Ok, time for an update. I almost have this thing whipped.
The inspection guys gave us the go ahead to do sheetrock after fixing a few electrical mistakes, half of which were my fault
The insulation guys came out and installed R30 in the ceiling, and R13 in the knee walls. They were done in about 20 minutes, and the sheetrock hangers were there waiting to start hanging. This all took place on the same day we got our house hold goods shipment in from Germany, so it was a very busy day for us. As you can see, most of my garage stuff is on the rear porch, and scattered about the house until the garage is done.
The insulation guys were too fast, and I was too busy to take any pictures of that, but its not that exciting.
The sheetrock guys were awesome. One van, 7 hispanic dudes, and all their equipment including scafolding hung all the sheetrock in about 2 hours start to finish. It was a mad house the entire time they were in there, but they were very efficient.
(my 1600 pound tool box, just came in from the movers so I had them stick it in the garage. Its extremely hard to move unless you can roll it, so it will go in and out of the garage during the day when the guys are working.)
(here, you can also see the top of my little milling mahcine. Also too heavy to move easily. It weighs about 400 pounds.)
The next day, the sheetrock finishers came out to spread mud. It was actually only one guy, but he too was quick. One coat of mud on Friday, second coat on Saturday, and he sanded it all this past monday.
So, Tuesday after the sheetrock was sanded it was my turn to do some work. I had to paint the walls and ceiling so I could install all of the electrical stuff so we can get the final inspection done. I picked up the paint materials on Tuesday afternoon as I had some stuff to do, but got started painting on Wednesday. I am not a professional painter, that is for certain. BUT, I am happy with the results (and exhausted...). It really needs another coat on all of the colors, but it will have to be another time. In retrospect, I should have used a sprayer. I used a roller and paint brush. It really ***** painting a 13 foot high ceiling with just an extension pole and roller, but I got it done. The grey is slightly darker than I would have liked, but such is life.
After the paint was done, I installed the lights: (7) 8 foot twin tube flourescents using t-12 75 watt bulbs. Nothing special, but plenty of light for me. I also installed 20 amp heavy duty receptacles everywhere, (3) 30 AMP 230volt outlets, and a motion detector/floods outfront. I also wired in the panel with everything on its own dedicated circuits, including the 30 ampers.
Between the electrical supplies, paint materials, and a new 12 foot ladder (HOLY **** BIG LADDERS ARE EXPENSIVE!!) I have about $1,000 in materials.
(pic of the new ladder. I hope it lasts a lifetime....)
Here is a before shot of the [dirty] virgin concrete flooring. I am prepping and painting a 2 part epoxy this weekend, so I will post after pictures when that is done.
And since everyone here likes tools, here is the obligatory shot of a few wrenches....man it sure is nice to have my tools here finally!!
Once I get the floor finished this weekend, my final inspection is Monday. Then, (assuming nothing goes wrong with inspection) the door guy is coming out Tuesday to help me re-install the big door with the tracks up high in the ceiling. Sometime after that I will install the 3800 that is sitting in my living room...
Either way, the garage is getting closer. I cant wait to get the lift in there, and set-up all of my stuff. Hope you like....cuz I do!
~James
