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smoke90

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Hi from Denver

After 2 years of headache with the city of denver I finaly got my garage approved 2 months ago.
I thought the most difficult was done and it will go easy from there.
no no no no it was not.
After I called 811 we found out that the undergroung main line to the transformer was under the garage. It has to be moved and the transformer also has to be moved as Excel Energy want 10 feet clearance to access the transfo.
Excell has not been too difficult to work with at all, and by the end of next week this should be all taking care.
The worst was comcast. after finding that a comcast cable was there I contacted them. A guys came and told us that it was not our cable but a main network cable and he will sent someone else. No body came I called back Comcast and they sent another guy that came and told us that he needs to send some one else. Another guys came and said that he will recontact us.
4 weeks after still ne news I am getting really frustrated with comcast.

Hope this will be resolved soon.

I here attached the plan view as you can see the form is complicated. This is because to make it as big as possible I had no choice to follow the yard border line.
The garage is insulated 950 sqft and will have a 12' 6" ceiling.
Entrance door is a 12' W x 10' H
The garage will have a 9000lbs 2 post lift to start. I may add a second one later.
As far as the floor I am still hesitating as what to do. I received the sample from racedeck but I am concern to do some serious mechanic on this kind of floor. Welding??? lifting with a jack?? or using a torche and having a glowing steel part falling on the plastic floor.
My son told me that the new BMW garage in town put ceramic tiles on the floor (porcelain??)

will see but I need to make a decision pretty soon.
 
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smoke90

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here is the layout
you will understand what it took so long to get the approval
 

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smoke90

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thanks for the welcome.
I am half way between Denver downtown and the Tech Center.
I wanted the garage to be as big as possible, Which in Denver is 1000sqft max.
1000 sqft is consider a 5 car garage by the city and you new 5 driver license at home to be able to do it.
The kids will soon leave home and with only two driver license they won't allow me to build it.
So it has to be this year.
I am posting here the layout with the house you will understand why the layout as to be like this.
 

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54FordPanel

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Wow. Very cool use of the land, nice layout. I had no idea you had to have 5 licensed drivers to build a 5 car garage in the City of Denver....did I read that right?

Keep us posted, it should be a very interesting build.
 
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smoke90

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I take back my words on Excel Energy
you won't believe it if I said that the power line and TV cable have still not be relocated
They are now waiting for the procedure
This have been going on for more than 6 weeks
I was able to postpone the material from HD but not the trusses.
they are on the driveway
If I am ucky I will have a garage for next winter
 

slimpickins

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Welcome aboard. The garage looks like a tight fit on your lot! You should start a thread on the Garage Gallery. You'll get more traffic there. Do you have access from a back lane? I was just thinking that if you ever need to do some work in the back yard, you're cutting off access for bigger equipment.

I look forward to seeing this build!
 
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smoke90

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I still have access from the other side of the house to the back yard
Just drove the avalanche through it to deliver a 12 feet tree
 
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