Final Garage and House

[hcallaway]

I started looking at this site back in 2009 when I got my log on set up.
I will give a run down on my garage history.
In 2002/3 first garage at the first ever home was about big enough for my Triumph Spitfire.
Second home wife convinced me that the extra money was not worth a garage. So no real garage. I was able to roll a Honda Ascot into the family room downstairs or under the porch, this was my garage.
In 1990 the third home had a two car garage. This was home until July of
2014.
We built a house in the mountains and before it was constructed I built a 32 x 28 with a 16 x 7 Door.
Added a Motorcycle garage to the primary house. 16 x 12.
Added a Motorcycle garage to the mountain house 16 x 16.
2008 said we cannot afford two house payments.
Sold the mountain house. My problem was if it had a motor we had one, maybe two and sometimes 3 or 4 of a particular ride. I have 3 sons and a son in law.
Explained to the wife if I am giving up the mountain house I am building a man cave in the county next to me.
2009 or so I build a 40 x 60 garage with multiple lean to's. Then added a 24 x 48 shed, then added 12 x 24 to it.
2015 last kid is out of college and it was time to down size. Combine the house and garage into one location.

So this is where these pictures start.

 

[hcallaway]

The pad for the garage.

Poles set.

I have build garages with foundations, slabs and using pole barn construction.
Pole barns are the biggest bang for the buck. If you look I use pole protectors on all posts that are in contact with the ground Should last forever.

 

[hcallaway]

This garage is going to be 36 x 60. If things go right I plan on storing 6 cars in just a 20 x 36 section of the garage.

Once the pad is poured you use the base as your framing for the floor. Then add the siding so you don't have worry about messing up the walls.

 

[hcallaway]

I decided to spend a little more and go with a second floor.

14 x 60 or 840 square feet of storage up stairs. I hope to keep the garage floor pretty clean.
The garage floor is 2160. I will have less than 50K in the basic structure. At around $16.66 square foot that is everything but power, fees, back fill, grading and clearing.

 

[hcallaway]

I will have 2 16 x 8 and 1 12 x 10 door. The building has 12' walls. This is pretty much the minimum height if you want to lift cars inside and store them up in the air.

 

[hcallaway]

I have 4' wide stairs going to the second floor. There are windows at each end. In the lower level there are 3 windows, 2 passenger doors and the 3 garage doors. I have giant roll up doors at my other man cave. I know these are not commercial but they look better and are insulated and to install openers is a 1/4 of the cost of other openers required.

I am going to able to shut off the upstairs from the downstairs.

 

[hcallaway]

 

[hcallaway]

It has minimal insulation at this point, but it will be weather tight. I will add blown insulation to the ceiling when they do the house insulation.

 

[hcallaway]

Took a trip to Delaware to Greg Smith Equipment.
Picked up a quantity of 3, 4 post lifts. One of the lifts is extra long and extra tall.
6000# of metal.

One I set up and the other two were stacked so the garage doors could be installed.

Here is how I set the runners. They are very heavy and with the hydraulic cylinders installed.

 

[hcallaway]

The lifts have a lift system themselves so you can roll them into place.
With two of them side by side I will be able to stack up 4 cars and I can have two parked in front of them The extra lift will go high enough to store a 3/4 van underneath and another car on top.
I like the garage doors.

The house is going to have a 22 x 26 garage with a 1/2 bath.


This will be the first time that my wife will part in a garage. She has always been forced to part out in the elements. I will have to work hard if I try to take that one over as well. It does have a 10' to 11' ceiling so a lift might be able to work if needed.

 

[Jagmandave]

Which mountains? Where is this idyllic place located?

 

[hcallaway]

Mountain Garage Natural Bridge Va
Man Cave 40 x 63 Amelia Va (in Process of being sold)
New Place Richmond Va area

 

[hcallaway]

95% Complete

 

[hcallaway]

Two days of working hard to get them working and fine tuned. Instructions are poor at best. Trouble shooting and then correcting the issues were mainly self inflicted.

Up on the caster kits. They really do roll pretty easy. Cannot really roll cars of any size using the castors.

 

[hcallaway]

With the other lift that is open, I can get up to nine cars in half the garage space. I plan on adding a two post lift at some point.

 

[JimL]

Still do vented crawls there? Weird


Like leaving a window open under your house all winter.


Looks like it will be a damn nice place!

 

[Bib Overalls]

The current construction depicted in this thread is in the Richmond VA area, correct?

Looks good. Like the ceiling. Interested in seeing how you finish it out.

 

[themiller]

Wow. Never thought to put lifts on castors. I will be stealing that idea for sure.

 

[ToySnakePMC]

Been lurking here for months gathering ideas and burning up many hours reading thru numerous build and restoration threads here, but had to go ahead and register tonite when I see my brother's VA garage thread getting cranked up!

I guess you're going to get this one pretty much right after all the previous shop builds these past 15 years! Congrats & hope you enjoy it for 40+ years - not that anyone could put up with you at 90+. !!

Looking forward to seeing where and how you proceed with cabinets, workbench, and all the FUN stuff. Good work - keep it coming.

 

[hcallaway]

The current construction depicted in this thread is in the Richmond VA area, correct?

Looks good. Like the ceiling. Interested in seeing how you finish it out.

Richmond Chesterfield Va
Thanks

 

[hcallaway]

To my brother: Your 405 LS 5 Monster Miata would look so nice sitting next to the Falcon. I could double my HP if you could loan me 70. If you want to have me watch it send it North!

 

[valentine]

I like what I see so far. Good luck with the rest of it and please keep the photos coming.

-valentine

 

[hcallaway]

Still do vented crawls there? Weird


Like leaving a window open under your house all winter.


Looks like it will be a damn nice place!

Vents get closed in the winter. Open in the summer keeps moisture down.
I am shocked that you are surprised at seeing them. I am curious what is standard in the rest of the country. Thx

 

[hcallaway]

House

 

[OzarkMan]

That looks really nice!
If I built a pole barn here in AZ, it would be gone in a few years by the termites. We have them really bad out in my neck of the woods. It's too bad as I agree, a pole barn gives you the best bang for the buck in terms of space.

 

[JimL]

Vents get closed in the winter. Open in the summer keeps moisture down.
I am shocked that you are surprised at seeing them. I am curious what is standard in the rest of the country. Thx

Code here is no vents, insulate crawl walls, typically with spray foam, plastic down. They stay really dry that way, some we cut a supply and return into the crawl for some ventilation. Basically conditioned space. Keeps the cold air out in the winter and the hot humid air out in the summer.

 

[turbowoodworker]

Insulated crawl space here too (NC). I am amazed at how comfortable my crawl space is summer and winter.
Well, if the wife gets mad, I know I don't really have to go to the doghouse.

 

[JimL]

Insulated crawl space here too (NC). I am amazed at how comfortable my crawl space is summer and winter.
Well, if the wife gets mad, I know I don't really have to go to the doghouse.

Lmao! Warm floors are nice in the winter. My tile floors were freezing until I spray foamed things up tight. Cut a good bit off my gas bill in the winter as well. Saved me about $30 a month.

 

[hcallaway]

These are some racks I built. They will store the plastic containers until we move in the new house and have time to sort them out.

 

[hcallaway]

Under the stairs, I put in shelves for more storage of nuts, bolts etc...

Enclosed under the stairs for a storage room. This is the shot before the plywood went up.

 

[Bib Overalls]

You have a Jeep pickup, a first style Ford Falcon, A dune buggy and a MGA (B?) parked on or under lifts. Never met you but your certainly qualified to be one of my cronies.

 

[fergus]

Yes! Your car collection alone makes you worthy to be a relative of mine! Can we see some more pics of the pickup? I'm a Willys nut, trying to decide whether my second Jeep will be a Commando or Gladiator/J2000/J3000 etc. Currently restoring my '43 GPW.

Oh yeah, really nice shop, and gorgeous surroundings. I'm jealous.

 

[hcallaway]

Jeep is a 1968 J2000 Thriftside. It was going to be a quickie paint and wheels. 3-5 years later it was pretty much complete.
Engine Compartment

Had to fab a bed from scratch. I had a friend with a 8' brake to form the sides.

 

[hcallaway]

Original engine. Pretty much the 4.0 inline 6 that powered many Jeeps over the years.

Thriftsides were the cheapest Jeep you could buy in a truck. This truck had no options, including the radio delete. I did dress it up by changing the interior. Other than the wheels, and the plan is to go back original on them if I can ever find the correct ones.

 

[hcallaway]

1960 Falcon 42K original miles. The dash and detail are like brand new.
Yes it will run on the highway at 70. Starts to run a little hot not much but some.
It has had one respray. Body is not perfect but very nice.

 

[hcallaway]

1964 MGB built in 1963. Built for my wife as a 40th present. Hood shuts and fits fine. It was not locked down in the picture.
Has the best $1500 paint job you have ever seen.

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

Awesome shop/house build! Cant believe you drove all the way to Newark, De to pick up your lift. I'm about an hour south of there in Delaware. I got all three of my lifts from there. The casters really make it nice. I don't even have my 4 post bolted to the floor and the 4" slab is plenty. They vent crawl spaces in Delaware the same way they do in Virginia. It really depends on what zone your house is in, that's the energy code you have to meet.

 

[hcallaway]

Awesome shop/house build! Cant believe you drove all the way to Newark, De to pick up your lift. I'm about an hour south of there in Delaware. I got all three of my lifts from there. The casters really make it nice. I don't even have my 4 post bolted to the floor and the 4" slab is plenty. They vent crawl spaces in Delaware the same way they do in Virginia. It really depends on what zone your house is in, that's the energy code you have to meet.

This was a long day but worth the round trip for the price.
Left at 4:30 on a Saturday, arrived Greg Smith at 7:30, they open at 8:00. Was tied down and out of there around 9:30, arrived back at the new house around 2:00. Traffic back was brutal. Came back from Delaware on 301, not sure if it was longer this way but I moved the entire time except for 45 minutes sitting on the Chesapeake Bridge. I hope to return and pick up a two post when I have the funds. That may be a while!

 

[Matias]

Nice garage, and a nice variety of cars! Thanks for sharing and keep us posted on the progress.

 

[hcallaway]

Titled as 1967 VW. At least I am using the VIN.

Tube chassis.