40 x 32 in MD started today!!

[zombiescustoms]

Day 15: roof is covered

 

[zombiescustoms]

Shot of the attic/loft space:

 

[zombiescustoms]

Here are some pics of the boy starting early, less than a week old and wanting to get his hands into something! also here is a work bench I threw together with some extra 2x4s from the garage build and an old lab countertop, got to love being chemical proof!!

 

[zombiescustoms]

Day 17: shingles on and one door up, pics coming this evening.

 

[Motown 454]

congratulations on the new garage partner . He looks like a big boy. Great looking garage.

 

[zombiescustoms]

congratulations on the new garage partner . He looks like a big boy. Great looking garage.

Thanks, he is now a week old and over 10lbs, he is an eatin' machine!!

 

[zombiescustoms]

Day 17 part 2: roof is done except for the ridge vent, the back wall is sided and has a window installed, one garage door is done and the tracks are up for the other, at this pace they should hopefully be done by the end of next week.

 

[zombiescustoms]

Day 20: All siding is done, floor is poured and windows are all in only thing left to do is, gutters, staircase and floor in the loft and some minor trim work, the rest will be up to me, not sure if I want to use liner metal on the ceiling and dry wall the rest or just do all drywall, my neighbor is an electrician, so he is going to help with the sparky stuff. I did spend all day moving the excess stone around to the trailer parking pad next to the garage, will post updated pics tomorrow.

 

[zombiescustoms]

here are the latest pics:

 

[Bevis]

Going to pour the apron out to the driveway??

 

[zombiescustoms]

Going to pour the apron out to the driveway??

it will be asphalt out to the existing drive.

 

[brassspike]

Looks great! How are you going to access the space up top?

 

[zombiescustoms]

Looks great! How are you going to access the space up top?

There will be a regular walk up staircase in the back corner up to the middle on the man door side.

 

[Stuntmonkey]

Congrats on the baby and the garage!

The garage looks real good, simple but effective.

Baby looks cute too!

 

[Motown 454]

The garage looks great nice job.

 

[Plushy]

Is your dog a American Bulldog ?

 

[zombiescustoms]

Is your dog a American Bulldog ?

Sure is, we rescued her about 9 years ago, she has been the best dog I have ever owned!

 

[Dustoff 35]

Nice build, fast too! Like the Early Bronco.

 

[Tylerb43]

Awesome build man, you're going to catch me in no time! Shop looks great, Bronco makes me , and congrats on the new baby!!

 

[zombiescustoms]

Day 21: My steps arrived and should be finished along with the loft floor and walls today, wall mounted garage door openers being put up and was told by the builders, they should be done tomorrow, still have to wait to park in it however it has only been a week since the floor was poured. I'll post some new pics tonight.

 

[rburke65]

Zombie's Customs......What pitch is your roof that gave you a 12' x 8' room up stairs? Thanks.

 

[zombiescustoms]

Zombie's Customs......What pitch is your roof that gave you a 12' x 8' room up stairs? Thanks.

It is an 8/12, but from what i have learned, it all depends on the truss manufacturer

 

[Jay H 237]

Wow, that is a nice garage! I do like the storage upstairs too and good for keeping some of the stuff from crowding the lower area.

I would suggest waiting a year or two before having the paving done. That will give the fill a chance to settle.

 

[brassspike]

There will be a regular walk up staircase in the back corner up to the middle on the man door side.

Thanks. I'm building a 30x40 very similiar and am a little concerned about the space taken up by interior stairs. I have considered interior, exterior, and Bessler pull down. That Bessler is nice but over two grand!! It looks like the interior is what I'll end up with. When you do the picts, try for one of the way they did your stairs. THANKS! Bill

 

[zombiescustoms]

Here are some pics of the inside and the loft area, the gutters are the only thing left for the contractor to do, and then the fun begins!

brassspike, I tried to get a few different angle shots of the steps:

 

[PoPo]

thats bad ***. congrats man. Had a ton of good things happen this year. Can't wait to see the finished inside. Man whatever you do, keep it up.

 

[Motown 454]

Very nice. plenty of upstairs room.

 

[medic583]

Ok.... now you made me think I should've gone with the stairs inside rather than outside... they don't take up as much room as I thought, still lots for cabinets and such.

Great build zombiescustoms and congrats on the newborn

 

[brassspike]

Thanks! I'll have the same pitch roof and truss system. Yours looks like it will work fine so thats what I'm going with. Now, If I can get this guy to get moving! Your posts have been a great help!

 

[zombiescustoms]

Thanks! I'll have the same pitch roof and truss system. Yours looks like it will work fine so thats what I'm going with. Now, If I can get this guy to get moving! Your posts have been a great help!

No problem, glad I could help!

 

[zombiescustoms]

I talked with my neighbor who is an electrician today and he will be coming over this friday to help wire it up, (and pull the permit) and I got a quote from a local insulation co to supply and install the insulation, that is cheaper than I could buy the insulation itself! so it looks like I wont be getting my hands dirty till I start doing the walls and ceiling finish work.

 

[zombiescustoms]

Update: Garage has passed the structure inspection, we dug the trench yesterday to run the electric, put in the box and wired it all in about 12 hours, it started raining so could not refill the trench, that will be tomorrows job, I put up 10 medium base light fixtures, in which I plan on putting 250 watt equivalent CFLs, right now I have 100 watt incandescents. there are 4 lights upstairs ans well as two going above the garage doors and one next to the pan door. the insulation gets done next week, and hopefully the white metal ceiling will reflect some more light downward!

Pics:

 

[heffneil]

Nice looking! Those CFL's are bright once they warm up! I have seen 500 Watt equivalents I thought and they were just TOO bright!

Very nice job!

Neil

 

[Gregz Studio]

Hello Zombiescustoms, I'm having a 24 by 24 foot garage type structure erected beside my house. It has a 14/12 pitch roof and therefore a very usable 12 wide, 24 long and 8 feet high space on the second level. The building is roofed, sided and waiting for its poured concrete floor. It's looking amazing but I'm driving myself crazy on how to access the second floor from inside the building. Have been looking online at Bessler one piece pull down stairs for the past week or so but just found your Garage Journal album and thinking maybe I shouldn't give up on the idea of fixed stairs! I have 10' 3" floor to floor. Could you tell me what is the width of your stairs and dimensions of treads and risers? I'm assuming you also had trusses 24" o.c. from the looks of things, which means that you apparently cut one of the trusses to lead the stairs into the upper floor. What sort of header construction or other structural solution did you use to compensate for cutting the truss? A terrific building! Hope to hear from you so I can figure out a solution and put my mind at ease on this problem.

 

[brone1]

Very Nice Build!!!! I am looking at building about the same size in Ohio, except I have to brick my exterior (That should add a few grand)....

Can I ask about how much you have in it at this point of the build? I want to get it to where you are right now and then continue to finish the interior over a few years to spread the cost out.

Thanks,
Brian

 

[brassspike]

Hello Zombiescustoms, I'm having a 24 by 24 foot garage type structure erected beside my house. It has a 14/12 pitch roof and therefore a very usable 12 wide, 24 long and 8 feet high space on the second level. The building is roofed, sided and waiting for its poured concrete floor. It's looking amazing but I'm driving myself crazy on how to access the second floor from inside the building. Have been looking online at Bessler one piece pull down stairs for the past week or so but just found your Garage Journal album and thinking maybe I shouldn't give up on the idea of fixed stairs! I have 10' 3" floor to floor. Could you tell me what is the width of your stairs and dimensions of treads and risers? I'm assuming you also had trusses 24" o.c. from the looks of things, which means that you apparently cut one of the trusses to lead the stairs into the upper floor. What sort of header construction or other structural solution did you use to compensate for cutting the truss? A terrific building! Hope to hear from you so I can figure out a solution and put my mind at ease on this problem.

Gregz I have the bessler pull down stairs in my home. They work great and are very sturdy. The only bad thing that I can see is that they are only 19 inches wide. I was thinking about one for the new garage BUT...over two grand!! and I felt that I might need something wider for garage storage.

 

[Motown 454]

Your going to have a beautiful shop.

 

[zombiescustoms]

Hello Zombiescustoms, I'm having a 24 by 24 foot garage type structure erected beside my house. It has a 14/12 pitch roof and therefore a very usable 12 wide, 24 long and 8 feet high space on the second level. The building is roofed, sided and waiting for its poured concrete floor. It's looking amazing but I'm driving myself crazy on how to access the second floor from inside the building. Have been looking online at Bessler one piece pull down stairs for the past week or so but just found your Garage Journal album and thinking maybe I shouldn't give up on the idea of fixed stairs! I have 10' 3" floor to floor. Could you tell me what is the width of your stairs and dimensions of treads and risers? I'm assuming you also had trusses 24" o.c. from the looks of things, which means that you apparently cut one of the trusses to lead the stairs into the upper floor. What sort of header construction or other structural solution did you use to compensate for cutting the truss? A terrific building! Hope to hear from you so I can figure out a solution and put my mind at ease on this problem.

Sorry for the time lapse, the stairs are 36" treads and ended up about 42" overall, the truss is not cut just doubled and then one left out to make room for the staircase, no other changes were made.

 

[zombiescustoms]

Very Nice Build!!!! I am looking at building about the same size in Ohio, except I have to brick my exterior (That should add a few grand)....

Can I ask about how much you have in it at this point of the build? I want to get it to where you are right now and then continue to finish the interior over a few years to spread the cost out.

Thanks,
Brian

As of right now about 45k and that is everything but the interior walls done.

 

[vectorw8015]

Very nice. I would love to be able to build a larger garage on my place.