Here's Mine

[foleymech]

Needless to say I have been working on it for a while.

 

[justsam]

Looks great! Need more details and pictures! What is you main application? Automotive, woodworking, etc. Looks like you have some upper level space as well, man cave?

 

[Jack Olsen]

More details? That is an interesting looking piece of architecture you've got there.

 

[Vicinity]

Can't really tell, is it all garage? Definitely has got some good looks.

 

[domain]

Wow good looking place! Looking foward to interior shots!

 

[neonnblack]

**** move. Post something amazing looking and only post TWO pictures, unacceptable. Go out to your garage/mancave/bbq and take more pictures, now!

 

[neonnblack]

On second look, i bet there is an apartment upstairs. 30x50x12?

 

[foleymech]

Here are some more pictures of the walls being built.

 

[foleymech]

The ceiling installation.

 

[foleymech]

And the stairs.

 

[neonnblack]

holy concrete batman, that looks great must have cost a fortune.

 

[ovilla]

Why did you build with block and concrete and not stick build? Was this code for your area?

 

[mrb]

i love the concrete stairs

 

[ct96ek]

We need to see more of this!

 

[Jure]

We need to see more of this!

yep,let see some pics

 

[thatcoder]

where r u located?

brick vs stick? i love brick construction..

the vinyl siding over brick confuses me a little bit though.

 

[weegaz22]

nice to see a build using the materials & methods we use over here, we dont get many wood build houses here, mostly all brick

 

[foleymech]

Here are some photos of a recent underlayment install over the radiant heat tubing on the second floor. Why? 12 block to support the weight of the ceiling/ second floor 120,000 lbs. The walls were constructed with vertical reinforcement every four feet. Rebar attached in the footing all the way up and out the walls. We were able to tie the ceiling directly into the footings. There are two bond beams one showin in a photo. One on top of the windows and the top course which ties the ceiling in with rebar and grout. The reason for the concrete plank is 32' toal freespan with no supports and full use of the second floor. No Labor. Four hours installed the ceiling and stairs. The pre stressed concrete plank is only 7.5 inches tall which meshes in with a course of block. No finishing or paint usless you choose to do so. Strength. The safest place in South jersey is in that stairwell under that steel I beam. I had the stairs made with intergral plates. The beam was welded to rebar in the wall and the stairs are welded to the beam. The garage plan originally was to have a basement in it. The same concrete plank could easily support a truck shop. But the budget was getting out of control so I nixed the basement. Needed 14" poured walls to support the upstairs.

 

[thatcoder]

cha ching.. very nice..

 

[GTAHVIT]

I've been inside armories with less concrete...

Nice place.

looking forward to seeing more.

 

[Bevis]

Nice looking safe adn secure garage.

 

[foleymech]

Some shots of plumbing to the upstairs, tool room under stairs.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Wow, that's some awesome above ground 'air-raid shelter'; talk about bomb proof! How the heck do you insulate all that block surface? I've heard that a "A man's home is his castle", all that's missing on yours is a moat and a drawbridge. lol

It must have gone WAY over budget because you're stuck buying that cheap, generic T.P.!

 

[foleymech]

I take that to parties and leave it on the back of the toilet when we get there. Heres a couple more pictures

 

[jeepxj]

this reeks of piney power...

Cumberland or salem county?

 

[foleymech]

Burlington

 

[redlinetoys]

Fort Knox!

 

[dykstra]

Awesome!!

 

[foleymech]

Burlington county. Tabernacle Twp to be exact about 1/2 hour from Long Beach Island.

 

[foleymech]

Stayed in it through hurricane Irene!