New garage/workshop build -Southern MD

[halltrail]

Wife wanted to kick me out of the attached garage. For good reason I suppose...too much stuff and its always a mess. I make skid plates for jeeps and do a lot of axle regearing. Here is a pic or two my current situation:

some pics of the new shop under construction. 24x24. 12' ceiling with attic trusses. It was as big as I could get on my property.

 

[rinker1]

Looks great, keep pics coming! I remember when we built ours it's exciting and a little stressful at the same time.

 

[AndrewBigA]

your wife did you a favor, you got a new shop. congrats lol.

 

[Motown 454]

It looks great and you'll have your own space.

 

[Wanna Ride]

The first thing you should do, is buy a bigger press (sarcasm). Wow! I'd love to have either one of those in my garage if you don't have a enough space in your new shop.

Progress pics look good, keep 'em coming!

 

[NOVA87Wrangler]

I'll be watching this one. Especially because I need some custom skid plates for my Jeep. '87 with a 5.3L AX15 combo.

 

[mfrelich]

I've got the same thing going right now. Went back and forth on either the 16' door or the 9 footer. Settled on the 16. I'll be damned. I now wish I did what you did. with the the two windows instead. Looks great.

 

[halltrail]

Thanks Everyone. Yea, I really like both of those presses. The older one in the back corner is a Manley 60 ton. It is a manual press. I really like that one for removing and installing bearings. The other is a 100ton press air/over. I use that one for making bends in 1/4 steel in a homemade punch press. If anyone is really interested, I do have a Dake 25ton air over press that I have been holding on to but I probably should sell it...I just dont use it anymore...and it is taking up space.

Nova87, just shout if you need anything.

 

[halltrail]

Oh on the doors...I think you will be happy with the 16' door that will be more useful than two windows..Lol

 

[Vicinity]

Holy ****. Your house is the same as mine, do you live in Hunting Quarters?

 

[halltrail]

lol, nah..im up in northern Calvert. But our house style is pretty typical in this area.

 

[BlindViper]

You in dunkirk? I am in huntingtown.

 

[halltrail]

Yes, thats the place! lol...small world!

 

[BlindViper]

Who is doing the construction?

 

[halltrail]

Friend of mine....Giorgio Dipitri...and I know i just spelled his name wrong...great price and great work. best of my 3-4 estimates...one was 20k more than Giorgio. Guess they were busy.

 

[halltrail]

Here are some updated pictures...as I mentioned in my other thread in the lighting forum...I picked up 9 used - 8' High output 2 tube t12 lights and 110 watt tubes and my carriage doors from clingerman doors in Pa on Friday

 

[Bib Overalls]

Nice. Like the storage space.

 

[Vicinity]

lol, nah..im up in northern Calvert. But our house style is pretty typical in this area.

Ah, this builder has done lots of subdivisions in SOMD.

Anyway, looking good, keep up with the updates.

 

[aqr81]

Great looking shop halltrail. I also like the attic truss design and it apprears that you have a fair amount of room up there. Any plans yet for this area? Keep the pics coming, it looks great.

Larry

 

[aviationgearhead]

I grew up in St. Leonard. Nice garage.

 

[halltrail]

The Lift was installed yesterday. Its a used Mohawk system 1 9000lbs.

I have a feeling, im gonna wonder how I ever got by with out it. Not the best pics in the world...I just used my cell. Ill try and get some better ones later. I needed to equalize the offside post there a bit in the 3rd pic.. that is why its a little uneven.

 

[rickycobra]

It's coming together and it's looking good. Update when you can.

 

[BillK]

Hall,
Real nice, I have always kicked myself for not building mine with an upstairs

 

[halltrail]

Just an update, My final didnt pass because of the rear steps/deck. The inspector failed it because the upper landing isnt right at the door. I have four steps from the door to the landing. I think my contractor was hoping it would pass. He did it that way to help me out by keeping the stairs from coming down into my walkway. So now it looks like it may all have to be torn down and redone. Really *****, because I like it the way it is. He even put in a little deck to tie in the steps from the pas. door on the garage level.

I went to the chief inspector and pleaded even said I would sign a waiver to no avail. So now I have to wait for the steps to all be torn out and re-done.

I was going to get an electrical permit...but now I think Im gonna skip that mess and just do it. I did electrical work as a kid during college breaks and my father is a retired electrician. I am a little upset because I cant do my electric now until the inspectors are gone.

I did hang some of my fluorescent lights and hooked them up to run off an extension cord from the house...and a temporary extension cord for the lift.

 

[theroyz71]

I like the stairs the way they are in the picture above. Too bad you can't do something like one of those fake aprons (only for stairs) just to get the permit signed off.

 

[halltrail]

whats a fake apron? Id do just about anything to get passed and leave the steps as they are. I told the inspector that I was going to block off the door and call it a deer stand. Lol.

 

[theroyz71]

I've seen some threads where the contractor puts something on the ground outside of an entry door so the inspector will sign off on it. Sometimes they will come back and pour a concrete pad later and sometimes they won't. It doesn't really apply in your situation other than I was saying that I wish there was a temporary (and cheap) fix that you could put down long enough to get the inspector to sign off.

 

[the_art_of_design]

Here is a thought for your permit problem without tearing down your stairs. First, however, is the explanation and reason the inspector is giving you a hard time.

The building code requires every door opening onto stairs be met with a landing equal or greater than the width of the door opening. The idea is that you don't want to open a door and be met with an immediate step. It's cause for accident, especially for those not familiar with the stair. It's in the code for a reason. I'm not an inspector, but the permit is in place in the end to protect you. Although it may seem he is being hard nosed about the issue, it's in your (and his) liabilities best interests.

So, the affordable fix. Remove the door at the top of the stair from it's casing. Frame in an 'alcove' in the attic of your shop, install the door temporarily in it's new opening approximately 3' - 4' back from it's current opening. This will create the landing he is looking for in front of the first step (and if you choose to keep it this way) you will benefit from a covered opening.

Nice Jeep btw! Best of luck.

 

[halltrail]

Hey...that is a great idea on the alcove...Ill see what we can do...thank you very much for the idea...Ill keep you posted. Oh yea, and if it works, beers on me.

 

[the_art_of_design]

The only thing I would do prior to the 'work' of moving your door is running the idea by the inspector to make sure he is on board. I would also confirm any critical dimensions with him prior to starting any hammering. In Canada (from what I was quoting), the code article that refers to how far the door needs to be back from the first stair may be different than in the US.