My little (dream) garage project

[jimmie jam]

Thank you ALL for the input!

 

[IMXCITD]

great project! looks awesome!

 

[jimmie jam]

Exterior finished. Whole house painting and replacement of all glass and doors to matching wind rated. Now for the interior and first lift install.

 

[stick004]

Beautiful set-up you have there. Sure makes me tired of being in the Midwest. The tree rats we have here have wings and fangs...

 

[jimmie jam]

Beautiful set-up you have there. Sure makes me tired of being in the Midwest. The tree rats we have here have wings and fangs...

Thank you, I grew up in Ohio. Nice place to be from but I would not want to live there now. Been here since the late 70's.

 

[dankeenan]

Why did they have blocks turned on the side and holes in other blocks in the first few pics near the base of the wall?

 

[jimmie jam]

Just to fill the needed 16" square opening that got the vent blocks that you see in the later posts (#36). It was easier to do this because of the concrete that was going to be poured all around this opening.

 

[beee85]

Great build! that garage is rock solid.

 

[jimmie jam]

Great build! that garage is rock solid.

Thank you!

 

[staging]

Nice work. Keep the pics coming.

 

[mws444]

Great build!!

Look forward to seeing it move to the interior.

 

[jimmie jam]

Staging; mws444, thank you for the comments. Interior stuff on its way............

 

[Crown]

I like the style of this build, it really fits the tropical landscape. Do you have any updates of the interior?

 

[jimmie jam]

I like the style of this build, it really fits the tropical landscape. Do you have any updates of the interior?

Thank you Crown. Unfortunately I have had some health issues and had really lost interest in getting the interior organized and detailed other than the addition of a Bendpak HD-9STX back in the early part of 2011 . I am now motivated to get going on this project to finish it...interesting that you have responded to my old (now) build thread. This is a "sign". I will update as I progress.

 

[Kevin54]

First layer of SBR (goodyear rubber) hot mopped. The roofers caught my little tree rat that has been hanging around (bad decision on his part). then mopped a layer of 90# modified........ The inspector was a great guy and "turned his head" when he saw the SBR rubber layer. Although this is way above code, it was not on the plans and he could have made me file a "change order" and stopped the progress dead in its tracks.....good guy (I think the fact that my roofing contractor (good old north Florida boy) knew his "daddy".

I would have never thought that doing something ABOVE AND BEYOND code would initiate a Stop Work order and then have to apply for a Change Order. I would think that the inspector would be more than happy that something was better than the plans.

That also makes me wonder.....I wonder if a person can go to the Building Regulations Department, and ask to see the plans on their house and if there was anything wrong while being built? I'd like to see what problems there was with our house that we live in now. The reason I say that, is that the builder was known to cut corners and hire cheap help.

BTW....jimmiejam.....the build looks fantastic.



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[jimmie jam]

I would have never thought that doing something ABOVE AND BEYOND code would initiate a Stop Work order and then have to apply for a Change Order. I would think that the inspector would be more than happy that something was better than the plans.

That also makes me wonder.....I wonder if a person can go to the Building Regulations Department, and ask to see the plans on their house and if there was anything wrong while being built? I'd like to see what problems there was with our house that we live in now. The reason I say that, is that the builder was known to cut corners and hire cheap help.

BTW....jimmiejam.....the build looks fantastic.

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Thank you Kevin for the kind words. Your reasoning is sound and you would think that "over and above" would not be an issue. However, they are inspecting the work that was APPROVED on the plans. They cannot make a "judgement call" on the black and white...has to be built according to the sealed/approved permit plans. FYI, a different inspector came out the day I called for the "insulation" inspection because the regular guy was on vacation. Plans called for R-19 bat and I had blown R-39 (yes 39) in. Keep in mind that there is NO requirement for insulation here except for "living" area, none for garage area. He went crazy on me for having the "wrong" insulation
and was going to fail me. I calmly attempted to "beg" him to let it go and finally convinced him by saying that NO insulation was even required for this space....go figure.

As for going to the building department to "check" the plans and inspection log...you can do that most places on-line if you know the permit #. Here (FLL) you can see all the dates, inspections/inspector notes and results of each inspection. That will tell the story.

 

[Crown]

Thank you Crown. Unfortunately I have had some health issues and had really lost interest in getting the interior organized and detailed other than the addition of a Bendpak HD-9STX back in the early part of 2011 . I am now motivated to get going on this project to finish it...interesting that you have responded to my old (now) build thread. This is a "sign". I will update as I progress.

I saw your avatar in another thread and really liked the style so I had to search for your build thread and I'm glad I did! Nice Bendpack as well. Sorry to hear about your health issues, hope you're able to enjoy your garage soon. I'm eager to see any updates.

 

[jwhcars]

Very nice build !! The windows look fantastic, great idea.

 

[jimmie jam]

Very nice build !! The windows look fantastic, great idea.

Thank you, they really let alot of light in. Form and function...

 

[jimmie jam]

I totally forgot about this thread....eleven years have passed, wow. This is the current state...filled to the brim, as usual.

 

[Bob Heine]

Plans called for R-19 bat and I had blown R-39 (yes 39) in. Keep in mind that there is NO requirement for insulation here except for "living" area, none for garage area. He went crazy on me for having the "wrong" insulation
and was going to fail me. I calmly attempted to "beg" him to let it go and finally convinced him by saying that NO insulation was even required for this space....go figure

Jimmie, I've only owned one home in New York and two in Florida. Codes and inspections were not a thing in the New York development we lived in. I'm pretty sure that development inspired Pete Seeger's "Little Boxes" lyrics, especially the "Little boxes made of ticky-tacky".

I wanted to be a good citizen when we moved to Florida. We decided I should move the 'portable' hot tub from the covered patio, get rid of the wooden cabinet and set the tum in the ground next to the pool. I drew up my plans on 8.5x11 paper and scheduled each inspection. The hole and form work went fine but when I asked for a plumbing inspection the young woman at the counter said all the work had to be done by a licensed plumber. I spent a couple of years in my youth working for a licensed plumber and couldn't understand why my PVC Schedule 40 couldn't be done by a homeowner. I didn't recall licensed plumber trucks at homes doing in-ground sprinkler system repairs. She was adamant so I left and returned home, planning to rip the tub out, cut it up and throw it away. Wife calmed me down and sent me back for a second try.

This time an elderly gentleman was behind the counter and I asked why a closed system that didn't connect to the house's drinking or sewage lines needed a licensed plumber and he said it didn't and apologized for the young woman's ignorance of the code. Finished the plumbing and moved on to the electrical. This time I had a licensed electrician add two sub panels (one at the meter and one at the hot tub pump. Erring on the side of safety I decided to add a copper (clad) ground rod next to the pump and filter pad and connect a green #4 AWG stranded wire between the pump case ground and ground rod. Final inspection guy told me it had to be single strand and I asked: "what gauge?" and he told me 12 gauge would be fine. I bit my tongue because the #4 had seven 12-gauge wires in it. I took apart a 12/3 Romex cable and used its green wire. I felt so much more secure.

I decided not to file for a permit to extend the screen enclosure and move the door. I matched the existing structure and other than being a little more pristine aluminum it matched pretty well.

I modified the opening in a wall in the current house and failed to apply for a permit, deciding it was simply a repair to an existing wall, which supposedly doesn't require a permit (especially if you mimic the original design).

I totally forgot about this thread....eleven years have passed, wow. This is the current state...filled to the brim, as usual.

Jimmie, welcome back and I (we?) hope to see more of your addition. You seem to have less than four pounds of stuff in your five pound 'bag.' Most of us would find a way to stuff another six pounds of stuff in there. Your garages look organized and very usable to me and now I'm embarrassed by the photos I've posted of my garage hoard.

 

[jimmie jam]

After fifteen years of a 4-post I decided to replace it with a single post. I keep saying to myself...why didn't I do this sooner? Removing the posts has made the biggest change to how this space is used, hands down. Yes, it's expensive but well worth it... so much that I'm going to install another.

 

[larry4406]

Nice build!

The concrete and steel construction sure is stout looking!

That single post lift is curious looking.