Thought I'd start a thread here in the projects section for what I'm calling 'Jr.'s Garage' since my Dad was referred to by his siblings as 'Jr' as he had the same name as his Dad, and for some reason I tended to think about him when I was out in the shop I had built in Rosemount.
Anyway, dirt has been broken today on the 30' W x 32' D foundation, and the inspector signed off, so hope to have concrete on Thursday morning weather permitting!
Derek and my contractor talked me into an 18' wide garage door. Thanks for spending more of my money Derek.
Glad I could help!
dashboard said
Oct 24, 2018
Exciting times! You can get the "bar" ready for the holidays.
Lost in the 60s said
Oct 24, 2018
Motorcycle ???
SShink said
Oct 25, 2018
Jon-Rule #1 on garages as you know...they're never big enuf!
Kevin-Yes but...everything will be served 'chilled' since no power, insulation, or heat until next year.
Mitch-I got my MC endorsement and also took the Intermediate rider course as required by Polaris to ride any company owned bikes this summer. If not a bike, then a Slingshot (the 2 wheels in front, and 1 in the back), so have to plan for that.
Concrete was poured this morning in!!! That will give it a nice slow cure over the next couple of weeks before they start construction.
You're welcome to come over any time once it's up!
I REALLY missed having the shop we built in Rosemount after we moved to Kansas City, so told myself when we moved back we would either find a place already with a building or room to build one. I'm plopping enough money down just for this building alone without any finishing to buy a really nice Chevy truck, so I'm trying to take my time and do it right this time.
Jon H said
Oct 27, 2018
SShink wrote:
Larry Lucast wrote:
I have a severe case of garage envy!
You're welcome to come over any time once it's up!
I REALLY missed having the shop we built in Rosemount after we moved to Kansas City, so told myself when we moved back we would either find a place already with a building or room to build one. I'm plopping enough money down just for this building alone without any finishing to buy a really nice Chevy truck, so I'm trying to take my time and do it right this time.
Or a really, really nice Ford!
Derek69SS said
Oct 28, 2018
No such thing exists Jon.
Jon H said
Oct 28, 2018
Derek69SS wrote:
No such thing exists Jon.
Pretty low blow sir...
Lost in the 60s said
Oct 28, 2018
Jon H wrote:
Derek69SS wrote:
No such thing exists Jon.
Pretty low blow sir...
Yeow, I think what he meant to say is, you have too many superlatives in very, very. Maybe leave it at just a nice Ford...
The block should give you several more inches of height
Looking good!!
Karl
Lost in the 60s said
Oct 30, 2018
Looks really nice !
SShink said
Oct 30, 2018
Thanks guys. I think the 1 block course is a city requirement also.
Just talked to the contractor, and he told me they won't start framing for about a month since the concrete needs to get good and hard, and with the cooler temps it will take longer. It will be stronger curing out that way, but takes more time. And he prefers to bring out the materials when the ground is frozen. Who knows, I may get to try out the new Camaro tires in the snow to get it into the new shop as I'm planning on there being snow on the ground by then.
Lost in the 60s said
Nov 3, 2018
Well, that's disappointing. I don't think that concrete needs that long to set up. Sounds like he got delayed on other jobs from the rain a couple weeks ago.
BLyke said
Nov 4, 2018
Looks good and like all projects, may take longer than planned or hoped for.
Yup, we had a light dusting overnight. I had to drive up to Lares this morning for a steering coupling and there was a fair bit more snow on the ground up there.
Lost in the 60s said
Dec 1, 2018
Your builder get that shop up yet ?? Where the heck is he ???
SShink said
Dec 1, 2018
They got stacked up on jobs because of the weather, so I was 5th or 6th in line. He ordered materials this week though, and said things are starting to move forward.
dashboard said
Dec 1, 2018
Good news is, once they start things will move along quickly. You’ll be in there waxing the car this spring.
-- Edited by dashboard on Saturday 1st of December 2018 07:08:48 PM
SShink said
Jan 2, 2019
Look what showed up today just in time for the January thaw!
Hopefully, they git 'er thrown up in the next 7 days, with the mild weather.
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 12:27:20 PM
hkgmillette said
Jan 3, 2019
Woohoo!
SShink said
Jan 8, 2019
Busy week so far at the Shinker homestead...progress on Jr.'s Garage as well!
For the first day including site prep/setup and high winds, they got more done than I thought today. Gotta' say, I have mad respect for anyone that works outside during this time of the year.
They may or may not work tomorrow since the high is mid-teen's, but that's o.k. if they don't. I'd rather have them take their time than rush to 'get er done'.
As Tina just said walking by me as I'm typing this...'It's happening!'.
Been waiting for this post...good to see progress. Too bad they couldn't have been there last week, they could have worked in T-shirts.
SShink said
Jan 8, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Been waiting for this post...good to see progress. Too bad they couldn't have been there last week, they could have worked in T-shirts.
Thanks Mitch, I've been waiting for this since Oct. too!
This pic is from last Sat. when it was almost 50 degrees and I was clearing off the pad of as much ice/sleet/snow as I could and I was just in a long sleeved t shirt.
No, it's flat all the way across. I need to measure it now that the joists are in, but it should be a little over 12' from the floor to the joist.
SShink said
Jan 17, 2019
SShink wrote:
dashboard wrote:
Stan did you add a small vault to the ceiling?
No, it's flat all the way across. I need to measure it now that the joists are in, but it should be a little over 12' from the floor to the joist.
It's exactly 12' from the floor to the bottom of the joists, so I'll lose a little when I finish the ceiling but still o.k. with it. I'm probably going to put up white tin on the ceiling, but still need to decide.
The attached pics are from yesterday. A little more progress with the sofit's done now, but it's probably going to be too cold for siding installation. The windows and service door are there, so they may put those in, but not sure yet. The garage door is supposed to arrive next week, so maybe by the end of next week it will be done.
And now the hard part of deciding fun things like exterior lighting placement has started. I decided to put 3 lights in the front with one on either side (two red arrows) and one in the center up high, and one over the service door. Having the garage door offset kind of made it visually challenging with the light placement:
Here's the type of fixture I'm looking at to install to have dusk to dawn lighting:
Hi Stan,
It looks like your about a overhead door and a long extension cord away from being off and running.
Jon H said
Jan 20, 2019
Here's the type of fixture I'm looking at to install to have dusk to dawn lighting:
Oh, the shingles are done now too.
Stan, nice looking fixture but you don't have to go with a special fixture to get the dusk to dawn lighting. Phillips (and others) have LED bulbs with the sensor built into the bulb. I have been using them for a few years now and they are very reliable plus you get the LED every savings. I get them through amazon for about $30 for a four pack.
SShink said
Jan 24, 2019
Well, two steps forward and one step back. Siding got finished earlier this week and the garage door and opener were installed today.
However...the contractor and I debated on how high to place the windows in the garage door, and thought on the 3rd row it would be about 6' from the ground to the bottom of the window, and it's too low. So, looks like I'll have it moved up to the 2nd row for security so that people can't look directly into the garage. I'll have window coverings on the windows, so that will block the viewing there.
Thought I'd start a thread here in the projects section for what I'm calling 'Jr.'s Garage' since my Dad was referred to by his siblings as 'Jr' as he had the same name as his Dad, and for some reason I tended to think about him when I was out in the shop I had built in Rosemount.
Anyway, dirt has been broken today on the 30' W x 32' D foundation, and the inspector signed off, so hope to have concrete on Thursday morning weather permitting!
Karl
Here's a virtual drawing showing more inside details like a 4 post lift and placeholders for benches and the 'bar'.
Derek and my contractor talked me into an 18' wide garage door. Thanks for spending more of my money Derek.
Not even built and already out of room!
Glad I could help!
Jon-Rule #1 on garages as you know...they're never big enuf!
Kevin-Yes but...everything will be served 'chilled' since no power, insulation, or heat until next year.
Mitch-I got my MC endorsement and also took the Intermediate rider course as required by Polaris to ride any company owned bikes this summer. If not a bike, then a Slingshot (the 2 wheels in front, and 1 in the back), so have to plan for that.
Concrete was poured this morning in!!!
That will give it a nice slow cure over the next couple of weeks before they start construction.
You're welcome to come over any time once it's up!
I REALLY missed having the shop we built in Rosemount after we moved to Kansas City, so told myself when we moved back we would either find a place already with a building or room to build one. I'm plopping enough money down just for this building alone without any finishing to buy a really nice Chevy truck, so I'm trying to take my time and do it right this time.
Or a really, really nice Ford!
No such thing exists Jon.
Pretty low blow sir...
Yeow, I think what he meant to say is, you have too many superlatives in very, very. Maybe leave it at just a nice Ford...
I will go with that, thanks Mitch!
Watch it with the Ford wise-cracks...
More progress today. The block course is laid and the apron has been poured.
Now to see if they can get some framing done before it gets too blustery with s$%w in the air.
Looking good!!
Karl
Looks really nice !
Thanks guys. I think the 1 block course is a city requirement also.
Just talked to the contractor, and he told me they won't start framing for about a month since the concrete needs to get good and hard, and with the cooler temps it will take longer. It will be stronger curing out that way, but takes more time. And he prefers to bring out the materials when the ground is frozen. Who knows, I may get to try out the new Camaro tires in the snow to get it into the new shop as I'm planning on there being snow on the ground by then.
Well, that's disappointing. I don't think that concrete needs that long to set up. Sounds like he got delayed on other jobs from the rain a couple weeks ago.
Preview of what's to come from this morning...
Your builder get that shop up yet ?? Where the heck is he ???
They got stacked up on jobs because of the weather, so I was 5th or 6th in line. He ordered materials this week though, and said things are starting to move forward.
Good news is, once they start things will move along quickly. You’ll be in there waxing the car this spring.
-- Edited by dashboard on Saturday 1st of December 2018 07:08:48 PM
Look what showed up today just in time for the January thaw!
GREAT!!
Karl
Hopefully, they git 'er thrown up in the next 7 days, with the mild weather.
-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 12:27:20 PM
Busy week so far at the Shinker homestead...progress on Jr.'s Garage as well!
For the first day including site prep/setup and high winds, they got more done than I thought today. Gotta' say, I have mad respect for anyone that works outside during this time of the year.
They may or may not work tomorrow since the high is mid-teen's, but that's o.k. if they don't. I'd rather have them take their time than rush to 'get er done'.
As Tina just said walking by me as I'm typing this...'It's happening!'.
Thanks Mitch, I've been waiting for this since Oct. too!
This pic is from last Sat. when it was almost 50 degrees and I was clearing off the pad of as much ice/sleet/snow as I could and I was just in a long sleeved t shirt.
Good of you to clean it off for them, while it was warm.
I missed all that nice weather working in the shop on my son's "new" car...
Progress as of yesterday .
Karl
It might not be finished for another week based on delivery of the windows and garage door and the weather, but yeah they're making good progress.
Got home after the sun set, but you get the idea of it's final shape.
No, it's flat all the way across. I need to measure it now that the joists are in, but it should be a little over 12' from the floor to the joist.
It's exactly 12' from the floor to the bottom of the joists, so I'll lose a little when I finish the ceiling but still o.k. with it. I'm probably going to put up white tin on the ceiling, but still need to decide.
The attached pics are from yesterday. A little more progress with the sofit's done now, but it's probably going to be too cold for siding installation. The windows and service door are there, so they may put those in, but not sure yet. The garage door is supposed to arrive next week, so maybe by the end of next week it will be done.
And now the hard part of deciding fun things like exterior lighting placement has started. I decided to put 3 lights in the front with one on either side (two red arrows) and one in the center up high, and one over the service door. Having the garage door offset kind of made it visually challenging with the light placement:
Here's the type of fixture I'm looking at to install to have dusk to dawn lighting:
Oh, the shingles are done now too.
Windows and service door did get put in today.
It looks like your about a overhead door and a long extension cord away from being off and running.
Stan, nice looking fixture but you don't have to go with a special fixture to get the dusk to dawn lighting. Phillips (and others) have LED bulbs with the sensor built into the bulb. I have been using them for a few years now and they are very reliable plus you get the LED every savings. I get them through amazon for about $30 for a four pack.
Well, two steps forward and one step back. Siding got finished earlier this week and the garage door and opener were installed today.
However...the contractor and I debated on how high to place the windows in the garage door, and thought on the 3rd row it would be about 6' from the ground to the bottom of the window, and it's too low. So, looks like I'll have it moved up to the 2nd row for security so that people can't look directly into the garage. I'll have window coverings on the windows, so that will block the viewing there.
Otherwise, it's sealed up!
Karl