sennister
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Last summer we found out we have hail damage on the house. Insurance company looks things over we are getting a new roof and siding all the way around. Well that got me talking with my wife. Our house was build in 1963 and we have a 2 car tuck under garage that we don't use. Truck won't fit because the opening is only 6' tall. My car fits but I don't park there because of heat loss and bedrooms are above it. Not to mention I leave for work at 5am and drive a Subaru WRX so the family wouldn't enjoy the early wake up when I start the car. Anyhow we decided now is the time to pull the trigger on the garage build. Ultimately we will convert the tuck under to living space and we are attaching the new garage to an existing 10x20 porch behind the house. The porch will grow in size to 10x29 with and become a mud room/laundry. The garage will be 40x29 with 12' ceilings. We are stuck with the odd 29' depth on the garage because of an existing window on the house that we don't want to mess with. We closed on financing for the garage a couple months ago but construction is at a hold here in MN and we plan on breaking ground in the spring.
The garage is primarily going to be used for parking. In the winter I will keep my tractor in the 3rd stall and in the summer my motorcycles. On the property we have a detached 1.5 car and 2 car garage which are uninsulated and not heated. As well as a 32x46 pole barn which is insulated and force air heated. The pole barn is my shop area. So I don't know that this will become much of a work area. Though I want to prep the slab in the middle stall for a 2 post hoist.
My wife is an CADD Drafter so she is working on the plans in Microstation. I have been working in Sketchup to figure out some stuff. Here is a rough idea from Sketchup of what we are looking at so far.
The room shown with the steps is the existing porch which is being expanded. The house isn't shown but it is on the 29' side of the porch. It is crawl space vented to the outside under the porch. The porch is currently heated with electric baseboard heat. We are going with Hydronic floor heat for the garage and will run another pump and loop for heating the porch since the floor has to be ripped up and redone. I am also considering adding a loop down the apron of the garage. We are also pouring a patio behind the garage which will be an outdoor kitchen (eventually) and probably a hot tub. 5 year plan on those two. I am also considering adding a loop under the patio. At least part of it. I assume as long as there is an expansion joint I should be fine not heating all of it. Just looking at keeping the snow clear as we make a run to the hot tub.
Edit: Looks like I can't add the photo just yet until I hit 5 posts. Been a lurker here for many years but never posted. So I will have to keep everyone in suspense. Or you can look in my album as the photo is there.
The garage is primarily going to be used for parking. In the winter I will keep my tractor in the 3rd stall and in the summer my motorcycles. On the property we have a detached 1.5 car and 2 car garage which are uninsulated and not heated. As well as a 32x46 pole barn which is insulated and force air heated. The pole barn is my shop area. So I don't know that this will become much of a work area. Though I want to prep the slab in the middle stall for a 2 post hoist.
My wife is an CADD Drafter so she is working on the plans in Microstation. I have been working in Sketchup to figure out some stuff. Here is a rough idea from Sketchup of what we are looking at so far.
The room shown with the steps is the existing porch which is being expanded. The house isn't shown but it is on the 29' side of the porch. It is crawl space vented to the outside under the porch. The porch is currently heated with electric baseboard heat. We are going with Hydronic floor heat for the garage and will run another pump and loop for heating the porch since the floor has to be ripped up and redone. I am also considering adding a loop down the apron of the garage. We are also pouring a patio behind the garage which will be an outdoor kitchen (eventually) and probably a hot tub. 5 year plan on those two. I am also considering adding a loop under the patio. At least part of it. I assume as long as there is an expansion joint I should be fine not heating all of it. Just looking at keeping the snow clear as we make a run to the hot tub.
Edit: Looks like I can't add the photo just yet until I hit 5 posts. Been a lurker here for many years but never posted. So I will have to keep everyone in suspense. Or you can look in my album as the photo is there.