My New Garage Build

[d110pickup]

Mike this is a great example of internal winching. My unit was instructing WV and we happened to have to move these two toys some time ago. Djibouti was where we were and it was 105 at 11 pm at night. Not hot, Africa freaking HOT is what it was.

Greg

Greg,
I thought you might be talking about one of our airlifters! The C-5 is one helluva damn big plane!
I'm an Engineer at the Lockheed plant in Ga. where the C-5's were built and we currently build the C-130, F-22 and part of the F-35. Currently I'm on the F-35 program.
Thanks for serving our country.
Mike

 

[M-technik-3]

Cool get me a job....USAF Reserves just let our unit off of MPA after 9 years of AD. I am presently job searching as an FAA A&P. I have a buddy who is working on the Lightning program in Ft Worth. He's a Flight Test guy.

Appreciate you guys making us cool toys.

 

[z28snksknr]

What an awesome garage. Thank you for sharing! The exposed timber structure is awesome and, like others, I love the ceiling. It's amazing what one man (and maybe a few buddies to help) can do isn't it?

 

[d110pickup]

What an awesome garage. Thank you for sharing! The exposed timber structure is awesome and, like others, I love the ceiling. It's amazing what one man (and maybe a few buddies to help) can do isn't it?

You are right!
I couldn't have built that without help from my friends. I tried not to ask for help unless I really needed it. I was afraid if I asked too often they'd get tired of helping.
Mike

 

[Oggy]

Great Garage, Love the design, color, and what's parked inside.

 

[e-tek]

Just went through your thread (again!) and had to finally say: WOW! How incredible you must feel to be in the "setting" up the stuff stage!! So much accomplished, so much fun ahead!!! Huge props on the magazine mention too - I know how it feels - suitable for framing!!!

 

[Rick98Z]

This is by far one of the greatest garage builds I have viewed on here! I absolutely love it and all the thought that went into it...A+++

 

[d110pickup]

Thanks guys!
I appreciate the kind words.
Mike

 

[rieferman]

You built my dream building, amazing work. Congrats.

 

[swharris]

Stumbled inte this thread today for the first time. Great! The raised aisle construction was much used for cattle barns in the Soviet time here. I've peeped a lot at them and wanted to build my my own shop like this but I desperately need also a second floor. Nice to see someone else building it.

Garage Journal is truly global...awesome!

 

[shopnut]

What a great place you have there d110. The monitor style barn fits in nicely with it's surroundings (but I guess I'm a bit biased in that respect )

Do you tend to open/close your clerestory windows often? I'm getting ready to install the remaining 8 in my barn and although my library ladder will reach them all someday, I had considered putting a remote cable actuation system on them so I could open/close them from the ground. Any thoughts? Worth the effort? My are horizontal sliders so I could bunch them together on one actuator pretty easy.

Also, I really can't decide whether I should leave the main ceiling rafters in my shop exposed like you did or just cover them up. Mine aren't as aesthetically pleasing as yours, though. Beside looks, was there any other reason you left them exposed?

Thanks for your time and keep up the good work.

 

[d110pickup]

Shopnut,
Thanks for the kind words. I've watched your build from the start also. I had wanted to build mine with a wider center section like yours but that wouldn't work for me.
I generally open my windows in May and close them in October. I don't have climate control so that works for me. Even if it's in the 90's with no wind, I can open the windows and the front and rear doors and get a nice breeze from the convection. Turn on the four ceiling fans and it's pretty comfortable.
I still need to fabricate a telescoping pole and a bracket on each window so I can open/close them after I sell the scissor lift.
The timbers in mine were meant to be seen from the start for the post & beam look.
Mike

 

[Tman]

BUmp to the top for my pal Wade.

 

[d110pickup]

Tman . . . . I'm not Wade.

But thanks anyway.
Mike

 

[seanery]

I just joined this forum while doing some research on monitor style shops & garages, great work Mike, I love the results! The tin ceiling and exposed beams are beautiful!

I have a much less grand project for the future, but have been quite inspired by yours. I also see another 914world.com member posting in this thread, it's a small world, after all!

thanks again, and congrats on your magazine appearance!

 

[d110pickup]

I just joined this forum while doing some research on monitor style shops & garages, great work Mike, I love the results! The tin ceiling and exposed beams are beautiful!

I have a much less grand project for the future, but have been quite inspired by yours. I also see another 914world.com member posting in this thread, it's a small world, after all!

thanks again, and congrats on your magazine appearance!

Thanks Seanery, I appreciate the compliment.
It is a small world, one of my buddies is on 914world.
Mike

 

[hemiredneck]

Nice Rover!...I had a couple 2a's myself

 

[jk unlimited]

what an awesome build, love the wood work

 

[PatDoody]

Awesome build!!! Really motivates me to get my shop out of my head and into the ground!

 

[d110pickup]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
I've added a couple of things and I should post a few more photos.
Mike

 

[Gareth]

I can't believe I have missed this thread. I read it from start to finish in one sitting last night - what a fabulous story of hard work and vision. You must be very proud of it.

As nice as it is to be able to afford to pay for things to be done, nothing quite feels the same as doing it yourself, or with family and friends.

I have tried to do everything I possibly can on my house/garage build, but working 10 hour days during the week limits progress to say the least!

I would be interested to see any more additions you have made.

 

[mastech08]

I will be starting my own socket systems build thread soon, working on the foundation and getting ready to form it up. I have take some of your ideas into my own build thank you for sharing. mine will also be 30x40 but i am going w/12ft walls gable roof with a 12x16 room on the side.

 

[d110pickup]

I will be starting my own socket systems build thread soon, working on the foundation and getting ready to form it up. I have take some of your ideas into my own build thank you for sharing. mine will also be 30x40 but i am going w/12ft walls gable roof with a 12x16 room on the side.

Mastech,
When you form the slab be sure to give yourself a lip outboard of the tilt-up fittings to rest the base of the wall on. I'll try to explain further if this didn't make sense.
Also, do you have the fittings already? Someone IM'd me this week and said Socket Systems were out of business.
Mike

 

[d110pickup]

I can't believe I have missed this thread. I read it from start to finish in one sitting last night - what a fabulous story of hard work and vision. You must be very proud of it.

As nice as it is to be able to afford to pay for things to be done, nothing quite feels the same as doing it yourself, or with family and friends.

I have tried to do everything I possibly can on my house/garage build, but working 10 hour days during the week limits progress to say the least!

I would be interested to see any more additions you have made.

Thanks Gareth, I appreciate the complements. I enjoyed yours also but I was hoping to see Land Rovers not Volkswagens!
Mike

 

[mastech08]

I order the kit a year ago, have in my basement. please explain what you mean by leaving a lip for the tilt ups, thank you

 

[d110pickup]

I order the kit a year ago, have in my basement. please explain what you mean by leaving a lip for the tilt ups, thank you

I gave an in depth answer on the PM you sent.
When you form the slab leave a lip for the wall to sit on. Look at the base of the wall in this photo.
Mike

 

[Square2.0]

I just read all 16 pages of this build. Im new to the forum and soon will be buying my first house (2 car garage ;-) Thanks for posting this. It was very fun to read this from start to finish. Nothing like reading 3 3 plus years of work in a little under 2 hours.

Its funny. I would bet you have more money in your shop then what my first house Is going to cost me. We all got to start someware right.

Also any updates?

 

[d110pickup]

I just read all 16 pages of this build. Im new to the forum and soon will be buying my first house (2 car garage ;-) Thanks for posting this. It was very fun to read this from start to finish. Nothing like reading 3 3 plus years of work in a little under 2 hours.

Its funny. I would bet you have more money in your shop then what my first house Is going to cost me. We all got to start someware right.

Also any updates?

I'm glad you enjoyed the read!
I've got a couple of things I need to add to the thread soon.
Mike

 

[Timo]

Mike

I just looked through the whole post, great work, and what a great space, well done. I was looking for more photos of the 110, it was in the first page and in your sign on the entrance to the garage (great sign!) .

I have 61 2a 88 and am in the process of getting an 84 110 from Europe.

Cheers

Tim

 

[d110pickup]

Tim,
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The sign is pretty neat, my wife had a friend draw her the silhouette of the 110 and then had a client (sign shop) laser cut it from 1/4" aluminum plate.
Here's a photo of the 110 and my 87 Range Rover that I wheel. The 110 is a '90 model that originally belonged to the British Army. It was used in Germany so it's left hand drive.
Mike

 

[Timo]

Mike

Seems your bandwidth is exceeded!!! Let me know if you are able to repost. Is your a V8 or the TD?

Cheers

Tim

 

[d110pickup]

Mike

Seems your bandwidth is exceeded!!! Let me know if you are able to repost. Is your a V8 or the TD?
Cheers
Tim

The 110 has the 3.5 V8.

I've got to do something about the picture site and I've got too many photos on there to change now.
Mike

 

[pattonbs]

Mike, great build. I've been watching this site for a long time now. Your build I have read all the way through. I am fabricating sockets like these myself out of 1/4" square tube. Going to start my own build thread when I get around to it.

I plan on insulating my whole shop as well. It appears you built an un-vented "hot roof", did you just put standard tar paper & shingles on top of the roof deck and block off the eaves?

And it also appears you used no tyvek or equivalent between hardiboard and sheathing. Are you concerned about moisture? I plan to put heat in my shop and the differences in temperature during winter will be significant. I also plan on sectioning off and cooling parts of my shop. I'm a metal worker and not an engineer. I'm just curious your take on insulating and moisture in a socket systems type shop. I've heard everything under the sun in my research, just want some practical answers off of this site...

Currently, I'm thinking about boxing in an unvented roof and insulating in the same fashion as you have done. Standing seam metal on the roof over some kind of underlayment. Hardieplank on exterior with tyvek underneath, batt insulation.

-Brandon

 

[d110pickup]

First, thanks for the compliments. I've got a helluva lot of time and money there and it's great to be working in the shop instead of ON the shop.

From the research I did if the building is to be un-conditioned the unvented roof is fine. I don't know your climate (you should include your location) but here I only use a kerosene heater for part of December, January, Febuary, and part of March. And even in the coldest months there are warm days.

I think if you are going to condition the space you'll have to build a vented roof structure.
Mike

 

[JSBriggs]

Amazing build Mike! Great trucks too!

-Jeff

 

[d110pickup]

Amazing build Mike! Great trucks too!

-Jeff

Thanks Jeff; I've been reading your posts on the Rover boards for years. And I've always liked the 2 door RRC "roadster"! It has patina.
Mike

 

[JSBriggs]

Thanks Mike. Patina is one word for it. I might just finish that thing someday. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel on the house build, then I can get back to building Rovers.

Do you have any pics of your shop with the Rovers in it?

Let me know if you are ever out West. If you find yourself wanting to do any of the trails in the Sierra, you are more than welcome stay here.

-Jeff

 

[Adrien]

Awesome build!

Adrien

 

[Cred]

MIke awesome garage build. Great thread! Glad you posted over at d-90 or I may have missed it!

 

[d110pickup]

Do you have any pics of your shop with the Rovers in it?
-Jeff

Don't be silly . . . . you know Rovers never break!

I need to post more photos with all the tools & equipment in place, just haven't gotten around to it.

Mike