Hey guys!
I've been a member here for quite some time now. I've always been a dreamer and envy a lot of you're places! I'd like to do a little re-introduction about myself and introduce my new home (well in two months).
Yesterday, I accepted a counter offer on my first house. Unfortunately, my current situation doesn't allow me to buy what I hope to have some day but I will get practice with what I have to start out with! We close Feb. 28th and move in sometime before or around the beginning of April.
The house has 4 floors, but is a tri-level officially. Two living rooms, three beds, two baths, big kitchen, half finished basement, two car garage, fireplace, fire pit in back yard, with a big field owned by a church.
I'm a Mechanical Engineer for a global auto industry supplier in Zeeland, Michigan. My fiancee will be graduating full time college in early 2013 in the education field. My best friend will be living with us to start out, and he's been living with us for two years already. Our own pseudo family.
My best friend and I are major gear head wrench monkeys who spend the majority of our spare time turning wrenches out in the garage.
Unfortunately, the garage to my first house is quite unique. It is an attached, standard size, two stall with no insulation or heat. I'm assuming it has some sort of electricity because of the electric opener.
This forum has been a great source for me with my first tool chest and I'm hoping for some advice with my new garage.
Enough with background, I need some advice.
When we were in the garage it was dark and cold. It is attached, but not heated. Its a standard size but there is not entrance directly into the house. I'm counting this as a mixed blessing. Break into the garage, but can't easily get in the house.
Some thoughts I'd like advice on...
- Since it isn't heated, should I look into running a natural gas line to it for a wall radiator? Electric? What is suggested? I figure something on the wall is more space efficient than a salamander...
- Since it isn't insulated, do I insulate the outside walls? What insulation method is recommended? Just get a bunch of rolls and some Tyvek and do it that way?
- Since the lighting is poor and we'll be working on vehicles and other projects regularly, just pick up a bunch of florescent lights?
- The ceiling of the garage is open and is your standard trusses, good for storage. Any storage solutions up there or insulation ideas? Lighting solutions?
Thanks in advance everyone. We're really excited to open this chapter of our lives. The wedding is in June so we're excited to have somewhere of our own to come when it is all over.
What kind of post would this be without some pictures?
I've been a member here for quite some time now. I've always been a dreamer and envy a lot of you're places! I'd like to do a little re-introduction about myself and introduce my new home (well in two months).
Yesterday, I accepted a counter offer on my first house. Unfortunately, my current situation doesn't allow me to buy what I hope to have some day but I will get practice with what I have to start out with! We close Feb. 28th and move in sometime before or around the beginning of April.
The house has 4 floors, but is a tri-level officially. Two living rooms, three beds, two baths, big kitchen, half finished basement, two car garage, fireplace, fire pit in back yard, with a big field owned by a church.
I'm a Mechanical Engineer for a global auto industry supplier in Zeeland, Michigan. My fiancee will be graduating full time college in early 2013 in the education field. My best friend will be living with us to start out, and he's been living with us for two years already. Our own pseudo family.
My best friend and I are major gear head wrench monkeys who spend the majority of our spare time turning wrenches out in the garage.
Unfortunately, the garage to my first house is quite unique. It is an attached, standard size, two stall with no insulation or heat. I'm assuming it has some sort of electricity because of the electric opener.
This forum has been a great source for me with my first tool chest and I'm hoping for some advice with my new garage.
Enough with background, I need some advice.
When we were in the garage it was dark and cold. It is attached, but not heated. Its a standard size but there is not entrance directly into the house. I'm counting this as a mixed blessing. Break into the garage, but can't easily get in the house.
Some thoughts I'd like advice on...
- Since it isn't heated, should I look into running a natural gas line to it for a wall radiator? Electric? What is suggested? I figure something on the wall is more space efficient than a salamander...
- Since it isn't insulated, do I insulate the outside walls? What insulation method is recommended? Just get a bunch of rolls and some Tyvek and do it that way?
- Since the lighting is poor and we'll be working on vehicles and other projects regularly, just pick up a bunch of florescent lights?
- The ceiling of the garage is open and is your standard trusses, good for storage. Any storage solutions up there or insulation ideas? Lighting solutions?
Thanks in advance everyone. We're really excited to open this chapter of our lives. The wedding is in June so we're excited to have somewhere of our own to come when it is all over.
What kind of post would this be without some pictures?
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