First off, thank you to everyone on this forum. Over the years, I've read so many helpful posts that made my life easier. It's also a great place to (not only learn new things) but to enjoy everyone's projects.
In 2012, we built our 24' x 24' garage in our backyard so that I could have the room to work on my various projects. It was insulated and heated and within the next seven years we outgrew our space. It was time for us to either sell off some of our completed projects or bite the bullet and expand... we chose the latter.
We started off by clearing the property behind the garage in March.
Once the weather was right, the monolithic foundation was dug and the forms were built.
We were 17" lower than the rear garage grade so we had to utilize quite a bit of stone for our base.
The concrete was poured and we were ready to start the framing!
We had the crew come in early and by late afternoon the garage addition was complete. We ended up removing the old three tab roofing shingles and installed architectural shingles with a ridge vent.
We needed to add five new electrical circuits for (3) walls (20a) and (2) 220v circuits for our compressor and welding equipment.
Next up, insulation to keep the heat in during the long winters.
Drywall was hung and the worst part (in my opinion), finishing off the seems!
Then I had my "best worker" help me with the painting! My wife went to a local paint store and found two gallons of tan mis-tint paint for $2. a gallon so we mixed it with the original paint that was used on the front half walls. It actually matched very well.
Once the painting was completed, I installed the base cove rubber molding and (6) LED lighting fixtures. Then the security camera, security bars on the rear window, and all the outlet covers. While we were at it the sound system speakers were installed and the thermostat was wired as well.
Finally, rearranging all our "stuff" and we were able to get both our cars in there so we can service them over the winter and make any changes we want to get done before the summer.
We insulated the ceiling on the addition, finished our exterior landscaping, and tied together all the loose ends.
Here are a few other pics of the projects that we can now display properly. Thanks!
Wally
In 2012, we built our 24' x 24' garage in our backyard so that I could have the room to work on my various projects. It was insulated and heated and within the next seven years we outgrew our space. It was time for us to either sell off some of our completed projects or bite the bullet and expand... we chose the latter.
We started off by clearing the property behind the garage in March.
Once the weather was right, the monolithic foundation was dug and the forms were built.
We were 17" lower than the rear garage grade so we had to utilize quite a bit of stone for our base.
The concrete was poured and we were ready to start the framing!
We had the crew come in early and by late afternoon the garage addition was complete. We ended up removing the old three tab roofing shingles and installed architectural shingles with a ridge vent.
We needed to add five new electrical circuits for (3) walls (20a) and (2) 220v circuits for our compressor and welding equipment.
Next up, insulation to keep the heat in during the long winters.
Drywall was hung and the worst part (in my opinion), finishing off the seems!
Then I had my "best worker" help me with the painting! My wife went to a local paint store and found two gallons of tan mis-tint paint for $2. a gallon so we mixed it with the original paint that was used on the front half walls. It actually matched very well.
Once the painting was completed, I installed the base cove rubber molding and (6) LED lighting fixtures. Then the security camera, security bars on the rear window, and all the outlet covers. While we were at it the sound system speakers were installed and the thermostat was wired as well.
Finally, rearranging all our "stuff" and we were able to get both our cars in there so we can service them over the winter and make any changes we want to get done before the summer.
We insulated the ceiling on the addition, finished our exterior landscaping, and tied together all the loose ends.
Here are a few other pics of the projects that we can now display properly. Thanks!
Wally
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