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Attached two stall Garage build
This will be my build thread We might start slow but we will start.
My contractor came by the house Saturday to mark out for excavation. We decided because of my variance we had better get the actual property line to be safe. I only have 2" to be off any closer to the property line and I will need another variance. Which I don't need to deal with. I got in touch with the surveyor and he informed me this is not in the deal we had so I have to pay for him to put monumentation for the property line and for the as built after construction. It feels like I should be getting a french kiss when someone does this to me. So I hope he can get here early Monday or this will be another hold up. This may seem small, but not to me. Anyone who has gone through the variance process knows how big this is. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...e454/282-3.jpg |
Very good Wayne. Best of luck buddy.
I hope it works out well for you so they can start that garage!:thumbsup: |
Wayne --
After we got permitted for my shop and driveway and the plans all signed off on --- THEY found the "bridal trail" on my property... and so it was an all stop - and re-do. The surveyor guys use GPS and my shed is less than ONE INCH from that bridal trail! They assured me they could get within about a quarter inch. Of course 10 years from now -- we'll sell -- and they'll have new fangled equipment which is more accurate - and they'll tell me the shed in 1/2" into the bridal trail! LOL These things can cause you to pull your hair out - shorten your lifespan - and put bags under your eyes... IF you let it.... so don't let it get to you -- it'll be fine -- they're NEVER on time - things go sideways... it's how you deal with it that counts. In the end -- it will be GREAT. :cheers: |
Big step Wayne! As Greg said, it will all turn out and be worth all the BS!! You will be assembling your car in a brand new shop!! :thumbsup:
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That has to be exciting! Looks like one hell of a garage across the street too.
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Yes there are more behind the house. That woman didn't want me to build my garage . She would never let anyone rent any from her. To try to stop me she offered me one of the garages, until I told her I would have to work on it for quite a while before it was finnished. She never asked again.
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Way to go Wayne!
See -- we told you to hang in there... and here you are with footings already! |
I love the smell of progress in the morning! You go Wayne! Can't wait to see the Camaro sitting in there!
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Thanks guys . I'm so ready to see it in there myself. I want to see what Mike has done.
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Cool! Glad to see things moving foward for you. Keep the pics coming!
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The form contractor came this morning and stripped the footing and formed the walls. The survey guys came and shot the corners of the forms to be sure they were accordance with the variance. I'm so shell shocked from going for the variance I kept telling them not to square it towards the property line. I hope they listened. lol They were very good workers I got lucky with them.
Here are some pictures of what they did. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ionpour001.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ionpour004.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ionpour005.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ionpour006.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ionpour003.jpg They had a nice rig for the forms. They used a dumpster hauler with a dumpster with the sides cut down . They drop it and unload it close to the ground. It felt weird, I was outside while they were placing the concrete. It started to rain a little so I went back in the house and just watched out the bay window nice and dry. It felt like I was doing something wrong because I used to do concrete work for a living. |
Not too much today they came back and stripped the walls. I also caulked a crack in the house foundation while it was accessable.
Here are a few pictures. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/001.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/002.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/004.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/005.jpg Here's a picture of the crack I filled. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/003.jpg Tomorrow the inspector come to look at the fooundation. If it passes we backfill and I install the conduit for the feed from the 200 amp garage panel to the 100 amp house panel. Because of the weather were going to get Friday, we'll have to wait until next week to pour the floor. Still not too bad for three days |
Wow, fantastic Wayne, glad to see those guy's gittin-r-dun for you. Congrats!!
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Looks great, Wayne. I had to post on your thread at GJ, too. :cheers:
It's awesome that you have a contractor that's so great to work with. |
Congrats Wayne .... Glad to see it moving forward , It will be nice to have a place at home to work .....!
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That's awesome Wayne. Good to hear. You deserve it brother, especially after hearing about the defective hip replacement stuff. Keep us posted.:thumbsup: :cheers:
By the way, has Mike made any progress on your car at the shop? |
Thanks guys There back filling it now. We had a little excitement earlier. The bobcat was brining gravel to the inside of the garage. He went to dump a load over the wall for the outside and flipped the Bob Cat over. He was ok but it took a chunk out of the top of the wall and one of the anchor bolts got ripped out. Nothing that can't be fixed. The siding runs down past that area anyway. I'll post some pictures later.
Tony I sent him a couple of e mails nothing back from him yet. Here are some pictures of todays work. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/046.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/045.jpg Here's a few of the back filling. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/039.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/040.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/042.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/043.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/047.jpg |
This is very exciting! I bet it feals really real now!! :thumbsup:
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I walked into the center of the garage and spread my arms and looked to the sky. My contractor asked me are you ok??? I said finnally in the promised land lol First time in there.
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Cool stuff!
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looking great Wayne. I know it feels good to see progress. Just wait until its closed in. Then you will be able to sleep in your man-cave :willy: :D
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Oh Yah Baby !!
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That's awesome Wayne! Looking good, you're probably like a kid on Christmas Eve...:D
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Very nice Wayne. You deserve it buddy! :thumbsup: :cheers: |
Nothing new last week too much rain. They are going to try to place the floor this Tuesday. But the're calling for more showers,We'll see.
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Not much to report. They came by and set up for the floor placement tomorrow morning. They put the angle iron for the front near the door and set the grade for the floor and side door. It is suposed to be 6" its going to be even thicker is some spots. Here are some pictures.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...oorprep001.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...oorprep005.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...oorprep002.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...oorprep003.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...oorprep004.jpg More pictures when they place the concrete tomoorrow. |
Floor all poured!! It was a perfect day for concrete not to hot, no wind, and perfect temps. The first truck only took 20 minutes to place and the other truck got there a half hour later. It was all placed in two hours, then it was wait for it to cure a little. They ran the power trowel until we had a smotth finnish but not so smooth that it will be slipery when wet.
Here are some pictures. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/198.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/203.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/204.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/206.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/208.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/212.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/213.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/215.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/218.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ctures/217.jpg These are the two hams that did the pour. The owner is 69 years old. Both hard workers and good at their jobs.. My contractor is going to start Monday on the structure. YEEEE HAAAAA !!! |
That's looking awesome Wayne. I can tell you're getting excited. Will be even nicer when you can put the Camaro in there too.
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It sure will be. I can't wait to see some wood products going up...
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Oh ya, I'm starting to get jealous now
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cool build. It's exciting getting started on a project so big. I am in the process of starting a pole barn build for a garage. hopefully be up in the next month. I havn't had a garage in years so I am pretty excited.
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WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL?...... We're waaaaitiiiiiinnnnng! :D
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Only thing new is the look on my neighbors faces when they saw me watering my floor :omg:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ures/001-1.jpg I can't wait for Monday to see if the lumber gets delivered so he can get started. |
Very cool! That's a nice thick floor too! Are you going to saw cut some control joints in it? Mine is a bit bigger, my builder said I didn't have to worry....boy was he wrong....can you say quite a few cracks! :faint:
Is it monday yet........!?!?!? :D |
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Coming right along.
Is the water to control cracking due to curing or??? I've seen it done on raised slabs down in Florida and assumed that was what it was for. I've never seen it done here though but that could be laziness on contractors part. Seems you just can't get anyone to lay a slab that doesn't crack anymore. |
I'd keep the bay window so that you can sit there and look out into the garage anytime you feel like it!! :D
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Wayne - progress is looking awesome!!, keep the pics coming, I will bet the framing goes up quick. :thumbsup:
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