Overspray’s 26x28 Multipurpose Shop/Man Cave
Hey guys,
Long time lurker and first time poster. I’ve finally made it to a garage build, so I’ll be detailing the progress and asking advice as I go.
A little background on me: Been doing collision/restoration/custom/show paint work for nearly a decade now. I’m pretty consistently building stuff around the house as well as tinkering with cars/trucks.
A little background on the compound: Back in 2011 my fiancé (now wife) and I decided to purchase a home. We looked all over at a ton of projects and finally bought our current 1198qft 3 bed, 1 bath house that really didn’t cross any of our “must haves” on the list. It didn’t have a big porch, a 2nd story, a basement, and it was on a dirt road.... yet here we are.
It came with a slightly delapidated 22x22 garage that was used for storage. Over the years I tried and tried to fix it up, adding shelving, 220v power, a compressor, OSB walls, etc... but the foundation was complete junk. I was consistently putting lipstick on a pig.
Finally one day, the heaved foundation was so bad that it caused the garage door to break (think 5” gap on one side). That was the last straw as there was no fixing this thing any longer, it had to go.
Fast foreword a few months as here we are. Completing my demolition tomorrow and will have everything hauled off. Praying I can squeak foundation and concrete pours in before it gets too cold up here in MI.
I don’t have many overall pictures of the original garage (especially in its worst shape) since I loathed it so much. Here you can see what it looked like when I was nearly complete unloading all of my stuff and getting ready for tear down.
A few helping hands,a few hours of labor, and Betty (my truck) and we had her down safely.
A little scary but all went well, the corner of the roof landed about 10” from my patio... SUCCESS!!
Now all that’s left is to finish cutting up and cleaning. The concrete company will be by as soon as I’m done to remove the garbage slab.
Okay so now that all of that’s out of the way, here’s the plan for the new garage. This place needs to be finished nice, so we can entertain larger parties and gatherings. It must have ample storage since we have no basement and our house attic space is very limited (hip roof). It needs to have enough space for me to do side work, build cars, build all of the nonsense on my honey-do list, etc.... wifey wants to park in it sometimes (yeah right) and the very last, but most important demand; it must look “cute” - according to her.
The build should be a 24wide x 30 deep x 10’ ceilings: stick built, 42” footings, 4” slab with a recessed portion for my mid rise hoist. 16x20 pad in front for parking and chalk drawing in the summer months. Attic space for storage of our ****.
I plan on using drywall for the whole thing, can lights throughout, 8’ fluorescent fixtures from the last garage will go over my work bay. And lastly, a 52” television with in ceiling speakers.
Lots of plans, you guys will to keep me held to all of that stuff!
Hey guys,
Long time lurker and first time poster. I’ve finally made it to a garage build, so I’ll be detailing the progress and asking advice as I go.
A little background on me: Been doing collision/restoration/custom/show paint work for nearly a decade now. I’m pretty consistently building stuff around the house as well as tinkering with cars/trucks.
A little background on the compound: Back in 2011 my fiancé (now wife) and I decided to purchase a home. We looked all over at a ton of projects and finally bought our current 1198qft 3 bed, 1 bath house that really didn’t cross any of our “must haves” on the list. It didn’t have a big porch, a 2nd story, a basement, and it was on a dirt road.... yet here we are.
It came with a slightly delapidated 22x22 garage that was used for storage. Over the years I tried and tried to fix it up, adding shelving, 220v power, a compressor, OSB walls, etc... but the foundation was complete junk. I was consistently putting lipstick on a pig.
Finally one day, the heaved foundation was so bad that it caused the garage door to break (think 5” gap on one side). That was the last straw as there was no fixing this thing any longer, it had to go.
Fast foreword a few months as here we are. Completing my demolition tomorrow and will have everything hauled off. Praying I can squeak foundation and concrete pours in before it gets too cold up here in MI.
I don’t have many overall pictures of the original garage (especially in its worst shape) since I loathed it so much. Here you can see what it looked like when I was nearly complete unloading all of my stuff and getting ready for tear down.
A few helping hands,a few hours of labor, and Betty (my truck) and we had her down safely.
A little scary but all went well, the corner of the roof landed about 10” from my patio... SUCCESS!!
Now all that’s left is to finish cutting up and cleaning. The concrete company will be by as soon as I’m done to remove the garbage slab.
Okay so now that all of that’s out of the way, here’s the plan for the new garage. This place needs to be finished nice, so we can entertain larger parties and gatherings. It must have ample storage since we have no basement and our house attic space is very limited (hip roof). It needs to have enough space for me to do side work, build cars, build all of the nonsense on my honey-do list, etc.... wifey wants to park in it sometimes (yeah right) and the very last, but most important demand; it must look “cute” - according to her.
The build should be a 24wide x 30 deep x 10’ ceilings: stick built, 42” footings, 4” slab with a recessed portion for my mid rise hoist. 16x20 pad in front for parking and chalk drawing in the summer months. Attic space for storage of our ****.
I plan on using drywall for the whole thing, can lights throughout, 8’ fluorescent fixtures from the last garage will go over my work bay. And lastly, a 52” television with in ceiling speakers.
Lots of plans, you guys will to keep me held to all of that stuff!
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