Beginning my build

[brihvac]

I have heard every excuse in the book so far from the foundation guy. Weather, blown hose on backhoe, etc. Hopefully late next week, after the new hose comes in, ground will be broken. I already did my part of clearing the landscaping, fence, and tree removal. I am putting a 16X26 addition on the existing garage. I wanted to go detached and bigger but the local codes would not let me and I am on a corner, so I have some major setbacks. The existing garage is 20' deep and 24' wide. I will be 16' wide and 26' deep. The rear will be flushed with the original garage and it will stick out 6' in the front. There will be a man door on the driveway side were it sticks out 6' in the front. 10' ceiling with a 12X8 over head door. Here are some progress pictures and I will update as it goes on.

 

[brihvac]

Cleared on my part. The upper window will be taken out and bricked. The lower window is where Im gonna blow out a large opening into the existing garage.

 

[Naq]

I like seeing smaller builds since they are within striking distance of what I could do. What's your vision for the space; storage, workshop, auto/moto maintenance?

 

[brihvac]

The original garage is basically a "motorcycle workshop" because of the depth. With the workbench in the front you can not fit a full size car in there and the garage door is only 6'6" high. The new garage will be used for car/truck maintenance and builds. I have always owned a muscle car or street rod since I was 14. Two years ago I sold my 34 Ford 3 window coupe streetrod and have regretted it ever since. I think with in the next couple years Im gonna build either a Camaro or shoebox Nova.

 

[930dreamer]

Keep the pics of your build rolling in.

 

[brihvac]

Finally broke ground. Now waiting on footer inspection.

 

[brihvac]

This rain is screwing me up. Inspector will not approve the footers unless they are dry. Im hoping for it to be dry until Tues, when, hopefully, he can approve them.

My contractor is great and listens to every stupid question I have. I have not asked him yet but...I am going with a standard block foundation...Should I roll something like tar on the outside of the block to avoid any water from permeating it?

 

[JDMopar]

I coated the below ground level of mine with Thoroseal, and then put the black foundation tar type coating on top of that. Might of been a bit of overkill to do both....but I'm bad to swat flys with a bazooka!

 

[kert]

I have heard every excuse in the book so far from the foundation guy. Weather, blown hose on backhoe, etc. Hopefully late next week, after the new hose comes in, ground will be broken. I already did my part of clearing the landscaping, fence, and tree removal. I am putting a 16X26 addition on the existing garage. I wanted to go detached and bigger but the local codes would not let me and I am on a corner, so I have some major setbacks. The existing garage is 20' deep and 24' wide. I will be 16' wide and 26' deep. The rear will be flushed with the original garage and it will stick out 6' in the front. There will be a man door on the driveway side were it sticks out 6' in the front. 10' ceiling with a 12X8 over head door. Here are some progress pictures and I will update as it goes on.

Glad to see you finally got started. Sounds like the guy who did my septic. Took him a year to finish. Too wet, blew a tire on the trailer, had a funeral, waiting for approval from the county... I finally had to threaten to call a lawyer to get him started. The problem was that the septic was paid for in the sale of the house, and the title company for some reason decided it would be smart to send the check to him at closing instead of waiting for the job to be completed.

 

[Nighttrain]

Congrats on the new addition to your shop.

 

[regguy1]

Hang in there...it will get done, then you'll be bored

 

[Tom_20m]

Are you going to match it with the existing house and have brick? I'm in Middletown DE and was planning on doing a 30x30 pole barn, just as soon as I finish the basement.. Note to self, start on basement

 

[dangle]

Good start, lookinf forward to the progress pics.

BTW... I'm currently living in Newark, DE

 

[brihvac]

Fired original contractor

 

[brihvac]

Getting drywall next week