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Hey Guys
All I can say is wow. keep those pictures coming as you progress with your garages. Hoping to start mine in the spring. Rich

Hey Bob, thats looking good but make sure you tell that guy to cut a few holes somewhere to hang a few garage doors.

Oh Maannnn! I knew there was something missing!!!
I guess I'll have to switch to bicycles now!!!


Actually there are three doors on the front of the garage, this is space where tandem parking will be the mode. Besides, at the rate I get cars done what do I need a door for?

Garages are sprouting all over.....hope mine has offspring...hehe...............I just painted half my floor...waiting for it to dry so I can move junk to that side and do other half....sure is good excuse to sit, sip, and watch ballgames......"yeah Honey, can't move till floor dries" later guys and keep thinking of new excuses I can use.

Hey guys, if you are looking for tips and things I learned, go over to Club cobra and do a search for Garage Mahal, garage, etc. I posted several details on my garage project there. Numerous pics of the outside and inside are there as well.

Well, three weeks later and we're closed in from the weather and ready for the electrician, the heating contractor, and the insulation guys. All supposed to be done by this time next week, then it's dry wall time. Hope we stay on schedule. Still looks like early December before starting move in.

Starting to look great Bob, bet ya can't wait til they are done!! BTW, whats the demesions?
Larry

Very nice Bob, matches the house perfect. Show us some interior shots once you're settled in.

ToyCollector, would you mind if I move into your place? My single car garage is killing me.

Well Larry, the kitchen addition is 11X14, the garage addition is 24X28. Seems like correct priority to me!

Thanks TC. Actually had to make a compromise on the roof tile color as Monier doesn't make our original color any more. After some weathering they should even out. I'll feel better when I can paint it all one color next spring. The main part of the house really needs it. As you might be able to tell from the lawn, the previous owners weren't big on maintenance. Finished the kitchen demolition today, so we'll be doing microwave meals til December . The old kitchen cabinets should look good out in the shop though.

Well, so much for staying on schedule!!!!

In the photo you'll see a little black pipe sticking down from the ceiling. That's a gas line for the heater. We're required to get an inspection of that (and the one for the cooktop) before closing in. Around here it's the Health Dept. that does that. Being the grossly incompetent jerks they are it took them almost two weeks to get out to look, and technically we were supposed to leave the gas disconnected for the whole time while waiting for them. I guess I'm not supposed to mind not having heat, and taking cold showers! Parr for the course for them, they also took 5 weeks at the initial permitting, even though none of what we've done affects the septic system. Drywalling is moving along but those guys have flaked away two days this week too!! I'm done whining now! Thanks for the shoulder!

Those spots at waist heigth are the air line ends, and you can see the corner of the pull down stairs for the overhead storage (gotta hide excess fenders and wheels somewhere). Plenty of natural light, even on a cloudy day.

Bob, is that gas line for the heater in the garage area or the new added living area? Make sure you ventilate the area well if you are working with combustable materials in that space, if it will not be sealed off. I was so paranoid about that, I moved my gas furnaces to the attic, and went with an electric water heater in a closet that is at garage level. Just a thought from Mr. Safety ;-)

Looking good, won't be long now that the bureaucrats are doing their thing.

Thanks for the concern and encouragement TC. This is a shot of the shop area.

I know what you mean. I'm putting in an electronic start unit (so no pilot light) for just that reason. When I want to spray some paint, or work with other flammables, I'll preheat, then turn off the thermostat. I guess that's why we share our experiences, so others can learn from what we've experienced.

"Well, so much for staying on schedule!!!!"

Bob, looks like its getting closer to being done despite the County jerk around. What ya doing to the floor? Will you be laying tile or just sealing it?

I built a house years ago in Olympia and I can remember running into the same type of problems. It really made scheduling work loads a big headache.

Just make sure you don't deal with the Department of Development and Environmental Services up there. There was a story on the King5 news last night about a guy that had a run-in with them and I they really put it to him. The article is here: http://www.king5.com/localnews/speci....310ac706.html

I cant believe what they charged him for just a 15 minute conversation about getting his bond back. Check the part about the contractor that had them come out to inspect the job site!! It just makes you wonder..................

Say, where's the sprinkler system??

Hey Larry.

I'll at least seal it to keep down the dust. I've been looking at a variety of coverings, but I don't think vinyl tile holds up very well. Those thicker, snap together tiles (e.g. Racedeck) look enticing, but are a bit spendy for my tastes, and I haven't gotten any feedback on how well they hold up to jack stands, floor jacks, cherry pickers, etc.

Actually, the DDES people were/are the easy ones to deal with for us. Once I finally got the initial permit from Health, the gal at DDES processed the general building permit in one day without charging the expedited fee! Their inspectors have been out within one day of inspection call in and haven't yanked us around at all. DDES's performance really makes the Health people look like clowns, although they do well enough at that on their own!

Regarding sprinklers.................don't give the jerks any ideas!