It's finally my turn!

[p_mori7]

Adding some photos of some more work done to the garage exterior... finished installing the siding on the back gable, ripped some of my spare siding boards on the table to make my trim boards, installed trim around the garage door, man door & window...installed the trim with the smooth side out, that will add to the contrast once the staining is finished.

 

[p_mori7]

So the nice weather has finally returned, and it was time for a bit more work on my project...

Today I ran the main electrical feeder into the garage, then I ran the wires for the pool pump, the pool heater and the outlet for the chlorine generator (salt water pool)...

I had temporarily ran all the electrical to a temporary subpanel installation outside next to the pool filter pad...I took that down last fall before the winter because I knew I wanted to do the garage electrical this spring.


The incoming feeder & the pool stuff wiring all ready for the subpanel tomorrow:


The outgoing wiring in conduit for the pool stuff, and the exterior outlet...on the right the incoming feeder...still needs a bit more grade work.

 

[p_mori7]

Sub-panel...installed !

Feels good to have some juice in the garage

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Congrats on reaching a major milestone!

 

[dirty_d]

I like your build, and your final product. A suggestion if I may re: your sub panel. Glue a 90 on that conduit and bring it right into that box with a threaded adaptor. You want, and need, mechanical protection over that wire. It doesn't take much to go through the insulation.

Again, great build. I know the feeling of satisfaction. Salute.

 

[p_mori7]

I like your build, and your final product. A suggestion if I may re: your sub panel. Glue a 90 on that conduit and bring it right into that box with a threaded adaptor. You want, and need, mechanical protection over that wire. It doesn't take much to go through the insulation.

Again, great build. I know the feeling of satisfaction. Salute.

Thanks for the advice

The blue panel will be totally enclosed with a frame & doors on hinges, so no worries about the feeder getting unwittingly punctured...that being said, I may just go ahead and enclose it anyways.

Lots of other priorities lately...and it seems to be raining every weekend that I am in town...next up is installation of the vented soffits and the fascias. The wall insulation & vapor barrier is complete. Once the soffits are installed I will tackle the cieling insulation & vapor barrier. After that will be the interior 1x3 strapping and the wall covering...which will most likely be OSB.

Interior electrical will be surface run and secured to the OSB.

 

[p_mori7]

Began installation of the vented soffits & fascias today...up & down, up & down, up & down... I'm beat ! Good thing I had a little helper...well he ain't so little anymore !

I'm pretty happy with the results, a little bit of wave in some places, but that will eventually be covered up with the seamless gutters...

Next weekend I'll tackle the long sides and the back gable.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

I like the pop-out. That will free up a lot of needed floor space.

 

[p_mori7]

Time for another update now that moose hunting season is over !

When I built the garage, I used a double 2"x12"x14' sandwiching a 1/2" plywood...glued and nailed the heck out of it...and used it as the header over my popout section.

I knew I would get a bit of sag...and thought I could live with it...but last winter with the heavy wet snow we got in late December (10" on the 27th), It was sagging way more than I liked...and I made sure to keep the roof clean throughout the winter.

I know, I should have checked span tables, used LVL, bla bla bla...

So I decided I wasn't ever gonna worry about sagging ever again...Fast forward to this weekend

STEP ONE: Remove the sag by using a lally jack...I took up about 3/4" of sag with the jack.





STEP TWO: Build a temporary wall to support the trusses at the correct height, removing load from the header.





STEP THREE: Obtain sag proofing materials ! I thought about using LVL...but didn't like the look...liked the cost even less...so I paid a visit to my friendly local sawmill...came back with a rough sawn 6"x8"x14' Hemlock beam and two rough sawn 6"x6"x10' Hemlock posts...I won't ever have to worry about sag again ! In my immediate future though, I did have to worry about getting that heavy (300 lbs-ish) sucker up 9 feet in the air !



STEP FOUR: Raise the heavy sucker 9' up using two safety chains and my come-along...alternating sides...the last 6 inches, I was up on a sturdy step ladder...heaved it up with my shoulder all whilst positioning the post underneath...once the posts were snugged up under the beam...I used my persuader to massage the bottom of the posts into final vertical position.













STEP FIVE: Will be tomorrow...remove the temporary wall...secure the posts to the garage structure with some lag screws...then secure the beam to the posts with some more lag screws...no danger of anything falling in the meantime...the fit was really snug !

Checked everything with my long level and some string...perfectly level & no more sag !

I'm happy.

Bonus: I will leave the posts & beam exposed when I finish the walls, it will make for a nice look and a good place to hang some garage art !

Cost for the beam: $45
Cost for the posts: $20ea

 

[sunsation288]

Congrat sir for your build ,and how about the hunting ?

 

[p_mori7]

Congrat sir for your build ,and how about the hunting ?

Thanks !

As for the hunt this year:

 

[sunsation288]

Congrat !!!! nice catch , and ready for the deer season ?

 

[p_mori7]

Congrat !!!! nice catch , and ready for the deer season ?

Ready yes, unknown if I will have a place to go...If my best friend's father-in-law & uncles that hunt near Kingsey Falls harvest thiers before the end of the season, I will be able to go on the last weekend with my best friend.

 

[rothko]

Wow,Amazing !

Rothko

 

[andyaus]

Nice fix

 

[p_mori7]

I have HEAT !

For Christmas, my daughters were nice enough to offer me a Home Depot gift card (my oldest daughter works there part time). So, on the 26th I went to the store and picked up this very nice DIMPLEX 4800W~240V heater...along with a new 30A circuit breaker for the subpanel.

When I installed the heater and did the electrical hook-up, it was -8C outside. I had plugged in a 1500W heater overnight and ran my little propane heater to warm up the garage a wee bit beforehand...and got the temp up to about -1C in the garage...

Then I fired this baby up...

The garage is now at +10C (50*F). It did have to run quite often in order to not only warm up the air, but also everything in the garage, as well as the slab.

Right now it runs about 2x an hour for 10 minutes each time to maintain 50*F.

As the slab warms, I expect that the duty cycle will fall.

I will most likely be adding a second heat source (probably propane) at some point in the future...but for right now, I am REALLY happy with this unit.

 

[p_mori7]

Today I anchored the 6x8 beam to the posts with some 8" lag screws, then I anchored the 6x6 posts to the garage structure with some 10" lag screws.

 

[Tbirdtc]

Run a large empty PVC chase to later Install wiring or gas pipe ect

 

[p_mori7]

Today, I modified my deck in order to create a path between the driveway and the man door on the side of the garage. Once that was done, I excavated about 6" and put down a layer of 0-3/4" gravel, tamped it down, then a layer of stone dust, tamped that down, layed some pavers that I got for free from my brother (he dismantled his patio last year when he had a pool installed), cut and trimmed all the little pieces of pavers to fit against the garage slab, swept in some polymeric sand...then had a nice cold beer !

 

[p_mori7]

This weekend = COLOR !

What a huge difference over the raw rough sawn hemlock which had started to grey noticeably.





Facade is done, next will be the side facing the yard & pool, afterwards the backside & fence side.

It's a process...but I am very happy with the results !

I used Behr premium exterior stain (opaque).

 

[p_mori7]

Some more progress on the interior of the garage this weekend...started putting up the cieling !

Am using 3/8" plywood that I got from Home Depot. I thought about using OSB...but it's A LOT heavier, and doesn't look as nice.

My Dad had some more Chemo earlier this week, but decided he was feeling good enough to come and lend a hand. I was happy he came to help.







Once the walls are all closed up, I will be painting the interior...thinking about a light grey for the cieling and upper 6' of the walls. Undecided about the bottom 4' of the walls...but am leaning towards some corrugated galvanized steel.

 

[p_mori7]

Well, the cieling is all up...didn't have time to get the paint done though. Decided I needed light more than I needed paint at this point in time...

I scored some nice T8 fixtures on sale at the local hardware store, so I got 6 of them. I strung them in series with armored 14/2 and temporarily installed the switch next to the panel as I still need to close my walls.

It's REALLY BRIGHT in there now ! I am very happy with the result !







Still thinking about 7/16 OSB for the walls...would like to get it in 10' sheets to avoid a joint along the bottom 2 feet of the walls...

Afterwards, the outlets !

 

[p_mori7]

Well... Some more progress on the interior of the garage over the past couple of weekends. Have decided to skin my walls with plywood. I will paint it...eventually...light grey for the cieling and upper 7 or 8 feet of the walls...darker grey for the bottom 2 or 3 feet depending on where I want the transition to be.

Still need to add the strapping and then the plywood to the pop-out section, then will eventually wire the outlets and add some cieling fans.

Time is of the essence now...my Dad passed away between Christmas and New Years...so now my Mom has thier condo up for sale...and all his stuff remaining in the garage needs to be cleaned out before the winter...

Seeing the progress on the inside is great and really makes it feel a lot more "finished"... doing it without him is...tough...



I don't know why the corner looks so crooked...it's not...maybe because I took the pic with my phone...

 

[p_mori7]

A HUGE accomplishment over the past couple of days... my NEW driveway !

I have been sooooo looking forward to this day...

Started by ripping out all the old cracked and warped asphalt...it really took a beating with the excavator, dump trucks & concrete trucks that were needed for the pool, the patio & the garage slab.


Nice even slope from the garage all the way down to the street. About a 16" elevation change over about 90'.


Made the driveway larger in front of the house...too many cars to park ! Added 8'x24'


Time to lay down the fresh asphalt ! The guys really enjoyed being able to park thier roller in the garage.


Tricky part...working around the obstacles

 

[p_mori7]

Paver laying down the new carpet.


Rolling it smoooooth !


Paving the extension


All rolled out


Finally !!!


Not cheap by any means...but oh so worth it !

It's gonna be fun using the tractor & snowblower this winter compared to how it was before !

 

[Mathieu_383V8]

Nice Job! Fresh Asphalt look awesome.
I need to do mine also someday but like you said, it's not cheap!
Are you on the island or from the south or north shore?

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[p_mori7]

Nice Job! Fresh Asphalt look awesome.
I need to do mine also someday but like you said, it's not cheap!
Are you on the island or from the south or north shore?

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I am in Terrebonne.

I hired Pavage National (they are based in Laval on Place Martenot).

They did a nice job.

 

[C_F]

That new driveway looks great, as does your garage.

Sorry to hear about your Dad's passing, that really *****. You have my deepest condolences.

 

[p_mori7]

I appreciate the comments C_F, thanks.

 

[Mathieu_383V8]

I am in Terrebonne.

I hired Pavage National (they are based in Laval on Place Martenot).

They did a nice job.

Thanks, I'm from Otterburn Park on the South shore.

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[p_mori7]

Well, now that the garage is pretty much ready, time for it to take on a new resident...

1964 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible !

 

[p_mori7]

So a guy not too far from my house is renovating his kitchen...and he gave me the old cabinets...which were still in very good shape...I installed them this afternoon...really adds a lot of storage space !

 

[Mike_72]

Any updates on this? Very interested to see the finished build