M House Test
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The Quick Specs:
Detached tandem design, 4 car garage (more on why it's a tandem later in this thread.)
• Front 2 car garage - 26' wide x 24' deep, with 2, 9'4" doors openings, interior walls clad in OSB, and will get painted white...when I get around to it eventually
• Rear 2 car garage - 31' wide x 26' deep, with 1, 20' insulated garage door separating front from rear garage space, finished drywall, insulated walls, ceiling, floor, and insulated foam exterior foundation, with in-block vermiculite insulation, and in floor radiant heat.
• Bike and toy storage wing - 11" wide x 18"4" deep, 6' exterior garage door (mandatory design requirement was to keep toy stuff storage away from the cars.) interior walls clad in OSB with a partial peg-board wall, and will also get painted
• Garden tractor and garden tool storage wing - 12' wide x 14'-4" deep, 8' exterior garage door, walls left unclad on two sides
• 5 garage doors total, Wayne Dalton brand, all with Lift-Master electric openers, key pad outside openers, all exterior doors with hinge and carriage style door pull hardware
Total Depth of structure; 51'10"
Total Visible Front Span; 37' wide
Around 1800 sq. feet of covered space in total
Other Details:
• Foundation; 6-7 course block on continuous concrete footers, with foundation drainage, and buried gutter drainage pipe running in ground to daylight, 220 feet away, downhill.
• 4000 psi concrete, 4" to 8" in depth - depending on the location, waterproof top sealed where not epoxy coated
• 806 sq feet of epoxy for rear garage floor, black base color with white and grey flecks, with anti slip additive and UGloss-AF clear coat, U Coat it brand
• In floor radiant heating, rear garage only, natural gas fired boiler, stainless steel - roof vented, 2 zone
• Bend Pack p-6-f in floor (flush mount) mid rise lift with a lifting capacity of 6,000 lbs, hydraulic lines run under floor through PVC pipes
• Hot and cold running water, rear garage, natural gas fired 15 gal. hot water heater
• Bathroom (small, but required - see beer fridge requirement)
• Cable TV (with Speed Channel,) Wireless DSL internet, phone lines, 4 speaker wall mounted sound system
• 6 Gladiator 24" wall cabinets, 2- 6' maple topped work tables, and 1- 8' maple work table with power strip, Gladiator 3/4" x 1' tongue and groove slat-wall Gear Wall systems covering 3 closet and work area walls, Gladiator 4' Gear Track sectional track for specific wall sections, 3 Gladiator rolling under table cabinets with maple tops... a bazillion hooks, bins, shelves, baskets... (all of the above purchased during "Special Today Only Sales!" at either Lowes or Sears)
• Craftsman Professional 3.5-hp Shop Compressor, 25 gallon tank, 175 psi, copper extension pipe over the lift to ceiling mounted hose reel sourced from Griot's Garage, various T valves, shut offs, quick releases, with in-line moisture control etc... (used primarily to loosen/tighten lugs and adjust tire pressures, every so often, maybe a ratchet or something - but decidedly non ******** applications)
• 3, 30 ft. retractable ceiling mounted extension cord reels
• Hoover wall mounted bag-less shop/utility vac with 30' hose
• 3 way exterior lights, switched from main house, and 2 points in garage
• Switched outlets for neon signage - 3, 20 gauge steel neon signs (from Garage Art)
• Wall clock (Texaco) from Retro Planet, set in recessed "clock outlet," a single plug recessed outlet with cord storage in the wall.
• Recessed lighting, 3 zones, 6" and 4", both direct and eyeball fixtures, 2.5+ watts per sq. foot general lighting, all on dimmers, augmented by various task lights, pendants, and "0 degree" fluorescent mounted fixtures in both heated and unheated spaces throughout the structure.
• Exterior lighting from "Barn Light Electric" featuring 4 goose neck mounted radial wave fixtures and 2 sconces, face mounted, all with clear glass heavy dome bulb covers and wire guards, surfaces powder coated black with white reflective undersides.
• 7, Home Depot sourced, 5 light frosted glass doors, painted black, back light illuminated with switched recessed cans in storage spaces, doors mounted on sliding tracks - no doors open into the work space.
• Carpet tiles from Florz
• HDTV, 1080i LCD flat screen TV mounted on a swing arm
• Beer fridge - this is of course, a mandatory.
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