must since we plan on staying here for a good long while. Morton does have their own version though.

Boosted1 · Jun 5, 2017

That was a fast build.
Nice place.

ajohno · Jun 5, 2017

Nice build.

LB-1911 · Jun 5, 2017

Double J said:
The wait is finally over! Instead of posting pics as things progressed, I decided to wait until the shell was complete. My property is situated in a sub division cul-de-sac on 1.3 acres. It already has an attached (24X30) and detached (20X34) garages, but we quickly ran out of room. After getting county and township approval (no HOA), things got underway the second week in Apr and my local builder finished this past Friday. To be honest, I was a bit surprised I was able to build a 2K sq ft shop, I was even more surprised when they said I could build it twice that size if I wanted too.

Reminiscent of George Carlin & "Stuff"

Looks great, enjoy the additional space.

el Pedro · Jun 5, 2017

Great looking place. I was an exchange student in Springfield, will be going back in a couple of weeks for my 20 year reunion.
Loved living there, I was out off route 4. Shame I won't be there for the Cars and Parts, used to be a great meet.

Double J · Jun 5, 2017

Boosted1 said:
That was a fast build.
Nice place.

It would of taken less than two months if not for all the weather delays this spring.

LB-1911 said:
Reminiscent of George Carlin & "Stuff"

Looks great, enjoy the additional space.

Exactly.

sawduststeve · Jun 6, 2017

Hi,
That's a great garage and what looks like a lovely plot you're on.

Regards
Steve

Chateau Slate 66 · Jun 6, 2017

Nice size and I really like the eave entry layout. Very nice!

Double J · Jun 6, 2017

Appreciate all the compliments, it's been a dream come true. It's a bit overwhelming thinking about all I still have left to do in order to finally enjoy it. Oh well, sitting out back admiring it from a distance while enjoying a cold one, I think it'll be worth it. :beer:

dubber · Jun 7, 2017

Three garages! Wow talk about a dream. Your new structure is looking great.

Double J · Jun 25, 2017

I wasn't really feeling the bare porch columns, so we wrapped them in metal yesterday. I like the new look better.

Utilities next month and then onto finishing off the interior.

ADSR · Jun 25, 2017

Nice shop!

Double J · Aug 3, 2017

Picked up some interior supplies earlier last month and took vacation last week to semi-finished the interior. Painting will start tomorrow (not looking forward to that) so its moving along...slowly.

Double J · Aug 3, 2017

Not sure what happen to the pics but lets try it again.

Black Oak · Aug 3, 2017

nice build. I lived in Springfield for the last 20 yrs. Retired and moved down south. Anyway, love that shop. Enjoy.

Double J · Aug 3, 2017

Can't say I blame you. I can't stand the heat/humidity now, but my tune may change by the time I'm ready to retire.

Double J · Aug 15, 2017

We started out rolling and about halfway through the first primer coat said, F-this. Picked up an airless sprayer and that made life a hell of a lot easier. The final latex coat we did back roll though.

Double J · Nov 21, 2017

It's been a long summer and fall (time actually flew by) but it's time to start enjoying the fruits of my labor. Electric, heat, Cat 5e, gas, and water all done for the most part. Still need to wire the man door light and lift and then its time to start moving in and building work benches.

Fired up the tube heater last night and burnt off all the manufacturing goo and she's purring like a kitten this evening. Nice and toasty.

Sparkynutz · Nov 21, 2017

Awesome! That's basically my dream garage. Maybe some day.

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casmurbax · Nov 22, 2017

very nice build.

silly question, in your pictures in post #16 it looks like you have drain pipe connected from the top roof gutter and it is running down to the lower roof. Why not just let the water flow out from the top down spout?

Double J · Nov 24, 2017

I'm not a fan of the look, but that's just how this particular seamless gutter company runs all their porch drains. I would of like to of seen it just spill over the center ridge of the porch roof myself.

LXCam · Nov 24, 2017

The shop looks great and I really like the porch set up, that's a nice detail that helps break up the structure.

Whitey1 · Nov 24, 2017

Looks great!

Double J · Nov 25, 2017

LXCam said:
The shop looks great and I really like the porch set up, that's a nice detail that helps break up the structure.

Thanks. Being that we live in a subdivision, I didn't want it to look too "barn-ish" and be an eyesore for the neighborhood. I think it turned out great and haven't received any negative feedback (at least to my face).

Mathews8pt · Nov 30, 2017

Holy ****, the people you find floating around on the internet! Good to see you around man.

That shop looks awesome! And I see the Cummins is still hiding in there...

C_F · Dec 1, 2017

Great looking garage you have there, thanks for taking us all along for the ride.

zmotorsports · Dec 1, 2017

Nice looking shop. I like the porch as well.

Double J · Dec 1, 2017

Mathews8pt said:
Holy ****, the people you find floating around on the internet! Good to see you around man.

That shop looks awesome! And I see the Cummins is still hiding in there...

Well, well, who do we have here! What's up man! :beer:

Yep, it's been sitting on jack stands for almost four years now. Kinda been busy with other things, but may put street tires back on it this winter since I'll be spending most of my time out in the shop anyway. :lol:

Double J · Dec 1, 2017

Thought I forgot something---here's a shot of the door operators I ended up going with. I was on the fence between these and a LiftMaster, but the belt drive and simplicity of the Zap sold me. The motor is super quite and all you can hear is the garage door hardware when opening and closing. The soft start and soft stop (both directions) is also pretty slick too.

Yes, it's really small but 1HP.

Double J · Mar 22, 2018

A few more progress pics and what I've been itching to have since the build began. Slowly working up the nerve to take the 1-ton up to the shutoff bar. :scared:

C_F · Mar 24, 2018

Double J said:
Slowly working up the nerve to take the 1-ton up to the shutoff bar.

I don't blame you, I would probably be nervous too, for the first little while with a new lift. Looks good though! :thumbup:

NES · Mar 24, 2018

That's a really sharp looking shop that you have. I like the size of garage doors that you have.

Lelandwelds · Mar 24, 2018

Nice place. Spill some oil already, will ya?

The Porsches and coffee tables with color coordinated everything are pretty but I like a working shop.

CAVE · Mar 25, 2018

How far from you back wall is the lift positioned? How do you like the space around the lift with the big truck on there? Thanks.

Double J · Mar 25, 2018

C_F said:
I don't blame you, I would probably be nervous too, for the first little while with a new lift. Looks good though!

Finally took it up. Wasn't bad at all really, and the jack stands really adds piece of mind when you're under it.

CAVE said:
How far from you back wall is the lift positioned? How do you like the space around the lift with the big truck on there? Thanks.

I measured 11' from the back wall to the base plate and snapped my chalk line. Plenty of room all the way around for me. Approximately 3' in front and around 6' from the right side wall.

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