I wasn't going to bother posting anything quite yet as I don't have a whole lot done and the work is on hold until I get back home when I get off work. But then I reconsidered and decided that it would be just as easy to start the topic now and update as I have time.
Anyways, here are some pictures:
First off is the old barn, and a picture of the two-holer that was at one point in time the only bathroom on the lot (according to the original owner's children who grew up there.....they are now in their 80's/90's). For those of you who saw my thread a while back discussing the deconstruction options, I decided to have it taken down with machinery. I tried salvaging some of the weathered wood, but the entire structure was dried right out to the point that most of the boards would just snap apart. I decided that getting it taken down would be a relatively minor cost as the same guys had to come out to remove the concrete footing, concrete blocks in the yard, and level the yard off. They used a backhoe and had it down on the ground in about 4 minutes, then used the backhoe and a front end loader to load it into the dump trucks and take it away. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get any pictures or videos as it was raining at the time.
The rest of the pictures are of the concrete forms and rebar (there was actually more rebar added after the pictures, and the footers were widened....but not really visible in the pictures), and a little bit of the landscaping I started using my mom's mini skid steer.
The concrete work delayed the project a lot. It took me about a week to find a contractor who could get it done short term. And then the weather slowed that progress, as the pad was poured almost a week behind schedule. Just a little too late for me to do any framing before going back to work. Oh well, that gives me time to get a few more quotes on materials in the meantime.
The garage is going to be 26x34' with 10' walls and and 16x8' door. I am hoping to get it framed, sheeted, shingled, and wrapped at a very minimum when I go back home for 10 days at the end of June. Once that is done my dad is going to start wiring the garage. I will have 220v service. Lighting plans so far are (4) 2x4' lay in flourescent troffers as well as either aimable wall mounted track lighting or wall mounted spotlights. I also have to decide if I am going to go for 100 amp or 200 amp (in ground) service. The electrician we had out said the cost to upgrade the house and wire the garage off it would be significantly higher than having the electrical meter moved to the garage and then run the house and hot tub off of that.
Once all that is done it will be getting insulation, drywall, and overhead radiant heat. I have not decided yet what type of work bench and storage setup I am going to go with. I've got a few ideas but I'm not taking them too far until the garage is up and I can see what kind of room I will have to work with once my tools and vehicles are inside. I am considering having a recessed, fold down work bench as a secondary bench for those times when the main workbench gets cluttered. And as far as paint goes I am thinking of going with either a bright red or orange on the bottom 4' and a light gray above it, separated by a black line or flames (depending how ambitious I get).
I am hoping these pictures turn out ok as I had to resize the massive files in ms paint.
*Edit* I totally forgot to mention the picture of rusted pieces I have found. Amoungst the rubble shown is an old single blade shaver that was found in the barn, some rusted out remains of what looks to have been an aerosol can, some of those large spoons with the slots in them, and a ton of what looks like old bolts (likely from some type of farm machinery). About 75% of this stuff was found in a small area on the side of the hot tub pad that we were digging out to level off and landscape. The rest were found while digging out for the hot tub pad with the mini.
Anyways, here are some pictures:
First off is the old barn, and a picture of the two-holer that was at one point in time the only bathroom on the lot (according to the original owner's children who grew up there.....they are now in their 80's/90's). For those of you who saw my thread a while back discussing the deconstruction options, I decided to have it taken down with machinery. I tried salvaging some of the weathered wood, but the entire structure was dried right out to the point that most of the boards would just snap apart. I decided that getting it taken down would be a relatively minor cost as the same guys had to come out to remove the concrete footing, concrete blocks in the yard, and level the yard off. They used a backhoe and had it down on the ground in about 4 minutes, then used the backhoe and a front end loader to load it into the dump trucks and take it away. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get any pictures or videos as it was raining at the time.
The rest of the pictures are of the concrete forms and rebar (there was actually more rebar added after the pictures, and the footers were widened....but not really visible in the pictures), and a little bit of the landscaping I started using my mom's mini skid steer.
The concrete work delayed the project a lot. It took me about a week to find a contractor who could get it done short term. And then the weather slowed that progress, as the pad was poured almost a week behind schedule. Just a little too late for me to do any framing before going back to work. Oh well, that gives me time to get a few more quotes on materials in the meantime.
The garage is going to be 26x34' with 10' walls and and 16x8' door. I am hoping to get it framed, sheeted, shingled, and wrapped at a very minimum when I go back home for 10 days at the end of June. Once that is done my dad is going to start wiring the garage. I will have 220v service. Lighting plans so far are (4) 2x4' lay in flourescent troffers as well as either aimable wall mounted track lighting or wall mounted spotlights. I also have to decide if I am going to go for 100 amp or 200 amp (in ground) service. The electrician we had out said the cost to upgrade the house and wire the garage off it would be significantly higher than having the electrical meter moved to the garage and then run the house and hot tub off of that.
Once all that is done it will be getting insulation, drywall, and overhead radiant heat. I have not decided yet what type of work bench and storage setup I am going to go with. I've got a few ideas but I'm not taking them too far until the garage is up and I can see what kind of room I will have to work with once my tools and vehicles are inside. I am considering having a recessed, fold down work bench as a secondary bench for those times when the main workbench gets cluttered. And as far as paint goes I am thinking of going with either a bright red or orange on the bottom 4' and a light gray above it, separated by a black line or flames (depending how ambitious I get).
I am hoping these pictures turn out ok as I had to resize the massive files in ms paint.
*Edit* I totally forgot to mention the picture of rusted pieces I have found. Amoungst the rubble shown is an old single blade shaver that was found in the barn, some rusted out remains of what looks to have been an aerosol can, some of those large spoons with the slots in them, and a ton of what looks like old bolts (likely from some type of farm machinery). About 75% of this stuff was found in a small area on the side of the hot tub pad that we were digging out to level off and landscape. The rest were found while digging out for the hot tub pad with the mini.
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