Saltbox Garage Build

[downthefairway]

Here's a 24x30 saltbox design garage, I'm building in Ontario, Canada. 9 foot ceilings with a vaulted roofline on the rear of the building. Story and a half for storage in the loft area with approximately 7 feet of height.
Always liked the classic lines of this style of building.
I'll have a gas IR heater installed for those chiily Canadian winters..lol

 

[TheShrine]

Excellent choice in design!!

The Shrine, my Texas Saltbox garage, was picked up for the (I think) June edition of "Great Garage Makeovers" Magazine.

 

[downthefairway]

Thanks..mine is a bit more modest.

I really enjoyed reviewing your thread.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

Interesting engineering. I am surprised that the trusses did not incorporate the second floor as a chord.

 

[Beaumont67]

I am also from ON, just South of London.
Love your design, but I have never heard the term "saltbox" / can you explain more please?

Mine garage is 24x30 with 9 ft. interior walls and wood-I beam upper floor, like yours.
- almost free storage...great use of space incorporating the Wood-I's & best money ever spent on build


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[jvitez]

Love your design, but I have never heard the term "saltbox" / can you explain more please?

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1965 Malibu S/S, 1966 Beaumont Custom original paint, 1967 Beaumont Custom, 1967 Beaumont Custom original paint, 1967 Beaumont 396-350HP Sport Deluxe M21-411's - SOLD 1970 Judge

Here's a quote from an old house article that explains it well:

"So why is it called a saltbox ? Salt was necessary for preserving food, and so it was a valuable commodity in colonial America. Salt was expensive, and it caked-up easily. To prevent this, special saltboxes were designed that were supposed to be hung by the hearth to keep the salt dried out. The lean-to on the house bore a substantial resemblance to the saltbox on the hearth, and thus the name for the style was born."

 

[jvitez]

Here's a pic of an actual saltbox the building style was named for.

BTW: greetings fellow Canucks!

 

[slimpickins]

Yes, very interesting design. I look forward to updates.

There's lots of us Canucks here! eh?

 

[Kevin54]

I am also from ON, just South of London.
Love your design, but I have never heard the term "saltbox" / can you explain more please?

Mine garage is 24x30 with 9 ft. interior walls and wood-I beam upper floor, like yours.
- almost free storage...great use of space incorporating the Wood-I's & best money ever spent on build


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Beaumont { :>)) www.petperfectexpress.com
1965 Malibu S/S, 1966 Beaumont Custom original paint, 1967 Beaumont Custom, 1967 Beaumont Custom original paint, 1967 Beaumont 396-350HP Sport Deluxe M21-411's - SOLD 1970 Judge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltbox

 

[downthefairway]

Actually, I live on an island on the St.Lawrence and needed a place to work on a few of the wooden boats I currently own or desperately covet...lol

 

[downthefairway]

Here is a sample of the what I hope the finished product looks like when I'm done. I was limited to a 9/12 roof pitch because of a height restriction on the building. The overhang extends working space on a rainy day.

 

[downthefairway]

Just wanted to post a few pictures which illustrate project progression...no shingling for the next few days with extended rain in the forecast...The cupola should accent the building nicely.

 

[downthefairway]

Plywood on the roof..getting ready to shingle..then the cupola goes up top.

My apologies for the double post

 

[MGMatt]

Love the copper on the cupola! Very nice.

 

[downthefairway]

Thanks

Here are some photo's of the interior..and loft for storage

 

[Rockmonton]

I like that loft!

What kind of foundation did you require?

 

[downthefairway]

The foundation was designed as required by an engineer here in Canada. It is a monolithic slab with 16 inch perimeters, 3/4 inch rebar top and bottom, 6X6 mesh throughout. The slab is 8 inches thick and thickened to 12 inches for three feet to support the point load of the steel beam. The beam is overkill, as the trusses are self supporting with an engineered ridge beam with the outside walls load bearing. The engineered I joists really provide substantial stability, with 3/4 tongue and groove on top.

 

[onemore]

down "It's only an Island if you look at if from the water......."---Jaws

 

[slimpickins]

That's an interesting ceiling profile with the pointed alcove in there. It'll be neat to see it finished!

 

[downthefairway]

Finally finished the outside..now time for some drywall and shiplap pine on the inside walls and ceiling.

 

[downthefairway]

Just some updates..

I drywalled the ceiling, insulated and added pine siding from a local sawmill. Finally, I have recently installed a gas IR tube heater,(60,000 BTU's) to compete with the cold Canadian Winter..lol.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Beautiful design and execution!

Did you have your cupola built or did you make it yourself? It is the 'crowning' touch to the finished building. Is a hefty lightning ground wire recommended in its installation?

Will you be able to use the beam to flip a boat over for hull repair/restoration?

I've have a big warm spot in my heart for wooden boats that are well-loved, as yours obviously are. I would love to see lots more pictures of 'Sea Dog' and the rest of your fleet. I know the Honda outboard is one dependable unit, but it just looks out of place on the stern of that wooden beauty. An old 'art deco/streamlined' cantankerous two-stroke gas engine would seem more fitting for the old girl. lol

 

[downthefairway]

Thanks;

The steel beam is entirely there to support a motor or flip the boat to do work to the underside. Have to agree with you, a modern motor does distract from the vintage, but considering I live on a large lake, the dependability makes up for the anachronism.

 

[downthefairway]

Forgot about the cupola question...I had it custom made here in Ontario. It is self ventilating. As for your lightning question..only god can answer that, but I can live with the 14 million to 1 odds..lol

 

[Brentocool]

Your garage is too cool!!!I like the design so much I built this saltbox shed this summer.