Let me start off by saying the reason we decided to build this garage was because of seeing other threads on this forum. I introduced my dad to garage journal about 8 months back and we have both been surfing the forums for some time. We both joked around about the idea of building a garage for a few months. I made a quick model in sketchup of a garage on our property and showed it to my dad. We both had ideas on improving the design and eventually we came upon something along the lines of this:
A friend of ours owns a construction company so we called him up and got a quote just for fun. Next thing I know, my dad had convinced my mom that we need this garage. She agreed it would be nice, but only if it looked like a barn.
With that said, the construction started May 1st and has been truckin' along since. The new garage is 30'x30' with 12.5' ceilings. It will have one large 18' door on the front, and one 8' door on the side. The 8' door is going to be the work bay with a lift. The 18' door is going to be used for me to park one (two if it fits) of my old bmw's in and for my mom to park. Enough talking, here's some pictures.
The hole for foundation dug
I wasnt able to make it down to my parents house for a few days so the next time i saw it, it looked like this:
Trusses arrived:
a few days later:
floor poured:
We've had lots of rain recently and this is how it sits now:
Gable over the door for the bay with the lift in it:
Once theres more progress i'll post pictures. We just finished priming the siding (shiplap) which will be a nice barn red when we're done.
A friend of ours owns a construction company so we called him up and got a quote just for fun. Next thing I know, my dad had convinced my mom that we need this garage. She agreed it would be nice, but only if it looked like a barn.
With that said, the construction started May 1st and has been truckin' along since. The new garage is 30'x30' with 12.5' ceilings. It will have one large 18' door on the front, and one 8' door on the side. The 8' door is going to be the work bay with a lift. The 18' door is going to be used for me to park one (two if it fits) of my old bmw's in and for my mom to park. Enough talking, here's some pictures.
The hole for foundation dug
I wasnt able to make it down to my parents house for a few days so the next time i saw it, it looked like this:
Trusses arrived:
a few days later:
floor poured:
We've had lots of rain recently and this is how it sits now:
Gable over the door for the bay with the lift in it:
Once theres more progress i'll post pictures. We just finished priming the siding (shiplap) which will be a nice barn red when we're done.
