32'x48 attached Garage Build

[Sweet SVT]

Well as you'll see below, Im knee deep in the middle of a garage build and am really excited to get it finished. It took a while to get things going but once they did, its went along quite fast so far. As of right now it has the roof completely finished and is tied into the house. We finished it in the dark last wenesday night and I dont get home from work until after dark. I will update with new pics as often as I can.

The garage has a 6 foot deep by 8 inch wide frost wall foundation, six feet is a bit of overkill I know, but I had to make it six feet at the rear because of the elevation change on my lot from front to back so I figured I might as well make it that height the whole way around. The overall dimensions of the garage are 32' deep by 48' wide, and will feature 3 bays (Doors are 9'x8') with a 12' ceiling for the back 20', the front wall is a little shorter so the cieling drops 2' in the front 12'. (You will be able to see what Im talking about in the pics).

The area you see open closest to the house will be a "Mud room" and it will take 10' out of the front of the garage (had to give the wife a little...lol), and will be 12' deep and sunk in to the front wall 1.5' just to break up the long front wall and give it a bit more character. The furthest bay from the house will feature a 2 post hoist.

The floor won't be done until things warm up in the spring, I don't want to risk it freezing before it cures properly. I could try and heat it after its poured, but I'll just be patient until spring. Speaking of the froor, it will feature radiant in-floor heat with glycol being pumped through a series of zones on a closed loop system. I havn't picked my heat source yet but I do have almost a year to make up my mind. I may even go with a ground source heat pump for my whole house and garage?

On with the pics you say???

I was in such a hurry I only really got a couple of pics of the foundation before it was backfilled.

Please excuse my messed up yard while things are under construction, these are a few of the beginning stages of the frame up.

Here are th custom build Truss's

Look at the weather I've had to deal with..

More pics to follow soon....

 

[Sweet SVT]

Please excuse my messed up yard in the pics...

So, we finished up the roof in the dark last wednesday night and I got a chance to get some pics on sunday. As you can see the snow is pretty much gone again now with all the rain and mild weather we had the last 4-5 days. The windows and doors will start going in tomorrow along with the house wrap.

More pics to follow in the coming days..

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

Man, that's awesome!

 

[bighammer]

What is the sq footage of the original house and the new addition? Looks like you've built on way more than you started with. Great pics so far please continue posting.

 

[WANTSOM]

Impressive. Can I ask what State you are in to be getting all that snow. (It intrigues me to see such climate and landscapes given where I live.) Its probably a nuisance to live and work in when its snowing but makes for a nice picture card to my eyes anyway.

 

[E.rodz]

nice job on the build. looks like you have a bit more sq. footage in the garage out weighs the sq. footage of the house. this is the way it should be. is the slab poured in the garage? is there going to be in floor heat? think we got you beat on the snow though. have a couple of feet already.

 

[Sweet SVT]

Impressive. Can I ask what State you are in to be getting all that snow. (It intrigues me to see such climate and landscapes given where I live.) Its probably a nuisance to live and work in when its snowing but makes for a nice picture card to my eyes anyway.

I live in New Brunswick (Province in Canada) on the east coast.

nice job on the build. looks like you have a bit more sq. footage in the garage out weighs the sq. footage of the house. this is the way it should be. is the slab poured in the garage? is there going to be in floor heat? think we got you beat on the snow though. have a couple of feet already.

Thanks E.rodz!

The slab is not poured yet and yes there is going to be in-floor heat, Im waiting untill it warms up in the spring to pour the floor. As for the snow, its all gone now again as we got a lot of rain and milder weather over the last few days.

My house is 26'x 54' so its roughly 100 sq/ft less than the garage, but keep in mind Im building a room in the front corner of the garage for an entry way into the house. (10'x12) So it will be almost identical in square footage to the house.

 

[drmoonshine]

Nice Canada. It looks really good can't wait to see what you do with the place.

 

[Sweet SVT]

Just a quick update:

The windows were all installed yesterday along with the house wrap. Im hoping that early next week my doors will be installed.

I will update with more pics very soon...Thanks for looking!

 

[Damen]

So it will be almost identical in square footage to the house.

The Golden Ratio.

 

[simontudor]

that is going to be a very nice shop!
also that scaffholding wouldnt pass standards over here lol

 

[Sweet SVT]

that is going to be a very nice shop!
also that scaffholding wouldnt pass standards over here lol

It was just sitting that way for a bit and no one was up on it that way, the ground thawed out and we got a lot of rain for a few days so it settled down in places making it uneven. Not to mention just days before the scaffolding was setup the foundation was backfilled. Its all good now though.

Thanks for the compliments though!

 

[Sweet SVT]

Sorry for such a delay with an update. To make up for it, I've finally got some updated pics that I took this afternoon. First off, all of the the windows except for the one on the front side have been installed along with the garage doors. You'll notice in the pics that the bottom of the doors are resting about 6 inches above what appears to be the floor level. Remember though, I haven't poured the floor yet and wont be untill it warms up in the spring and the floor will come right up to the bottom of the doors.

Things will also change quite significantly once I can build that 12" wall permenently which will be set back in 16 inches on the floor. There will also be a nice "Man door" and another identical window to the rest on the garage installed on that front wall.

On with the pics...

I got a great deal on these doors because they were almond in colour, but they wont be staying that colour. I'll be painting them white in the spring and they should look 100% better esspecially with the "Antique yellow" siding we are putting on the house and garage.

Also keep in mind that this area below where the step is going into the house will be an entry room or what some might call a "Mud room" which will be 12"x12".

 

[Abbott]

Very nice.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I just skimmed through the pics, congrats on the new garage, it way bigger than the house

BTW, are you on the Corral ?

 

[Sweet SVT]

I just skimmed through the pics, congrats on the new garage, it way bigger than the house

BTW, are you on the Corral ?

Thanks! Im a member there but I haven't logged on there in over a year and I probably only have about 20-25 posts there. Im also on svtperformance.com, mustangcanada.com and foureyedpride.com which are all mustang forums.

Are you on some Mustang forums?

 

[IMXCITD]

nice build!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Thanks! Im a member there but I haven't logged on there in over a year and I probably only have about 20-25 posts there. Im also on svtperformance.com, mustangcanada.com and foureyedpride.com which are all mustang forums.

Are you on some Mustang forums?

Mainly just the Corral and a few local Mustang forums. I do use the same screen name everyplace.

 

[Sweet SVT]

*Quick update*

Im planning to pour the concrete floor the first of next week. Things are a little behind schedule, weather and family obligations are mostly why. Im not too concerned though, as I've got lots of time this summer and will be using 3 weeks of my vacation, weekends and evenings to work on it.

This weekend I've been leveling the area and preparing for all that has to go under the concrete. (2 inches of SM styrofoam which has an "R" value of 10, floor drains, and last but certainly not least the 2000 feet of 1/2" pipe for the in-floor heat. Oh and lets not forget more rebar and all the wire mesh which has to be put down last before the concrete is poured.

How much do you think it costs to cover 1536 sq/ft with the 2" SM Styrofoam? Well I needed 96 sheets which are 2'x8' and are $21 each. So if you do the math it comes to $2016+tax just for the styrofoam not to mention all the pipe and concrete. So as you can see its not cheap, lol. Oh well, I'll be nice and warm while working on various projects in the coming years. I will have so new pics to post later in the week.

 

[Sweet SVT]

Well, finally I have an update on my Garage build and pics as well! This past week was somewhat productive in that I installed my floor drains which took me 1 whole day to shovel out I finally finished leveling out the floor area in preparation for the styrofoam and in-floor heat lines. As of tonight I have everything covered with 2" of styrofoam and the footing shoveled for the "Mud Room" which is being built in the front right corner of the garage. Tomorrow I will lay out all the tubing for the "in-floor" and hopefully will be pouring concrete by wednesday.

To start, the floor drains!

My Stepfather doing what he does best...lol

My little Girl Calee looking pretty while I work

Here is the beginning stages of leveling up the floor area and compacting.

The area you see dug out is the footing area for our entry room or "Mud room" Including the floor thickness the concrete will be 10" thick there.

Below are the 2 areas where Im pouring the concrete 12" thick for the hoist install later. They are 3'x3' each.

Here is my work for tomorrow, pulling and stapling this tubing down to the styrofoam..

Below are pics of the floor drains I picked out and installed, they are great and are very easy to maintain. When they fill with sand/silt or what ever, you just scoop it out of the bottom or vacuum it out. They are 14' deep and about $45 each, well worth the money if you ask me..

Thats it for now, might have an update again tomorrow if all goes well...Thanks for looking

 

[kesslerbmw]

Looks awesome! Looking forward to the updates.

 

[Motofixxer]

The snow pics remind me of building mine. The freezing cold temperatures, the nailers freezing and jamming, the frozen lumber. AAAAh the good old days.

It always amazes me how much smaller everything looks when you start pulling vehicles in and filling it. I knew I should have doubled the size of mine. Oh well maybe next time.

 

[Sweet SVT]

Sorry for the long delay on the latest update Guys. We finshed the floor about 2 weeks ago and Im finally posting the pics of the prep work for the in-floor piping and whatnot. I will see if I can get some time tonight to take pics of the finshed floor and post them tonight as well.

This is where I mounted my manifolds for the piping, they are not in this pic but trust me they are mounted I will upload an up to date pic of it tonight.

Below are the areas that are 12" thick for the 2 post hoist to be installed.

 

[Sweet SVT]

As promised earlier today, here are the up to date pics i took this evening with the finished floor and the start of framing up our entry room "Mud room".

Here are the '83 GT and '03 Cobra all nestled in the corner together..

Here are the supply and return manifolds for the in-floor heat piping temporarily mounted up..

Below is where I started framing up our entry room on tuesday, hopefully I'll have it all framed up this weekend.

 

[E60_JACK]

Such a awsome transformation, that's my dream garage right there . I love the SVT too .

 

[JBAUTO]

Hey the garage looks great.I am Jealous lol. My 24x24 build was nice but i need more space. What part of NB you from ?

 

[Sweet SVT]

Hey the garage looks great.I am Jealous lol. My 24x24 build was nice but i need more space. What part of NB you from ?

Thanks Buddy! I live on the Mighty Miramichi River in the Geographical center of New Brunswick.

Are you from NB?

 

[mjbdesigns]

Very nice setup and great documention, I am within 30 days of starting my detached 30 x 40 shop and wondered how I was going to afford the Footings,Slab,and lumber package all at once. I never thought of pouring the slab after the whole thing was roughed in? that gives me a whole new direction and hope of completion before winter, Thanks

 

[Rich]

Very nice!

 

[Sweet SVT]

Very nice setup and great documention, I am within 30 days of starting my detached 30 x 40 shop and wondered how I was going to afford the Footings,Slab,and lumber package all at once. I never thought of pouring the slab after the whole thing was roughed in? that gives me a whole new direction and hope of completion before winter, Thanks

This comment above made this entire thread and all the time invested worth while! Its nice to know that I was able to help you in some way, thank you very much for letting me know!

 

[jktruck150]

That place is huge! Looks great man! What kind of wheels do you have on the Escape?

 

[Sweet SVT]

Well its been a long time since I had an update on my build so I figured with some of my recent progress in recent weeks I'd take a few minutes and post some pictures with a brief description.

So whats been done since the last update you ask? Well I've pretty much got all the wiring done, the foyer is all framed up just waiting for the finish work and I've almost completed the siding project which included the house as well. It's taken a lot longer to complete these tasks than I had planned but I guess that's always the way, right? All the work in recent months has been done by my 12 year old Son and I on evenings and weekends when there wasn't anything else going on...lol

On with the pics...

Here is one reason its taken longer than expected, I bent flatstock white aluminum for around all the windows and doors on the house except for the ones on the back of the house and garage. You'll notice that there are a few somewhat tricky bends

Here is what it looks like once mounted permantly

And here's my Boy helping me out

These pics below were taken just shortly before dark, the siding is a lot bighter in the daylight

Here is what the "Mud room" looks like as of now, I have to put the crown molding and the rest of the aluminum around the window and door. Also Im putting on siding that looks like stone on the entire wall. Its the same stuff thats on the bottom on the garage.

Heres another of the Boy on our new 2011 Can Am 800R Max XT

What do you all think of the "Almond" color garage doors? At first I was planning to paint them white, but now that the siding is on the color is growning on me...What do you guys think?

 

[ejm1961Tbird]

I like the almond. Save yourself some painting and enjoy a little work on the car with your son. Great build. Thanks for sharing.

 

[slush]

Awesome build!

I also posted over on SVT/Corral/Modmustangs etc... I built a few fox bodies and had an 03 cobra, and an 01 Lightning.

 

[vntperformance]

Thanks for sharing, awesome build!

 

[Nighttrain]

Very Nice! I missed the build from last year. I like the color of the doors. I have always heard you should have 3 colors for the house and not just two. I makes since in your build. I am very impressed with your detail in all of the build.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Very nice build and documentation! The almond color looks perfect with the house color and white trim; complimentary colors. Subscribed.

 

[Mr. Welsh]

Recessing the mudroom a foot or two really improves the look between the house and garage. Nice work!

 

[Sweet SVT]

Very nice build and documentation! The almond color looks perfect with the house color and white trim; complimentary colors. Subscribed.

Thank you very much for the kind words.

Very Nice! I missed the build from last year. I like the color of the doors. I have always heard you should have 3 colors for the house and not just two. I makes since in your build. I am very impressed with your detail in all of the build.

Im a guy who is always all about the detail and its nice to see someone acknowledge that, Thanks!

Recessing the mudroom a foot or two really improves the look between the house and garage. Nice work!

Thank you, thats what I was thinking when I designed the layout.

 

[gdmclnh]

I like the doors. Extremely nice build. Good job.

We can't install floor drains in garages where I live. Those are very nice units you used. The tree huggers.... eeer, environmentalists, think it is bad for the environment.

I grew up in northern Maine near Houlton. My grandfather and I used to fish the Miramachi. He was from Canterbury NB originally, but moved to Maine about 90 years ago. I'm over 60 now. I still have some distant relatives there in NB.