arizonajack
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I am in awe of many of the garages posted on this website and submit my humble endeavor.
I don't remember why I didn't take pictures during the construction process. Maybe too busy. But it's a simple frame construction, concrete slab, 10' high stud walls, trussed roof, vinyl siding. I designed the roof to use scissors trusses in the area where I would later put a lift.
I live on a property that's 1.1 acres. Unfortunately, zoning code required 50' setbacks from the property lines for a secondary so I was limited to a 30' x 58' building plunked down in the middle of the back yard. At my previous house I built a 28' x 72' garage with a two post lift out front but had to sell that house for the divorce. Hence the title of this thread. I would have preferred a longer building nearer to the house but I manage to make do.
First photo is the finished building (1999). At first I thought about stucco but don't like stucco. Thought about wood siding and grimaced at the thought of painting every number of years. Finally settled on vinyl siding. Looks good and, at my age, will probably outlast me.
Second photo is the interior of the garage. One car post divorce as it was the only one I had from before getting married. The others had to be sold for the divorce. I know, sad story. But I suppose a lot of you have similar stories.
Moving along - third photo - in 2001 I put in a concrete apron in front of the building and a concrete path from my back patio to the garage so I don't have to walk back and forth on dirt, or in mud during the numerous occasions that it rains in Phoenix (joke).
Fourth to sixth photos. Believe it or not, several years later I was running out of space in the garage. Oh, you've had that happen, too? I decided a storage container would be a good idea so I first put in a concrete apron to sit it on. While I was at it, I put on in along the back of the garage just in case.
Seventh photo. A few more years go by and I find myself needing more storage space. Guess you know how that goes, too. I found a guy salvaging semi-trailers and selling the bodies for storage. Got one but didn't want any more concrete so I just put pressure treated 2 x 6s under it to keep the metal bottom up off the dirt.
Eighth photo. I often found myself doing quick maintenance and car washing out in front of the garage and decided no more baking in the sun. I installed a 20' x 25' carport.
Ninth photo is how the garage looks today.
Tenth photo shows how well the scissors trusses work out with the drive-on lift under it. Plenty of clearance to get vehicles up in the air.
At this point I'm pretty much where I want to be in terms of a garage. But I do have a beat up old pole barn in the back yard that I might do something with in the future. You never know.
I don't remember why I didn't take pictures during the construction process. Maybe too busy. But it's a simple frame construction, concrete slab, 10' high stud walls, trussed roof, vinyl siding. I designed the roof to use scissors trusses in the area where I would later put a lift.
I live on a property that's 1.1 acres. Unfortunately, zoning code required 50' setbacks from the property lines for a secondary so I was limited to a 30' x 58' building plunked down in the middle of the back yard. At my previous house I built a 28' x 72' garage with a two post lift out front but had to sell that house for the divorce. Hence the title of this thread. I would have preferred a longer building nearer to the house but I manage to make do.
First photo is the finished building (1999). At first I thought about stucco but don't like stucco. Thought about wood siding and grimaced at the thought of painting every number of years. Finally settled on vinyl siding. Looks good and, at my age, will probably outlast me.
Second photo is the interior of the garage. One car post divorce as it was the only one I had from before getting married. The others had to be sold for the divorce. I know, sad story. But I suppose a lot of you have similar stories.
Moving along - third photo - in 2001 I put in a concrete apron in front of the building and a concrete path from my back patio to the garage so I don't have to walk back and forth on dirt, or in mud during the numerous occasions that it rains in Phoenix (joke).
Fourth to sixth photos. Believe it or not, several years later I was running out of space in the garage. Oh, you've had that happen, too? I decided a storage container would be a good idea so I first put in a concrete apron to sit it on. While I was at it, I put on in along the back of the garage just in case.
Seventh photo. A few more years go by and I find myself needing more storage space. Guess you know how that goes, too. I found a guy salvaging semi-trailers and selling the bodies for storage. Got one but didn't want any more concrete so I just put pressure treated 2 x 6s under it to keep the metal bottom up off the dirt.
Eighth photo. I often found myself doing quick maintenance and car washing out in front of the garage and decided no more baking in the sun. I installed a 20' x 25' carport.
Ninth photo is how the garage looks today.
Tenth photo shows how well the scissors trusses work out with the drive-on lift under it. Plenty of clearance to get vehicles up in the air.
At this point I'm pretty much where I want to be in terms of a garage. But I do have a beat up old pole barn in the back yard that I might do something with in the future. You never know.
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