Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Denver MCM garage expansion
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Workspaces between 485 and 705 squarefeet.
polexican23
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I think the door knockers from the Labyrinth would be ideal on your door?
Thanks for the comments
polexican - if Jennifer Connelly comes as part of the deal, you got it!
Last evening I finished planing and sanding the stops and got a coat of paint on. I'm not completely satisfied with it but I think that most of them are now hard to see.
Here's the start of the landscaping - other than the maple, we're still deciding on what to do around it.
I've deliberately been avoiding a particular repair that I can no longer ignore. Here's a photo of the area directly above the new front gate, where the downspout comes through the roof.
There is obviously a problem with water leaking from above. Here is the view from above
The problem is that the water is freely flowing into the roof decking because the sealant between the roofing membrane and the drain has broken down. There is no overlap of the TPO sheets here, just a 1/2" thick glob of sealer to fill the gap between the hole and the tube. I thought about the best way to repair this and came up with a plan to make an insert with a large flange. So, when I started searching the internet for a small sheet of TPO membrane I was surprised to find this:
I don't know why I didn't think that this was something I could just click and wait. This is exactly what I had in mind - except that it's already made and probably less likely to leak than something I'd put together in my garage. They were delivered last week but I just got around to test fitting this morning. looks good
so out come the cleaning supplies and contact adhesive
polexican - if Jennifer Connelly comes as part of the deal, you got it!
Last evening I finished planing and sanding the stops and got a coat of paint on. I'm not completely satisfied with it but I think that most of them are now hard to see.
Here's the start of the landscaping - other than the maple, we're still deciding on what to do around it.
I've deliberately been avoiding a particular repair that I can no longer ignore. Here's a photo of the area directly above the new front gate, where the downspout comes through the roof.
There is obviously a problem with water leaking from above. Here is the view from above
The problem is that the water is freely flowing into the roof decking because the sealant between the roofing membrane and the drain has broken down. There is no overlap of the TPO sheets here, just a 1/2" thick glob of sealer to fill the gap between the hole and the tube. I thought about the best way to repair this and came up with a plan to make an insert with a large flange. So, when I started searching the internet for a small sheet of TPO membrane I was surprised to find this:
I don't know why I didn't think that this was something I could just click and wait. This is exactly what I had in mind - except that it's already made and probably less likely to leak than something I'd put together in my garage. They were delivered last week but I just got around to test fitting this morning. looks good
so out come the cleaning supplies and contact adhesive
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polexican23
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Best I can do is David Bowie in yoga pants.
No deal!
I've been scraping sixty years of paint off the back wall for the past week. Not very interesting. Finished painting this morning. The thing is that it is really a temporary fix. I plan on replacing the T1-11 and the breaker box when I move on to the master bathroom projects... at this point, planned for next year. But since plans have a way of getting delayed, I wanted to make sure that the back wall was weatherproof for at least a couple seasons, so I spent more time than I wanted to give it a reasonable paint job.
I did take a break yesterday morning to go burn some gas on a drive with a friend
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davidstutler
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Oh my! Is that an M535i or a clone? Absolutely stunning, those two together.
I just bought an S38-swapped E28 build from Alex at Glen Shelly in Denver - also Alpine White.
I just bought an S38-swapped E28 build from Alex at Glen Shelly in Denver - also Alpine White.
Hi David,
Yes, the Alpine White E28 is a Germany spec M535i, imported when new in '85 to Los Angeles. I've had it here in Colorado since purchasing it in 2009. It's not as pretty as the E9 coupe, but is a blast to drive
Jim
zeug
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Very nice M535i. That was once my dream vintage BMW. Wiens Ranch- is that off the 105. I ride my bike past that place when I'm on my way from COS to Den.
I enjoy watching this thread. Thanks,
Kent
I enjoy watching this thread. Thanks,
Kent
davidstutler
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Hi David,
Yes, the Alpine White E28 is a Germany spec M535i, imported when new in '85 to Los Angeles. I've had it here in Colorado since purchasing it in 2009. It's not as pretty as the E9 coupe, but is a blast to drive
Jim
Jim - that is beautiful! I looked at importing one a few years back but they are so expensive - for good reason.
Here's my E28 - Alpine over a full M5 Natur interior.
Has the M'd e28 been delivered? I guess that I should check your thread to find out.
Jim, thanks for responding to David's question. Better to come from you because I'd probably get some details wrongHi David,
Yes, the Alpine White E28 is a Germany spec M535i, imported when new in '85 to Los Angeles. I've had it here in Colorado since purchasing it in 2009. It's not as pretty as the E9 coupe, but is a blast to drive
Jim
Exactly correct! Their gate has a nice pullout on the west side of 105.
Update: I'm still painting but also finally getting around to getting rid of the garbage pile in the front yard. I got a quote to haul it all away that was barely more than a dumpster rental, so it was a no-brainer to hire them. They're coming back tomorrow, but here's a couple before and during photos
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Jim - that is beautiful! I looked at importing one a few years back but they are so expensive - for good reason.
Here's my E28 - Alpine over a full M5 Natur interior.
Alpine E28s are THE BEST.
tig
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I spy, with my little eye, an E12.
quick update on the front yard work. Who knew that the craigslist guy wouldn't be the most reliable? There's still about a truck load of dirt to be removed. Originally the idea was that hiring someone would be faster and easier, but even with my help, he still hasn't finished after two weeks. This is why my first instinct is to do everything myself...
The coupe is now permanently home from it's extended stay at my friend's garage.
First drive out from home was a Munich invasion of a Stuttgart meet and drive. This photo was taken early and within a few minutes there were twice as many cars
I didn't go on the group drive because I got a notification that a package was going to be delivered that I didn't want to miss. I made a new design based on a Heuer logo for the local Porsche group
The shirts came out fine, but I'm very happy with the decals
The coupe is now permanently home from it's extended stay at my friend's garage.
First drive out from home was a Munich invasion of a Stuttgart meet and drive. This photo was taken early and within a few minutes there were twice as many cars
I didn't go on the group drive because I got a notification that a package was going to be delivered that I didn't want to miss. I made a new design based on a Heuer logo for the local Porsche group
The shirts came out fine, but I'm very happy with the decals
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Arclitgold
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Wow. The front of the house is just gorgeous!
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nicholam77
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Was going to say the same thing. Really cool to see the full context after all the updates!
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Thanks guys! It's taken a few years of work to get this far so I appreciate it. My neighbors are happy that I'm finally doing projects that impact the curb appeal. They've been hearing various sounds of construction for almost three years without being able to see much progress from the street. I'm putting off a few street-side projects until spring, like landscaping and painting the garage doors. That will give me more time to think about my current plans which I'm not 100% certain.
hewey
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Your house is looking amazing, the way that frosted glass panelling continues the lines from the loungeroom windows is fantastic. Plus great colour choices too. Nice work.
I'd take the neighbours copying as a compliment. When we were painting our place our neighbours actually suggested using their colour scheme. Their place looks great, but that was a little matchy for us. Our places do compliment each other really nicely now, but each distinctly different.
I'd take the neighbours copying as a compliment. When we were painting our place our neighbours actually suggested using their colour scheme. Their place looks great, but that was a little matchy for us. Our places do compliment each other really nicely now, but each distinctly different.
Thanks hewey I struggled a little to get the appearance right, so I appreciate that you noticed that
I took advantage of the Sunday morning time change to stop for a few photos. First up, a mid-century modern landmark around here
don't shush me
a landmark theater
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I haven't posted an update for a couple weeks - mostly because I don't have much to report. I've been reorganizing to make the garage usable again after I moved the BMW and the potted trees back in for the winter.
Here's the only interesting thing that happened recently - a neighbor stopped by to show me his new toy. It's pretty uncommon in the states. Any guesses?
Here's the only interesting thing that happened recently - a neighbor stopped by to show me his new toy. It's pretty uncommon in the states. Any guesses?
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Prometheus
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Lotus badge up front. Don't know the model though.
smschriefer
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Lotus Eclat?
DING! Ding! We have a winner
It's a 1978 Lotus Eclat. I like strange cars and this is the first time that I've seen one of these in person. Just look at that door handle!
Arclitgold
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Wow. Sweet car! Glad it’s been an uneventful few weeks. Sounds like Colorado is about to go back on lockdown so stay safe!
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The door handles were from the humble Morris Marina, possibly the only nice bit of those cars. Lotus had a long heritage of building bodies, chassis and tweaking suspensions, then raiding the parts bins of other car makers.
A friend of mine had an Eclat for years and replaced it with an Esprit S2, which he still has. There were three ‘wedge’ models in this era, the Eclat and the Elite, which was a station wagon version and the Esprit, which won the beauty stakes.
Buzz Lightyear
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My mother drove a TC which was a Twin Carb mildly warmed up version of the Marina and was surprisingly rapid when viewed through the eyes of a small nine year old! It was, if my ancient memory serves me correctly, a stagnant pond green colour.
A TC Jubilee by any chance? A vivid green with a deep blue/navy vinyl roof? The TC had the same B series engine as the MGB of the day.
Happy New Year! I'm sure that I'm not alone in wanting to see 2020 disappear in the rear view mirror.
I've been making slow progress in the past six weeks - I'll try to update where everything is right now. FIrst up, I painted the garage doors about a month ago when there was a few days of warm weather. So for the first time in a few years the house looks "done" from the street (if you don't look too closely)
There are a few updates for the 911 targa. I've started the process of tearing it apart. The rear end is mostly stripped with the exception of the suspension. The targa top came off for probably the first time in over a decade.
The open top made it easier to remove the interior. I still don't get what a previous owner was thinking when they painted over the beautiful Conda green paint.... The seats and carpet are out but the sound pads are still glued in.
I'm working on the front end now and saving the dash for last.
I need to decide what to do about a rolling workstand (simple cart vs. rotisserie and build vs. buy) before I can start removing the suspension bits.
BUT first, I got frustrated working on the car in the cramped garage so last week I decided that I should finish the garage projects before I continue working on the car. The hope is that the birch ply, the laminate sheets and other building materials will either be used or disposed of, in either case, getting them out of the way. The biggest project is to trim around the large windows above the bench. To completely cover the studs I'll use a 5" "backsplash" topped with a small 2" ledge.
I celebrated New Years Day by huffing contact cement - also known as laminating the plywood. I was able to test fit the pieces before calling it quits for the day. I hope to fit the ledge tomorrow.
btw, the long-term solution for space was supposed to be a storage shed in the backyard. I priced out the materials back in Oct and was unpleasantly surprised (prices were about 2x from when I last had a bulk buy). At this point I'm hoping that prices drop by Spring.
I've been making slow progress in the past six weeks - I'll try to update where everything is right now. FIrst up, I painted the garage doors about a month ago when there was a few days of warm weather. So for the first time in a few years the house looks "done" from the street (if you don't look too closely)
There are a few updates for the 911 targa. I've started the process of tearing it apart. The rear end is mostly stripped with the exception of the suspension. The targa top came off for probably the first time in over a decade.
The open top made it easier to remove the interior. I still don't get what a previous owner was thinking when they painted over the beautiful Conda green paint.... The seats and carpet are out but the sound pads are still glued in.
I'm working on the front end now and saving the dash for last.
I need to decide what to do about a rolling workstand (simple cart vs. rotisserie and build vs. buy) before I can start removing the suspension bits.
BUT first, I got frustrated working on the car in the cramped garage so last week I decided that I should finish the garage projects before I continue working on the car. The hope is that the birch ply, the laminate sheets and other building materials will either be used or disposed of, in either case, getting them out of the way. The biggest project is to trim around the large windows above the bench. To completely cover the studs I'll use a 5" "backsplash" topped with a small 2" ledge.
I celebrated New Years Day by huffing contact cement - also known as laminating the plywood. I was able to test fit the pieces before calling it quits for the day. I hope to fit the ledge tomorrow.
btw, the long-term solution for space was supposed to be a storage shed in the backyard. I priced out the materials back in Oct and was unpleasantly surprised (prices were about 2x from when I last had a bulk buy). At this point I'm hoping that prices drop by Spring.
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gearhead1960
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Happy New Year! Glad to see the Targa getting some attention. Will definitely enjoy this project!
TahitianGreen
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Is the 911 going back to green? Should compliment your front door nicely if so!
E12-535iTurbo
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I'm really looking forward what you decide here and am hoping that you'll share your thoughts on the matter. I've a similar teardown / build slowly approaching and am at the same point where I need to decide something.
Oh and btw: I absolutely love what you've done to the place. I really appreciate everything you've shown us.
nicholam77
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The house looks so good! Looking forward to following your progress on the Targa
Thanks for the comments. I'm happy you guys are still coming back to read about my projects after my mini-hiatus.
@TG - yes, the car will be going back to it's original Conda Green color.
@E12 - I will keep you posted on my decision. But, yesterday I visited a friend who owns a bodyshop and he is strongly suggesting that I make a rotisserie.
I'm finally ready to glue the trim pieces together. The bench/window trim pieces are "T" shaped. The horizontal piece will act as a small window ledge that covers the framing and is held onto the backsplash with pocket screws and dominos.
I intentionally added an extra 1mm to the window side of overhang so there would be more pressure against the window frame when the unit is fastened to the wall studs. My hope is that I can minimize the gap between the window frame and the trim. At worst, if this turns out to be a stupid idea, I can unscrew it, trim the excess off and reinstall.
One thing that caused a delay was deciding what to do with an outlet. Instead of shimming the outlet to be flush with the surface of the laminated plywood, I decided to make a recessed rectangle for the outlet cover
I just used a plunge router and a woodscrap jig to cut out each side of the rectangle. YOu can see that making four independent cuts instead of one continuous one with a proper jig resulted in a couple of rough corners. "Good enough for the garage" Lastly, the hole was cut out using a jigsaw. Test fit looks OK
Assuming everything goes well with the last coat of polyurethane, I'll be starting on the other three sides of the window trim tomorrow.
@TG - yes, the car will be going back to it's original Conda Green color.
@E12 - I will keep you posted on my decision. But, yesterday I visited a friend who owns a bodyshop and he is strongly suggesting that I make a rotisserie.
I'm finally ready to glue the trim pieces together. The bench/window trim pieces are "T" shaped. The horizontal piece will act as a small window ledge that covers the framing and is held onto the backsplash with pocket screws and dominos.
I intentionally added an extra 1mm to the window side of overhang so there would be more pressure against the window frame when the unit is fastened to the wall studs. My hope is that I can minimize the gap between the window frame and the trim. At worst, if this turns out to be a stupid idea, I can unscrew it, trim the excess off and reinstall.
One thing that caused a delay was deciding what to do with an outlet. Instead of shimming the outlet to be flush with the surface of the laminated plywood, I decided to make a recessed rectangle for the outlet cover
I just used a plunge router and a woodscrap jig to cut out each side of the rectangle. YOu can see that making four independent cuts instead of one continuous one with a proper jig resulted in a couple of rough corners. "Good enough for the garage" Lastly, the hole was cut out using a jigsaw. Test fit looks OK
Assuming everything goes well with the last coat of polyurethane, I'll be starting on the other three sides of the window trim tomorrow.
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gearhead1960
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I think you need to complicate your MCM look with some atomic style wallplates... check out atomicsurplusllc on Instagram....
Arclitgold
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Wow. You really do great work
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Thanks for the encouragement!
Mark - Interesting stuff! I was planning on laminating the outlet cover plate with orange formica scrap. I picked up a plate that had squared edges which would be easier to glue and trim. You can see my crappy router job on the recessed rectangle better now that the plate is mounted.
It took most of yesterday but the new trim is up. They're fastened to the studs with construction screws and finishing washers. I was thinking that they'd give the look of Dzus fasteners used on early 70s race cars. Now that it's done, I'm not sure how I feel about them
And the good news is that the extra material on the window ledge may have actually worked - the gap between the aluminum frame and the laminate trim is minimal.
The bad news is that the gap between the bench and the backsplash is variable. The benchtop has some slight waviness but it doesn't take much to show up when a straight edge is layed on top. If I had finalized the design back when I started the bench (two years ago, yikes!) I would have used pocket screws to pull the backsplash tight against the benchtop before installing. I trimmed the bottom of the backsplash to fit the contours better but now I'm wondering if I should squeeze some clear sealant in there to make it water, dust and bug tight. So if anyone has a suggestion for filling the gap, I'd appreciate it. (btw, there is no color-matched caulking available)
Mark - Interesting stuff! I was planning on laminating the outlet cover plate with orange formica scrap. I picked up a plate that had squared edges which would be easier to glue and trim. You can see my crappy router job on the recessed rectangle better now that the plate is mounted.
It took most of yesterday but the new trim is up. They're fastened to the studs with construction screws and finishing washers. I was thinking that they'd give the look of Dzus fasteners used on early 70s race cars. Now that it's done, I'm not sure how I feel about them
And the good news is that the extra material on the window ledge may have actually worked - the gap between the aluminum frame and the laminate trim is minimal.
The bad news is that the gap between the bench and the backsplash is variable. The benchtop has some slight waviness but it doesn't take much to show up when a straight edge is layed on top. If I had finalized the design back when I started the bench (two years ago, yikes!) I would have used pocket screws to pull the backsplash tight against the benchtop before installing. I trimmed the bottom of the backsplash to fit the contours better but now I'm wondering if I should squeeze some clear sealant in there to make it water, dust and bug tight. So if anyone has a suggestion for filling the gap, I'd appreciate it. (btw, there is no color-matched caulking available)
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Jordan Evans
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I use the finishing washer and screw combo at work to help dress up installations that might otherwise just get slapped together with construction screws.
The difference is that I use stainless square drive screws (McMaster has them). The colors match, and if you're really OCD, you can clock the drive sockets...
I also tend to prefer the flanged finishing washers (again, McMaster). Adds just a little more detail.
The gold torx screws *work*, but they don't *look* right, IMO.
Anyways, awesome work.
The difference is that I use stainless square drive screws (McMaster has them). The colors match, and if you're really OCD, you can clock the drive sockets...
I also tend to prefer the flanged finishing washers (again, McMaster). Adds just a little more detail.
The gold torx screws *work*, but they don't *look* right, IMO.
Anyways, awesome work.