#7557433 - 02/16/14 04:38 PM
I have a garage project! (edit: now workshop project!)
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#7557434 - 02/16/14 04:38 PM
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#7557435 - 02/16/14 04:39 PM
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#7557437 - 02/16/14 04:39 PM
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#7557438 - 02/16/14 04:39 PM
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And that takes us to today. The next step is, well, steps. And filling the retaining wall. And a whole lot of yard work because our back yard has been destroyed.
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#7557456 - 02/16/14 04:56 PM
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Nice Maxie!
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#7557751 - 02/16/14 08:47 PM
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Yup. The driveway goes, well, went to the lane behind the house, and that's where the garage is being built. It's pretty common here for the places that have lane access, even if they don't have a monster slope in front.
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#7557937 - 02/17/14 12:43 AM
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That is a hell of a garage project. I told myself when I was looking at homes that I would not buy a house without a flat driveway, threw that out the window not long after. Looks like you had to as well Glad to see the mustang is getting a home indoors soon. Keep it up with the pictures, fun to follow. Are you going to frame in the carport as an extension to the home?
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#7564396 - 02/20/14 09:41 AM
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That's fucking kickass!!!! I can't imagine having a 28 degree driveway down to a car port.. Who thought of that brilliant idea?
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#7569155 - 02/22/14 06:50 PM
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That's pretty awesome!
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#7572624 - 02/25/14 12:33 AM
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#7573785 - 02/25/14 03:25 PM
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so now your carport faces one street and your [newly built] garage faces another?
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#7609918 - 03/20/14 01:59 AM
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#7634761 - 04/05/14 11:15 AM
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I like your neighborhood.
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#7641218 - 04/10/14 12:52 AM
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Totally jealous of that garage.
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#7762489 - 07/06/14 01:15 PM
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#7775093 - 07/14/14 11:39 PM
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I'm not sure I'd have had the patience that you've displayed with this project. Looks like a really nice result though.
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#7807840 - 08/06/14 03:38 PM
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#7899534 - 10/06/14 10:26 PM
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So since I last updated, I knocked up the wife, replaced the 3 with a CX-5, and started construction on the workshop.
The old car port wasn't torn down when the garage was put up because, really, it's awesome. Because I'm fed up with dealing with contractors I'm doing this one myself.
First thing I did was I poured a footing. This area is a bit of a low zone so if I had a door right at the sidewalky bit where the dryer vents are the shop would flood when it rains. And because I'll probably be building at least part of a wall here I cast in some anchors.
I think one of the previous owners wanted to do something similar as there were anchor-sized holes on two of the concrete side sills already drilled, but had filled up with 20 years of dirt. Nothing a nail, shop vac, wire brush, and a can of compressed air can't clean out though.
For the long side of the shop there were no anchors pre-cast and no holes drilled. So I got my hammer drill and a masonry bit. And ruined the masonry bit. And its replacement. And the hammer drill too. It now drills oval holes.
I hacked up some threaded rod, and bonded them into the holes with epoxy. Rad, now my walls won't fall down!
Then I called up the local lumber yard and ordered a bunch of stuff. Of course they delivered it on the wettest day of the year. Dicks.
I humped it all down the stairs and stacked it so that it could dry out.
One problem I had was that across the mouth of the old car port was pretty long, I was concerned with the long term stability of stick framing.
I started by building a beam which will tie into the rafters to give some measure of lateral stability.
That brings us to today where I spent most of the day hammering studs. Repeat ad nauseam. The big gap on the left side is where I'll be putting a window. The big gap on the right side is where my blistered hands decided to call it a day for me.
Hopefully I'll get it sheathed and wrapped before winter. Proper siding and trim would be awesome but that may be a touch optimistic.
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