From colorado springs

[Stawgn10]

Hello, this will be my new garage and home for awhile until I can build the house. Yes, the garage comes first...priorities.
The floors will have radiant heat and the whole building will be insulated.
I have been researching building practices here and will be using some of the advice that I have found on here. There will also be questions that I will be asking about waterproofing the outside, drainage, 2 post lifts and so on.

Oh and I forgot to add the pictures of the foundation digging.

Thanks,
Tom

 

[drivesitfar]

Tom: do you have your permit and builder already figured out? since you are new member might i suggest if you start a new garage thread in Garage gallery to post lots of pictures and ask questions so you might get a better following. i'd love to follow all the garage builds and threads of guys and gals fixing or making something, but there are just too many.

good luck and welcome to our group.

 

[930dreamer]

Welcome to the GJ.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Hi and welcome to the GJ Tom great to see you have your priorities in the right order, all the best with your build.

 

[tinker rick]

Welcome to "the journal" from Maine. I lived in there for a few month's in 2001 helping to build the Intel plant,nice area.

 

[bczygan]

Welcome to GJ from Detroit!

 

[furbyj1]

Welcome to the GJ!!

 

[readhead]

Greetings from Durango down in the lower left corner of the state.

 

[Bendibal]

Welcome to Garage Journal.

 

[bustdknuckle]

Welcome from here in Colorado Springs. The plans look good.

 

[Stawgn10]

Thanks everybody for the welcome.
Yes drivesitfar, I already have the permit and I'm comparing bids for the concrete foundation. I will get it poured as quick as their schedule will allow. Lots of building going on around here.
I'll be doing (with the help of family and friends) the framing, plumbing, heating, electrical, and so on. Everything will be inspected and signed off by the regional building people. I'm shooting to have it done in a year, I'm pretty lazy.

 

[dlcwent]

Thanks everybody for the welcome.
Yes drivesitfar, I already have the permit and I'm comparing bids for the concrete foundation. I will get it poured as quick as their schedule will allow. Lots of building going on around here.
I'll be doing (with the help of family and friends) the framing, plumbing, heating, electrical, and so on. Everything will be inspected and signed off by the regional building people. I'm shooting to have it done in a year, I'm pretty lazy.

It doesn't sound like it. Welcome to the GJ.

 

[Strouty]

Welcome to the GJ from Maine, looking forward to seeing the build. There are lots of great people with lots of ideas.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Welcome to the group from Central Washington State.

 

[drivesitfar]

Tom: take plenty of pictures and if you do start a thread in garage gallery put the link to it in your sig line and post all the pictures and updates you can with your questions because there are thousands of threads in that section that are great, but don't get many posts.

good luck and i like to pour my cement a little thicker and maybe with rebar or mesh so there are not any cracks. PIA to have a crack in a new garage floor so get bids for 4, 5 and 6 inches thick and go with the thicker one. also don't just pick the cement guy on lowest bid. get references and you need to know he is dependable and good.

 

[Jagmandave]

What part of C Springs are you in? I used to live up in Cheyenne Canyon..... really like the Springs.....

 

[gaston9mm]

Welcome from South Carolina!