My Garage build.....still in progress.

[Hemiragtop]

Hello all,

I have been restoring my house (built in 1920) for the last 5 yrs, tackling all the interior/exterior items including replacing and/or restoring all the rooms, plaster mouldings, copper gutters, slate roof, plumbing, electric and all finish carpentry, etc. Well I started my garage last Fall Oct/Nov 08 and stopped because of weather conditions and the birth of my son now 3 months old. I documented most of the steps and I currently have begun to start on it again. In this thread I will try to show some of the progress. My situation was unique because while restoring the house I wanted to have a garage that fits the look of the house and meets the building codes for my area NYC, also keeping strict guidelines to Hillside preservation & such. My house was built with a one car garage that went under the house(Florida room) it will be still functional and will work as a storage/workshop for my cars. I will post a few before pictures to give a general outline of the project. I have been a lurker on this site for many years & have been inspired by some incredible garages here. Hopefully you will enjoy the photos and I can continue to learn from some of the best people around....garage journal members.
The beginning.Oct 2008 The front & rear of the house. Notice the photo of the back of the house, a small terrace was added to the Florida room by the previous owners in the early 50's.

 

[Hemiragtop]

Some early progress photos; mainly preparing for the main garage foundation & building of a 75 foot long retaining wall to level out the slooping backyard.

 

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some more random shots.

 

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Preparing for pouring of cement walls/foundation.

 

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more.

 

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Adding steel beams.

 

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Pouring cement flooring, radiant heat, steel decking, plumbing for bathroom, living space.

 

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[Hemiragtop]

That's about the time we stopped work in Nov. We started again a last week, I will take some new progress photos as we go along. I have a lot more work to do!!! Having a baby in the middle of all wasn't an easy task. Sorry it took so long to post, but as you can imagine my wife & I have been busy. Good night.

 

[Steve from Socal]

That is one heck of a project. Great view out you back yard.

Steve

 

[Kevin54]

Subscribed and looking forward rto more pics. NOW GET OUT THERE!!!!!!

 

[Fins/413]

What a view, more pics please.

 

[Old61]

Nice location! Lookin good! Keep the pics coming.

 

[Skyline]

Nice project so far. Are you in Riverdale?

 

[TAMPAGT07]

Wow, what a beautiful view...I was convinced I was going to rent a room from Utah997, but now I am considering moving back to NY and rent from Hemiragtop.

 

[JDMopar]

Hey MrVcode! Congrats to you and your beautiful wife on the new baby! Your garage is looking good. I'm almost finished with mine as well. Looking forward to seeing more pics. You have a fantastic view If that's the Hudson, did the airliner go KERSPLOOSH nearby? LOL

 

[Hemiragtop]

Thanks for all the kind words. JDMOPAR hello & nice to see a fellow Mopar Man on this site! I had a similiar thread on Moparts but they removed it BTW I'm located in Staten Island NY, my view faces NY Harbor, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Well here are some more recent photos. Concrete was poured on the terrace roof, zipper drains and drain pipes tied in, 1st layer of bonding asphalt rolled today, getting ready to frame out for french doors , Garage doors, & windows next week.

 

[cyclopsblown34]

This is one neat build. I've subscribed to it as well.

 

[JMURiz]

Ahhh, now I see the design, very cool!

So, what's going on the lower terrace, some nice lawn?

 

[Hemiragtop]

a few more.

 

[Hemiragtop]

Just testing it out, to get a feel for fit.

 

[6T9_CHARGER_RT]

Hey John, looks like the garage is coming along nicely....was curious to see your progress & after doing a search on Moparts I came alone to this thread.

Always had trouble visualizing how the garage would look from the pics you posted but the last few really put it into perspective.

Real classy design which will flow nicely with the rest of the house.

PS---congrats on the new smaller addition as well

Chris

 

[jgabl]

Another Mopar fan...woohoo! Looks great. I'm also a Mopar fan and old house lover. Keep up the good work!

 

[Hemiragtop]

Another Mopar fan...woohoo! Looks great. I'm also a Mopar fan and old house lover. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the compiments, I just checked out your links.........very nice!! I'm a sucker for old homes, old cars, & antiques, I'm a glutton for punishment.

 

[Super6]

Love the build, but man that is a lot of cement.

 

[Hemiragtop]

Hello all, it's been a while since I posted, my wife wanted a little break from the construction so we could enjoy our new baby. Well things are back in full swing again. Here are some pictures of the progress in no particular order. Some of the things we have done since the last update: Bled & connected all radiant heat, ran all the wiring for electric, security cameras, hot cold water lines, gas lines for the outdoor kitchen on terace above garage, framed out window openings,walls, installed garage doors and lots other odds & ends. Hope you enjoy the.....I still have a lot of work left.

 

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[Bevis]

great views, and nice looking garage...subscribed.

 

[gtonut]

Wow!! Your house is incredible, you should be proud, incredible detail. I cannot imagine how beautiful the inside must be. Keep posing the pictures. Your house should be in a magazine.

 

[Intel]

So is the top of your garage your backyard patio.. if so I think you just figured out how to never have to redo or build a deck for the honey do list.

Looks great and looks like an amazing view from the garage.

 

[nonhog]

Looking good, cant wait to see more !

 

[bigorangecntry07]

WOW that is top notch! great addition!

 

[Hemiragtop]

Here are some more random updated shots; Stucco aplied, copper flashing, hole cut into garage to enter into basement/bar area, etc....& one of my Challenger

 

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Challenger

 

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more random shots.

 

[ct71rr]

Very nice!! I'm also one of the Mopar faithful. I have a '71 Road Runner (under resto) and an '09 Challenger R/T.

 

[freeloader]

Very nice.

 

[T VETTE]

What a build! Really like the good photos you took for us !!!!

 

[Hemiragtop]

It's been a while since i updated my photos. We got quite a bit done but still need to finish up a lot of the outside detail molding and interior paneling over the winter. Copper gutters, flashing added, painted/stucco, wood railing around perimeter of roof top deck complete, waiting for windows to be delivered and Nana wall(Glass folding wall) for indoor/outdoor dining area.