New From Utah

[kjenkins41]

Hi All,

We just sold our first home which had a two car garage where I use to park the minivan, store my tools and woodworking machines. I had big plans to set it up as my dedicated wood shop but just couldn't come up with any good ideas that would allow for good project flow, and allow my wife to park her car in there all winter. I then stumbled upon GJ and now have more ideas than I know what to do with! And, lucky me, we are now building a new home with a three car garage! I'm planning to do a garage gallery thread on the build which will probably take me the good part of 2015 but the goal is to be finished before Christmas.

Utah winters can be fairly cold (avg. temps last week were in the teens) so I'm insulating all the walls and ceiling, including buying insulated doors. I've requested a gas line to the garage as well for radiant tube heat. My budget probably won't get me too far but as long as I have everything organized and functioning as I'd like I will be a happy man.

Thanks for all the great ideas and I look forward to finally being able to contribute.

This is the new house.


~ KJ

 

[drivesitfar]

KJ:welcome to the forum and looks like you have a nice project on your plate for the year. do tell is the section with the tall cement walls a daylight basement or what?

looks great and it looks like you are already able to post nice pictures.

good luck

 

[kjenkins41]

It's a daylight basement with 9' ceilings. The footprint is something like 1200 sq/ft and it's two stories plus the basement, 3,800 overall.. (We have a big family!) I'm just thrilled to finally have a space of my own. I do cabinet refinishing, build furniture, collect OWWM and tune up my cars. I'm also interested in building canoes, trailers, and other fun outdoors stuff.


~ KJ

 

[rburke65]

Welcome ad hello from Ohio! You will l love the 9' basement walls! Don't forget water, drains, electric to you shop/garage.

 

[drivesitfar]

KJ: it's hard to think of all the things you want to put in a shop, garage or your family's new home. so best advice is to put in more than you'll think you'll need when it comes to outlets, cabinets and such. or as much as you can afford.

sounds like a huge place. i raised 5 kids in a 2000 square foot home that only had one bath until i added a half bath shortly after we had the twins who are 24 now and the youngest.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Hello and welcome KJ, great start on your build.

Many thanks for posting.

Regards

 

[kjenkins41]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I haven't met with the electrician yet, that should happen in a couple weeks and I intend to wire up lots of outlets, including three 220v for my (future) compressor, table saw upgrade, and planer upgrade. Now that I have the space I can finally upgrade the tools I want to fill it! I'm also adding RG6, speakers, and cat6 for my TV monitor and stereo system. Hopefully all that falls within budget.

Thanks again for all your support, I look forward to sharing progress on the garage gallery soon.


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[kjenkins41]

Just wanted to add a couple pictures. We got the floor poured finally now that we're experiencing temps close to the 40's. The last few weeks have been single digits so that put a halt on construction. As soon as we start framing and I get a chance to take some more pics I'll start a gallery thread. Peace.

Garage floor - only shows the first bay.

Basement floor


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[SaintJimbob]

Welcome to the site!

 

[don long]

Welcome NO.41
I was born and raised in salt lake city
All my kids but 2 are up there now
I'm in So Cal staying dry and fairly warm
From the looks of that mountain I'd guess northern Utah
Enjoy the forum and make it your own
and post often

Don

 

[drivesitfar]

KJ: your cement work looks great and good to see you had decent weather to make the pour. you might want to put your location in your profile so once you post questions in other parts of the forum our members can be area specific with their answers since we have members all over the world on here.

those are interesting window wells. i'm not sure I've seen that style before. it almost looked like you could have made an outside access to the basement or do you have one on one of the sides i can't see in the pictures?

good luck

 

[kjenkins41]

The land is very flat so it would have been costly to dig and build an outside access. Although it would have been nice we decided not to make one. Those window wells are just corrugated sheet metal, probably the most typical product used around here for window wells.

Don Long, this is Utah County so just slightly south of SLC. Below is a picture of the very nice view of Mount Timpanogos from our future front porch.

This was the day we poured the walls, just before Christmas and three days before we got 12" of snow.

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[rburke65]

Wow...nice view but seems so strange not to see any trees.

 

[kjenkins41]

Wow...nice view but seems so strange not to see any trees.

Welcome to the Utah desert!

And thanks for the suggestions above about water, drains, and electric. I'll be sure to post the details when I do my garage gallery thread. I have lots of questions and would like to hear the opinions of the experts here on GJ soon.


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[XxToolAholicxX]

Hello and welcome to the Garage Journal. Good luck on building your new home and garage.
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I am a Toolaholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the Toolman wont give me no credit

 

[AMCguy]

Welcome. Looks like you're off to a great start. Looking forward to them pictures.

 

[kjenkins41]

Just thought I would add a couple more photos of our progress:

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[rburke65]

Wow....can't imagine having a view like that in my back yard. Beautiful!

 

[don long]

Don Long, this is Utah County so just slightly south of SLC. Below is a picture of the very nice view of Mount Timpanogos from our future front porch.

kjenkins41

I know right where you are, I have 2 sons that live in your area
One just above Cabella's and the other just below that mountain

Your house is coming along very nicely

Don

 

[drivesitfar]

KJ: your house is coming along nicely. any chance you can take a few pictures of those window wells for your basement room from above so i can see what they look like?

 

[tonkatoy611]

Looks great!!! Progress is always nice to see in projects!

 

[kjenkins41]

KJ: your house is coming along nicely. any chance you can take a few pictures of those window wells for your basement room from above so i can see what they look like?

So here are a couple pictures of those window wells you were asking for. Sorry it took me so long to upload them:

And the latest status photo:

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[Project510]

Wow that looks like it is going to be a great home. What a view!

 

[drivesitfar]

KJ: thanks for taking the time to take those pictures of your window wells. impressive home. are they saying about 3 more months before you can move it or how long?

hang in there and i hope you are ahead of the contractor in choosing carpets, cabinets, tile and all the many choices you need to make. if you might have any questions you can ask here and maybe one of us with the answer will see it and be able to help.

good luck