South side of Chicago 2 car double up

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Whats up everyone, after a very long time lurkin about i was able to gather up enough ideas here and mix them with mine and my budget which was about 8k to take my 20x22 and double it to 20x42. Eliminating the hip roof and going to gable style. All work was performed by me and my old man who is a animal over several weekends. This is my first thread so ill start small and go from here. Thanks you guys rock!
this was a view from the front small rough lookin.

And some views from the back starting to set forms for the slab
Still working on attachments bear with me!

softailgarage · Nov 20, 2017

Welcome to The Garage. what part of Chicago, besides south side?

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

South burbs bout 45 min south of downtown

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Went with engineered trusses for a cathedral ceiling. I went wit a true 8 ft wall amd goes to about 10.5 in the middle 20 trusses and 2 ends. Eliminating the hip roof to go to a gable style

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

softailgarage said:
Welcome to The Garage. what part of Chicago, besides south side?

We joined about the same time i see!

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Went with a mono pour which is common for the area. Went down to 30” and lots of stone and wheelbarrows! Lots of compacting in several steps. Bar in the footing and mesh on the slab 5” thick

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

The only outside help i had to bring in was a local cement guy on the day of the pour, money well spent considering the money i saved by doing all the prep work first.

Luckily we checked the front and found there was no footing across the front of garage probably to save money when the house was built. So instead of cutting out old cement we decided to go about 2.5 feet out the front and side walls and pour a new one that was pinned to existing cement

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Long day of framing and cutting in windows late because didnt have actual dimensions until end of the day.

Prefabbed trusses for the win! So nice and goes up quick. 24” on center and we braced up every 4 feet for the sheathing and it really tied it together very tight. Money well spent.

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

After 2 long days of framing and sheathing walls and roof in 1/2” osb we made it to about the half way point of the existing garage structure. Gets hairy taking down the hip rafters!

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

The second weekend of framing/sheathing/wrap is done. Its amazing how fast the framing goes once you get rolling. And yes i put the wrap on backwards on purpose lol i wasnt sure how long it was going to be to get to siding, so i thought it would be easier on the neighbors. Put the old door back up temporarily, waited till everything else was done on the outside before putting up a nice new door!
Sorry bout the last one cant seem to get it rotated

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Next was the siding and also to prevent a comercial look we decided to add to more windows and a second man. door at the rear of the garage.

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

The pics show up on my end, can they be seen by others? Lol

tdott · Nov 20, 2017

I currently don't see any pictures :sad:

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

It works on the test page ill attach thumbs

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Hmm i checked from another computer and it shows when im not logged in, i guess ill change them to thumbs

tdott · Nov 20, 2017

I see pictures upto post #6 now. :thumbup:

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Slowly correcting problem guys sorry bout the hassle

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

First stab at laying shingles and i think it came out good, finished up siding and soffits being finished. Went with the huge oversized gutters that were made onsite and actually pretty cheap.

bochnak · Nov 20, 2017

Nice, I'm not far from you would love to do this someday.

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

bochnak said:
Nice, I'm not far from you would love to do this someday.

Thanks, yea i was able to save a bunch money doing most work my self and i bought stuff here and there to get ready

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

The next weekend was fascia and soffits and man that stuff took as long to do as roofing the place. Learning curve as i went but looks good.

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Threw up the new garage door and all the trim to get it air tight. Then skip ahead to the inside, i didnt take any pictures of insulation but sealed evry gap and put r19 in walls. Got free blow in insulation about 30 bags i blew in the ceiling which was a ton, rvalue somewhere in the high 20’s or 30’s according to the chart

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

Onto the inside i pulled new 100 amp service to garage along with gas lines. After all the debate on wall coverings i knew i didnt want drywall but wasnt to keem on the all the work to paint osb. I found 3/8 barn siding that was preprimed. Its strong for what it is and helps as sheathing. Sealed all gaps. Went with 3/8 sanded ply on ceiling and covered screws with trim. I feel that it came out pretty sharp. Will be a lot brighter once i can get paint on the walls.

chitowncamaro · Nov 20, 2017

I got lucky with posting pictures until now they all seem rotated

chitowncamaro · Nov 21, 2017

And this is where im at today. Getting started on back wall which is diamond plated and then will be reclaimed barn wood from top of diamond plate up to ceiling. I do have a diamond plate shelf that was bent for between the windows. Hope to get paint on walls soon, but have to work around the stuff from storage that needed to come back.

chitowncamaro · Nov 22, 2017

How long before and after i paint should have the heat going in the garge to dry properly and about how warm?

ford33 · Nov 23, 2017

OP, that garage looks very nice. You and your dad do good work. Impressive to see the transformation being done to that small garage.

Regarding the temperature needed for painting. The paint manufacturer will specify the temperature of the surface and air during painting and then for the next 24-48 hours. Check your paint instructions. I suspect you are using an "exterior" grade stain or latex type paint on the barn siding.

I have seem it stated in the past for exterior paint that surface and air temperature must be above 50F while painting and must not fall below freezing while drying.

I just checked the Sherwin Williams site and found this statement about new exterior paint application temperatures:

"Until a few years ago, painting needed to done when temperatures were going to be above 50° Fahrenheit. However, with advances made in waterborne technologies, products like Duration®, Resilience®, SuperPaint®, A-100® latex, in addition to WoodScapes® products can be applied when temperatures are as low as 35º F. Please note that surface, air and product temperatures must be at or above 35º F and that environmental conditions during and after painting need to be considered. Stable conditions and temperatures above 35º F are needed early in the paint's drying schedule. The first 48 hours could be critical to successful drying."

It will be near 50F in the Chicago area Friday and warm through Tuesday next week. This may be the last time to get the walls primed and painted before the normal Chicago cold weather arrives.

Good luck.

chitowncamaro · Nov 23, 2017

Good info thanks, figured above 50 should be good for a day or two. The garage is sealed very well and reached 60 the other day with just that small kerosene heater going for a few hours. No money for the gas heater this year, but next year it will be up.

chitowncamaro · Nov 27, 2017

Thanks to the weather and a small electric heater I was able to get garage around 70 degrees to start getting some paint on the walls. Its amazing how much brighter the work space gets with a little paint.

chitowncamaro · Nov 30, 2017

From looking at the pictures above could anyone be able to tell me where the best place would be for the heater? The gas line enters between the overhead and man. door at front of garage. Was thinking of a ceiling mounted heater. Thanks all!

DynoDave · Dec 2, 2017

That's a nice looking space you've built.

When I saw South Side of Chicago, I had to take a peak. Back in college, almost 30 years ago, I dated a girl from the south side.

chitowncamaro · Dec 4, 2017

Thanks, gettin some paint on the walls now

ambenz · Dec 4, 2017

chitowncamaro said:
.... tell me where the best place would be for the heater? The gas line enters between the overhead and man. door at front of garage. Was thinking of a ceiling mounted heater. Thanks all!

Since the gas line is by the door, that usually dictates the location.
If your handy with threading black pipe, lets route the pipe away from all walkway areas and up into the attic!
If you could move the heater to the middle of the garage and to a point where no walkway air space will be obstructed, that would be the best area!
Middle close to the no window area wall, pointing towards the windows.

I grew up just east of you, former Hegewisch resident, lived just south of Wolf Lake...about a mile from the Indiana boarder.
Nice place to wrench, I like it. Interesting build.
I'd be very concerned about the place being looted!
Better get yourself a alarm system as soon as possible and put some plastic mini blinds in the windows!
Maybe a guard dog to scare away the punks.
Good luck keeping you digs secure...so glad I moved away from all the trouble down there when the gettin was good!

chitowncamaro · Dec 5, 2017

hegewisch home of the best shishkabob meat from that small deli place! Its a mystery meat lol but awesome!

chitowncamaro · Dec 8, 2017

Got the lower paint done just need to hang the base and red stripe then i can move towards the rear wall which im gonna do reclaimed wood above the diamond plate to get some old school garage feel in the garage.

chitowncamaro · Dec 9, 2017

One wall done, now I can move everything against the wall and start to get all the construction tools out of the way.

cweidert03 · Dec 11, 2017

Looks great!! I like the plywood ceiling with trim

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chitowncamaro · Dec 11, 2017

cweidert03 said:
Looks great!! I like the plywood ceiling with trim

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Yea sanded 3/8 way easier then drywall and very easy to paint or looked good raw but definitely helped with brightening it up with out the led lights which are coming soon.

ambenz · Dec 12, 2017

Yup, looking good!
That shishkabob meat from that small deli place in town is called Drago's.
I actually never ate any...never got to try it.
Drago moved to Cedar Lake, Indiana (he knew the town was tanking too!)
He has a website for Dragobobs!...Check it out.... http://dragobobs.net/2-uncategorised

chitowncamaro · Dec 12, 2017

ambenz said:
Yup, looking good!
That shishkabob meat from that small deli place in town is called Drago's.
I actually never ate any...never got to try it.
Drago moved to Cedar Lake, Indiana (he knew the town was tanking too!)
He has a website for Dragobobs!...Check it out.... http://dragobobs.net/2-uncategorised

Awesome thanks! Many late shady trips there for that delicious mystery meat which i believe is pork and lamb. Ill check out new spot and check back in.

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