VA Garage Project

[rinny_tin_tin]

Found this board by accident - but I'm glad I did - so many good ideas.

Here is my garage project - its a 50x30 4 bay witha two story shed-type roof.

I'm building my own swing out carriage-house doors for the (1) 10 x9 and (3) 9x9 openings. We started this on 15 Oct 2008 and the Tyvek photos were just yesterday 20 Dec. Next phase is a concrete 3 foot apron in front with ACO zipper drains.

Enjoy

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...localeid=en_US

 

[Speedschnecke]

The page you're looking for is not available.

 

[Kevin54]

Nope. No pics here either.

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLa...mail-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

Sorry -- I tried pasting a link tot he Kodak Gallery - try this and hopefully this will work now

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLa...mail-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

 

[zjrog]

Cool build!!!

 

[dykstra]

way cool, looks great

 

[Bib Overalls]

I like the way the roof matches the existing house. And the loft at the high end. Nicely done.

 

[Vicegrip]

Nice build. there are a fair number of VA members here, welcome.

 

[bigg502]

WOW THATS GOING TO BE A NICE ONE

 

[Kevin54]

Nice build Can't wait to see it finished up!!! A couple of questions.....Pic#4.....I understand the wall in the center for strength for floor support, but you have four square supports behind that. Is that for the post for the loft? Also it looks like four white square cutouts, notches, or whatever on the back wall. What are those? And did you backfill with ALL stone? If so how deep is the foundation and how many tons of fill? I think that is aboult all the questions I have

 

[MXtras]

Nice looking space you will have.

Welcome to the site!

Scott

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

Nice build Can't wait to see it finished up!!! A couple of questions.....Pic#4.....I understand the wall in the center for strength for floor support, but you have four square supports behind that. Is that for the post for the loft? Also it looks like four white square cutouts, notches, or whatever on the back wall. What are those? And did you backfill with ALL stone? If so how deep is the foundation and how many tons of fill? I think that is aboult all the questions I have

Thanks Kevin and all - The "pillars" in the rear half are the piers for the loft columns. They are 18"x18" sitting on 3 foot square footers. The arch only specified 6" diameter piers, but the concrete folks used panels instead and made them larger. The cutouts in the rear wall temporarily filled with styra-foam are the cutouts for the concrete grade beams that are filled at the same time the pad is poured. In the front wall, there are matching cutouts. The center wall is as you said. The cavities were filled with dirt instead of stone, and took about 35 quads of dirt. We got about 70 trucks of dirt total for backfill and to bring the grade in the rear up about 5 feet. We step graded the footers/foundation to accommodate what once was the hill, and the highest dimension of the rear wall is 13 feet. If I had to do it all over, I would not have designed the cavities to be filled (since the dirt will settle anyway and it is only there to facilitate the pour), but I did overdesign it in case I may want in the future cut out an opening in the back wall large enough for a bobcat to scoop out the dirt fill in the rear space and use it for storage.

Thanks much

 

[NRChopshop]

For some reason the vision of a Ferrari flying out the back wall comes to mind






Bueller? Bueller?