New Garage, in progress

[Ryan M]

Here are some pics of my ongoing project. This was started in Aug 2004. Still working on the garage (along with a lot of other house projects)

The garage is 28' x 40'. 10' ceilings. It is set up for floor heat, but not yet hooked up. I am working on getting the floor epoxy done this week. Above the garage will be Master Bedroom, Laundry, Bath and Storage eventually.

I will post some better pics in the next week. Have many "grand" plans for the space, once time and money allow.

 

[Ryan M]

A couple of more pics

 

[red98gt]

Wow! What a change! Looks GREAT! How deep is the garage? Looks very long.

 

[ChucksCrib]

Well done. The garge and the new siding on the house give it a whole new feel.

Welcome to GJ

 

[JasonK]

Really nice, great job!

 

[MXtras]

Very nice!

Nice tie in to the original house - good blend! I see the house got a major face-lift, too! Someone musta hit the Powerball!



Scott

 

[smooth72]

Ryan
Very nice change. Can you tell me the size of the I beam you used and the support pole. I am looking at adding a story to my garage and I am trying to get an idea on the size of support.
Thanks

 

[REFLEXX]

WOW! the houses/garages we build in california seem like flimsy shacks compared to that fortress! Looks great, a little bit like a fire station in a small town.

REFLEXX

 

[Ryan M]

Thanks all.

The garage is 40' long.

I will get the specs on the beam this evening and post them.

Unfortunately, no powerball winner here. The idiots at the bank keep lending me money. =)12-14 hour days and doing alot of the grunt work myself. My uncle and cousin did the project for me. They definitely like to overbuild. Everything was framed with 2"x6" boards.

It started off just wanting a new garage, but then with a 40 year old house, everything needed replacing. It got new windows, roof, siding and insulation.

 

[ddjjeep]

Wow! Very nice, tied in very well and the new look of the place is great. Good job.

 

[MXtras]

...... The idiots at the bank keep lending me money. =).....

Damn the luck!

Scott

 

[C_F]

Man, I agree with these guys...nice job!!

 

[nova65ss]

Awesome job! That sure looks like an expensive piece of steel. I had a 18' beam for my header that cost me 700 bucks delivered. That thing looks lika a couple of grand! Looks like a totally different house now.

Jimmy

 

[muddy]

Very well done in all aspects......hard to believe it's the same house.......

 

[OHEKK]

Holy Smokes... what a transformation!

Your tax collector is gonna love you!

Nice job there Ryan! You are gonna love the heated floors! Are you using infloor / hydronic heat throughout the house?

Let us know how the epoxy floor turns out. What brand epoxy?

Tom

PS. Here in frigid Wisconsin, we have to put our footings really deep to get below the frost line...15-20 feet! (Just kidding!... actually 4') so we literally bury much of the construction cost!

 

[Ryan M]

Thanks. I appreciate the compliments.

The beam spec are W14x26@39'10" . The beam was only $535, although the center support with the plates welded on was $375.

I only have the infloor heat in the garage. The rest of the house is baseboard hotwater/oil furnace. When I hook-up the heated floors, I will have to upgrade the furnace.

I am using Sherwin-Williams Shield-Crete. Hopefully this week.

 

[madcat]

Looks great! Post more pics of the upstairs if you have any.

 

[carb454]

Super WOW! Talk about Extreme home make-over ... gorgeous!

Hit that one outta the park

 

[mleichtle]

You left the head lights on, on the dumpster

 

[bmwpower]

What an addition!

What epoxy are you using??

 

[diviniti]

Very sweet looking. That just made the house look like a million bux!