Michigan Rotary Club
New Members Help and Forum => Lounge => : awfc3s November 22, 2017, 06:40:19 AM
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When I was looking for a new house, my wife and I wanted some land with an additional out building. We found what we wanted, but the extra garage just wasn't big enough. It was a 24x32x10 with a single car door and not much else.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/15PrcwL8pmsDzPBZcFogD5Trt_i-wu1c1/view?usp=sharing)
We both have plenty of toys and needed some more space, plus we wanted taller ceilings for a lift. So the work began.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nKUkCXUV3IwAd54HgoCROnAcCPo3_fxm/view?usp=sharing)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I8pOUWPOpgiZ7PnKKIlp36Cv4rZt9Nr7/view?usp=sharing)
We wanted to add an additional 24x24x14 section. The super tall ceilings would be more than enough to fit anything we could without any problems.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QG9bncD1uDrgkz39rUjbbXcaX6yg2tpL/view?usp=sharing)
Next up was the concrete. The crew had to work fast because it decided to start raining on them.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bP_ULHC6Y2AN6BkWhI5ww1lQWkbRP1ZP/view?usp=sharing)
Next up the walls and roof started going up. It was a pretty awesome surprise to see the contractor had gotten this far when we got home from work that day.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zo1CTOTak1dybKIJrDi8K2DM7hqeJVfQ/view?usp=sharing)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v6lBQNvlKBfkWoiiKN8jKNz4d4s1wr58/view?usp=sharing)
Time for the Tyvex and siding:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etxGQwRFv1kgE87nw0jf5JAhVaWnITUn/view?usp=sharing)
All of the siding is on
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/12mWa-VhqODgamfT5JRQzKQfQx0qylWQM/view?usp=sharing)
Got the garage door installed. It is a commercial roll up door. 10x10. Was fairly inexpensive for a door that size. Install was pretty simple too. Just needed a few extra hands to help hoist it into place.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xjb-Avymp4tqGGRj5zcRTGbyxFj1p4qY/view?usp=sharing)
Needed electrical now. The building already had electric ran to it, but it was ran from the other garage and only a 30 amp breaker was available. I needed MORE POWER!. Had the electric company come out and run a direct line from the transformer on the electric pole by the road.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/120EkoadlLpWHtxgzceb_swRTHfGtWiW1/view?usp=sharing)
I was also concerned with getting water in the garage since to maintain the level of the existing garage the new addition had to go below grade. Only slightly. So I had a drain installed. It works really well, but I still get water in the shop and that is only because of the bottom seal on the garage door which isn't that great.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hs87asEygFPMoaArcf9JNFNAA0xuGqK2/view?usp=sharing)
Now that the exterior is done. I need some lights. I got 6 4 bulb LED lights from Prime Lighting. These things are amazing. Super bright and somewhat price manageable. They were $132/ea. Here is the website if you want the specs: https://www.primelights.com/shop/items/led-4-lamp-t8-stingray-4xl-highbay-fixture-88-watts-pl-4srhbld88 (https://www.primelights.com/shop/items/led-4-lamp-t8-stingray-4xl-highbay-fixture-88-watts-pl-4srhbld88)
Please excuse the mess :-)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aeZ88U4_0hdFMFEy27qwvF2AjFiOyHlP/view?usp=sharing)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_eF7vRVV9AIZW940qozMWDQeOGOcXGLx/view?usp=sharing)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rIKuO9Jvc6mCLEOn7h_vaTOkjyfVH9gn/view?usp=sharing)
And how it looks now. Well almost, My wife's race car is in there now and the blue drift car is being torn down...
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pjEexfli5A9Q21bd9nSVAE0t6DOIHfGe/view?usp=sharing)
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jRlKzW87YAEypRfjaLr7npCpnlc6KCGN/view?usp=sharing)
So now we have a 24x56 shop with 10' ceiling on one side for every day work and 14' ceiling on the other side so we can get a lift in there soon and not work like peasants anymore. Hope you enjoyed the project. It was a painstakingly long process because our contractor sucked balls.
EDIT: For some reason the pictures aren't showing, but should show if you right click and open in a new tab. Not sure what the issue is.
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Wow dude, first time hearing/seeing this. Definitely dream garage material right here, especially with two FC's, where's the mk3 supra?
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It's in there now. It was in our other garage during the build.
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The shop looked great when we were there. Those lights are really nice.
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Eventually insulation and walls will go up. Then I can route air lines and get a lift in there.