Big project update
 

well it's kinda automotive related because once its done I can start working on the Galaxie agaBroke ground on my dream garage a couple weeks ago,32X40 stick built with in floor heat for those cold Minnesota winters.Here are a few pics for starters and I'll update as I go on. he pkg is due to arrive net weekend,hopefully I'll be ready to pour the concrete by then too.I'm doing most the ork myself in the evenings(when I'm not in class or doing homework) and on weekends so progress is a little slow.Now for some pics of where I'm at.

breaking ground


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form down and all sand tamped ready for the next step


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flooring insulation down and infloor heat tube being installed(thats my 5 yr old daughter helping clip the pipe into place after I layed it out,helpful to have someone down all the time)


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all done ready for the rebar to go down get inspected and finish conecting all that pipe.

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Kick ass, I'm jealous! :D

I see you have your helper working with you. :thumbsup:

pkg arrived

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Doesn't seem like much does it?

Cement work, BTW I am glad I got that pumper truck,it just reached to where we were pouring,if I didn't have that I would have had to haul all 21 yards of concrete about 100 ft and that would have sucked.


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even got the cops to do some for me(actually thats my wife wanting to give the power trowel a try before she left for work)
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Finished product( all done inabout 4 hrs other than the power trowel by 4 guys who only had minimal cement knowledge before we started except one guy, I think we did a pretty good job)

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Not too bad for a guy who works 40+ hrs a week and goes to school two nits a week,been raining here for the last week and weekends the only time to work on things makes things go slower than I would like

Good deal. Keep the updates coming. :thumbsup:

nice shop you wont be sorry you went with taller walls.mine is about 5 years old and im still tweaking it.

Looks like your going to have a really nice shop, enjoyed looking at the pictures, nice and clear, you will like that heated floor, wish mine was heated.

Rob

Seeing the pumper truck just reminded me of what happened to me when I poured the concrete.

The first concrete truck came in the back yard, got almost far enough to be able to pour, and buried all three axles right to the hubs.

We hooked three four wheel drive pickups up in tandem, couldn't even budge him.

I had to tear out two dwarf apple trees the bride had a planted a few years ago, and brought in another concrete truck to pull him out.

It got ugly, and my buddies were laughing and joking around, and I was sweating it out.

Now that I look back at it, it was a good time, as you will look back some day on your project.

Rob

Looking good. The radiant floor will be nice. I live in north Idaho close to Canada and it gets pretty darn cold here as well. In the spring, I will be breaking ground on my new shop. I have been looking into installing radiant floor heating, you will have to post pics of the system and what you use for it when you get to that point. What is the height on your wall?

Looks awesome

and What ever you do, don't go over to Garagejournal.com you garage will take on a new life of it's own.