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Met with my contractor this afternoon, got the contract signed, handed him a big check and we're officially building a new 24 ×32 shop with a 10×12office, 6x6 machinery room, and a half-bath.
It's going to be attached to our existing garages, filling in a landscaped island that our driveway wrapped around. When finished we will have 7 car spaces. (8 if I put in a lift.)
I have been wanting to move my welding, grinding and machining out of the 3-car garage that shares a door with the hallway into the kitchen and dining room.Screenshot_20251021-134701-164.png
 
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Bought time bud 😉. But what happened to the other location, did setbacks kill it?
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No, setbacks weren't an issue. When we unloaded our lemon RV, we no longer needed a big RV garage. With that off the table, a smaller fab shop made more sense going forward. This location fills in an unused spot between the garages and the driveway and doesn't block access to the big backyard. Construction costs have also soared with all the development here in the East Valley; we're in an unincorporated county island between two of the fastest growing cities in the USA.-Apache Junction and Queen Creek.
 
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larry4406 said:
This garage expansion is at the valley house and not the mountain house right?

Nice project either way!
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Not really any room to expand at the summer place, because of how the house is situated on the lot. The driveway/parking is almost up against the west property line, neighbor close by.
Both places are on just under an acre,
We spend the majority of the year in the Valley, so it made more sense to expand here. We're on a end lot on a cul-de-sac, surrounded by HOA owned open space on three sides. The new garage doesn't face the street or have any neighbors nearby, so I can cut, weld and grind to my heart's content. Making and donating custom benches and doing welding for other community members certainly tamps down any complaints. ;)
 
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PugetDude said:
Not really any room to expand at the summer place, because of how the house is situated on the lot. The driveway/parking is almost up against the west property line, neighbor close by.
Both place are on just under an acre,
We spend the majority of the year in the Valley, so it made more sense to expand here. We're on an end lot on a cuk-de-sac, surrounded by HOA designated open space on three sides. The new garage doesn't face the street or have any neighbors nearby, so I can cut, weld and grind to my heart's content.
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Maybe we can see some progress on the roadster!
 
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Maybe we can see some progress on the roadster!
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I did hire a contractor... but I'm doing HVAC, plumbing and the interior door/ trim work. I have a great HVAC guy and Plumber that were about half the prices my GC got from his guys. All the other sub bids were very reasonable, IMO. The trim work is something I like to do.
 
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North Elevation- the existing 2-car garage is on the left. 12' ceilings in the new shop, 10' in the office/storage room bump outs on the front. Stone veneer on the office. The little short wall is just an enclosure for the mini-split compressor to block it from street view. Little window is in the half bath, matches the one on the powder bath in the house.
Flat roof with parapet walls to match the rest of the house.
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Got the last stamp of approval on the new garage this afternoon, from our HOA. Process took only a few minutes. Met with the Architectural Review Committee, they took a look at the plan and elevation drawings and the approved building permit and signed off on them on the spot.
Quick and painless. ;)
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I'm glad to hear that your Architectural Committee review was painless. My experience was anything but; it was pain-FULL. The guy reviewing my shop plans is supposedly a builder and was asking the dumbest questions.

Anyway, full steam ahead!!

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I had to sign a letter stating that the reason I wanted a shop as big as I wanted and a full bathroom was so that I could have “car fun” with my car buddies! No commercial funny business allowed!
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Our community ARC only looks at the exterior plan and elevation drawings. What's inside is of no concern. We already have restrictions on running a commercial business, so there is no need to make it a part of the review process.
 
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PugetDude said:
we're officially building a new 24 ×32 shop with a 10×12office, 6x6 machinery room, and a half-bath.
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Scott, that should be full about a week after the CO. When does phase two three start?
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I imagine he will probably spend a lot of time in the new office space on the north side of the new shop....
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Nice of you to take care of your wife's butler but what about your chauffeur? Are they expected to share the 10x12 space?
 
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It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas... finally got the sleigh built. Still have to knock it down, finish a few welds, do a lttle grinding and get the frame over to the powdercoater.20251028_142942.jpg I had to use 1/8" hardboard instead of plywood for the two inserts at the front; the 3/8" plywood interfered with the bolts holding the front sheet metal onto the frame. I have SS button heads on order for final assembly so I might be able to go back to plywood, thec hardboard will make a quick template. 20251028_142900.jpgI used light gauge corrugated roofing for the front panel, flattened it between two sheets of plywood with my truck. Should look OK when it's painted red. Might use a textured paint.
 
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It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas... finally got the sleigh built. Still have to knock it down, finish a few welds, do a lttle grinding and get the frame over to the powdercoater.20251028_142942.jpg I had to use 1/8" hardboard instead of plywood for the two inserts at the front; the 3/8" plywood interfered with the bolts holding the front sheet metal onto the frame. I have SS button heads on order for final assembly so I might be able to go back to plywood, cardboard will make a quick template. 20251028_142900.jpgI used light gauge corrugated roofing for the front panel, flattened it between two sheets of plywood with my truck. Should look OK when it's painted red. Might use a textured paint.
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Bonus points to the one that can find the piece of rebar...
 
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