This is a follow up to my introductory thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104485
Reposting some of the photos from that thread to provide context. My property is a multi-family rowhouse in Jersey City NJ (as the crow flies just 1.5miles from Manhattan).
Roughly one half of the footprint of the ground floor is this one car garage:
The other half is a studio apartment (you can see the door at the rear of the garage:
I used the studio as my engine building "clean room"
My plan: turn the studio apartment into a 2nd parking spot and project area. A shotgun style 2 car, but the project car workshop area can be separated from the primary garage space with a 3 panel door.
The drawings:
The original design included a mid rise lift countersunk into the floor, but I removed it due to budget considerations. The elimination of the masonry work reduced the cost by about 25%.
The necessary permits were pulled and work has begun...actually getting close to completion. All rough inspections have been passed, and final plumbing and electrical inspections are scheduled.
demolition day:
looking back out through the original garage space to the street
A little further along. Opening between spaces is framed out:
Doors installed:
Project workshop, lots of light! You can catch a glimpse of the street in this photo:
I am getting very excited as the construction phase of the project is coming to conclusion. I will be putting in racedeck flooring, and will be looking at tool storage and shelving options. Looking forward to working in this space.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104485
Reposting some of the photos from that thread to provide context. My property is a multi-family rowhouse in Jersey City NJ (as the crow flies just 1.5miles from Manhattan).
Roughly one half of the footprint of the ground floor is this one car garage:
The other half is a studio apartment (you can see the door at the rear of the garage:
I used the studio as my engine building "clean room"
My plan: turn the studio apartment into a 2nd parking spot and project area. A shotgun style 2 car, but the project car workshop area can be separated from the primary garage space with a 3 panel door.
The drawings:
The original design included a mid rise lift countersunk into the floor, but I removed it due to budget considerations. The elimination of the masonry work reduced the cost by about 25%.
The necessary permits were pulled and work has begun...actually getting close to completion. All rough inspections have been passed, and final plumbing and electrical inspections are scheduled.
demolition day:
looking back out through the original garage space to the street
A little further along. Opening between spaces is framed out:
Doors installed:
Project workshop, lots of light! You can catch a glimpse of the street in this photo:
I am getting very excited as the construction phase of the project is coming to conclusion. I will be putting in racedeck flooring, and will be looking at tool storage and shelving options. Looking forward to working in this space.
