Home for my VWs

[max2919]

After 2 years of building a home for me and my love it's time to build a garage for my VWs.
So here we go,
First I removed big rocks, dirt and clay.

 

[max2919]

Btw, this is the house we have after 2 years hard work.

 

[930dreamer]

Great to see another gargage build, how big will the shop be, any pics if the vw's?

 

[Humble Mechanic]

Great to see another gargage build, how big will the shop be, any pics if the vw's?

That is what I was thinking too

 

[max2919]

Not so big, only 6.4m x 6.4m (21x21) and here is one of the VWs. It's a 1954 "Barndoor". The Chevy truck is sold to a friend.

 

[max2919]

75tons of crushed stone in the hole.

 

[ypzilon]

When I saw the second picture I thought "that looks like Sweden", then I saw that you're from Uppsala. =)

 

[Bib Overalls]

I am a GARAGE JOURNAL junkie and I am particularly addicted to the "international" threads. Some of what I see is very familiar and some of what I see is new to me and quite innovative. I think that most of the problems; size, climate control, organization, etc. are universal and the solutions are adaptable to garage and shop projects regardless of their location. Welcome to the GARAGE JOURNAL and please keep the pictures coming. We like pictures!

 

[max2919]

Ok, 36tons of crushed stone on top!

 

[max2919]

BTW VW nr 2 is a 1957 Ghia.

 

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

When I saw the second picture I thought "that looks like Sweden", then I saw that you're from Uppsala. =)

A garage specifically for VWs and with the foliage in the pictures, made me think of the Pacific northwest. It looks like northern Oregon, Washington, and southern Canada (British Columbia).

 

[ugly kustom]

keep in mind a garage dedicated to' VW' need to be hotter then the cars..lol good luck.
keep us posted. ''P''

 

[930dreamer]

I need a split window project.

 

[max2919]

Insulation for the slab is delivered.

 

[pitterpat]

YEAH, another aircooled VW person on here! My 2nd garage is the one for one of my VW projects, it is 16 x 22. right now it looks like this:

 

[Geurt]

Dude! You got two of the best air-cooled dubs period. I subscribed!

 

[max2919]

Dude! You got two of the best air-cooled dubs period. I subscribed!

 

[max2919]

Starting to lay the frame for the slab.

 

[Bib Overalls]

Starting to lay the frame for the slab.

From the picture it looks like the insulation is also the form for the concrete slab. Am I correct?

 

[max2919]

You are correct

 

[max2919]

Frame/insulation done!
Did a small mini concrete slab for a lift, same as The 12-Gauge Garage!

 

[max2919]

Underfloor heating done!

 

[max2919]

Rebar done! Hope to have concrete done next week.

 

[Thedoc14]

You caught my attention with the title, but seeing the KG and Kombi, Im hooked. I have a 61 KG coupe waiting for a garage also....

 

[max2919]

You caught my attention with the title, but seeing the KG and Kombi, Im hooked. I have a 61 KG coupe waiting for a garage also....

 

[Geurt]

Comming along nicely! Seems like the weather in Sweden is much better then over here.

 

[max2919]

We had the concrete done today.
I used a leveling typ of concrete that is realy easy to deal with .

 

[enginenine]

I wonder what it cost to drive that 1 ton dodge over there?

 

[max2919]

I wonder what it cost to drive that 1 ton dodge over there?

It's a Dodge 2500 HEMI Dually that I use daily. The cost in fule is not to bad, about 2,50$ for 10km/6.2miles

 

[VWPORSCHEGT3]

6 miles...... jeebus...

 

[max2919]

Sorry, It's 4$ per 10km/6miles....

 

[max2919]

And here we go...

 

[max2919]

Here we go....

 

[max2919]

Go go...

 

[max2919]

Up...

 

[max2919]

To dark to work...

 

[max2919]

Hard to work in the snow. It slows down the build.

 

[max2919]

Today it came 14" snow, it will make the garagebuilt go very slow this weekend...

 

[max2919]

Weekend fun

 

[max2919]

Snow...