MKE Mike
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Well, I figured it's time I start a thread for the Bay View Garage, as it's finally beginning to take shape. It's not "finished" by any stretch of the imagination, but I plan to make it a finished space this winter. Hopefully this will serve as a good introduction of the "before" (current state).
Background:
It's a 22' x 24' detached, ally-facing garage on a postage-stamp of a lot in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. The house out front is a 1930 craftsman(ish) bungalow, and has been a big project in and of itself; its progress has been chronicled here:
http://bayviewbungalow.blogspot.com/
We had the garage built 2 years ago. It replaced the original 30's / 40's 1-car that had a really unfortunate and unusable (1/2-car-sized) addition tacked on some time in the '60s. We had a relatively limited budget to have the garage built, but built the biggest / tallest garage that would be permitted on our small lot.
One of our goals for the facade of the garage that faces the house was to build something that wouldn't be out of character with the house itself. for us, that meant 1' overhangs at the roof line, a clipped gable facing the house, and a bank of three salvaged leaded glass windows (which probably date to the late teens / early twenties). The result, from the outside, is something that looks like it could have been original to the property. (though the yard / landscaping has a ways to go)
the details:
16" on center construction
8' walls (OSB)
75 amp sub-panel w/ 2 20-amp breakers dedicated to a 60 gallon compressor. (all electrical, including the run from the house / panel install, has been, and will continue to be, DIY)
With the exception of the electrical, the construction has, up to this point, been a "hands off" project, unlike the house, which we haven't hired out any labor for.
The rest of the build should be very "hands on"; I felt compelled to finally start a thread, as I plan to make some significant changes in the near future.
THE PLANS:
Raise the ceiling joists 1' (they are at the desired height above the garage door, but are lower at the back of the garage)
complete electrical (outlets are wired [13], lights are not)
install a proper, working automatic garage door opener / motor / track (I've been doing it the old-fashioned way all summer, as the current, broken unit is one of the few things I saved from the old garage...tried to save a buck)
insulate and drywall (sounds easy when you boil it down to those three words)
install roof / soffit vents and attic access
do awesome, interesting things with salvaged materials / paint / lighting / finishes (but not in a kitchey / gaudy way...)
drink beer / work on cars / build stuff
Pics:
Here's what I started with:
...yes, that's what used to be there; my SRT-4 turned into a '90 911, and my garage got bigger. Oh the MAGIC of time!
Background:
It's a 22' x 24' detached, ally-facing garage on a postage-stamp of a lot in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. The house out front is a 1930 craftsman(ish) bungalow, and has been a big project in and of itself; its progress has been chronicled here:
http://bayviewbungalow.blogspot.com/
We had the garage built 2 years ago. It replaced the original 30's / 40's 1-car that had a really unfortunate and unusable (1/2-car-sized) addition tacked on some time in the '60s. We had a relatively limited budget to have the garage built, but built the biggest / tallest garage that would be permitted on our small lot.
One of our goals for the facade of the garage that faces the house was to build something that wouldn't be out of character with the house itself. for us, that meant 1' overhangs at the roof line, a clipped gable facing the house, and a bank of three salvaged leaded glass windows (which probably date to the late teens / early twenties). The result, from the outside, is something that looks like it could have been original to the property. (though the yard / landscaping has a ways to go)
the details:
16" on center construction
8' walls (OSB)
75 amp sub-panel w/ 2 20-amp breakers dedicated to a 60 gallon compressor. (all electrical, including the run from the house / panel install, has been, and will continue to be, DIY)
With the exception of the electrical, the construction has, up to this point, been a "hands off" project, unlike the house, which we haven't hired out any labor for.
The rest of the build should be very "hands on"; I felt compelled to finally start a thread, as I plan to make some significant changes in the near future.
THE PLANS:
Raise the ceiling joists 1' (they are at the desired height above the garage door, but are lower at the back of the garage)
complete electrical (outlets are wired [13], lights are not)
install a proper, working automatic garage door opener / motor / track (I've been doing it the old-fashioned way all summer, as the current, broken unit is one of the few things I saved from the old garage...tried to save a buck)
insulate and drywall (sounds easy when you boil it down to those three words)
install roof / soffit vents and attic access
do awesome, interesting things with salvaged materials / paint / lighting / finishes (but not in a kitchey / gaudy way...)
drink beer / work on cars / build stuff
Pics:
Here's what I started with:
...yes, that's what used to be there; my SRT-4 turned into a '90 911, and my garage got bigger. Oh the MAGIC of time!
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