ddawg16
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It took me a year....but the outside is officially done.....no more items on the 'initial' completion list. Windows done. Sidding is up. Trim is painted. Inside drywalled and painted. All electrical done.
But as we all know, a garage is never done....but at some point you have to say your reached a basic done point...that is now....now I'm going to call the remaining work 'enhancements'.
We are really starting to enjoy it....the wife has her area for her art...she loves the fact that she can be at the window painting and look down at the kids playing....or the kids can be up stairs watching tv or playing with all their toys. We love the fact that ALL their toys are now in the garage....we got so tired of stepping on them.
And all of downstairs is MINE. All MINE!!!!!!!!!
As you can see we have done a good job of filling her up....
The pile of stuff under the green tarp is going up on the second floor as soon as I get the electric hoist installed....one of the 'enhancements'.
And, yes, my wife really does have that much art junk....to the right of the pic is the storage area....it's only about half full...some of it will come downstairs once I get all my cabinets done. Some will go in the trash....or garage sale....
It's hard to believe that I have sunk every single nail into this beast....lifted every single board....it has been a good workout. Learned a lot....this forum was a big help as well.
Now it's time to start planning the 2 story addition to our house.....which, square footage wise will be sligtly smaller than the garage....so if I can do the garage...I can do the house addition.....
But as we all know, a garage is never done....but at some point you have to say your reached a basic done point...that is now....now I'm going to call the remaining work 'enhancements'.
We are really starting to enjoy it....the wife has her area for her art...she loves the fact that she can be at the window painting and look down at the kids playing....or the kids can be up stairs watching tv or playing with all their toys. We love the fact that ALL their toys are now in the garage....we got so tired of stepping on them.
And all of downstairs is MINE. All MINE!!!!!!!!!
As you can see we have done a good job of filling her up....
The pile of stuff under the green tarp is going up on the second floor as soon as I get the electric hoist installed....one of the 'enhancements'.
And, yes, my wife really does have that much art junk....to the right of the pic is the storage area....it's only about half full...some of it will come downstairs once I get all my cabinets done. Some will go in the trash....or garage sale....
It's hard to believe that I have sunk every single nail into this beast....lifted every single board....it has been a good workout. Learned a lot....this forum was a big help as well.
Now it's time to start planning the 2 story addition to our house.....which, square footage wise will be sligtly smaller than the garage....so if I can do the garage...I can do the house addition.....
