Blueprints for new garage

[jimmybuffit]

A most enjoyable thread...

[Redcar GUY]

ok now we need weekly update pics!

[420]

A man after my own heart!



I look forward to see the updates as it gets built

[imported_KevinA]

I really like the location of the playroom.



One thing you may want to think about is putting sound insulation in the wall of the master bedroom and the great room. My master is on the other side of the wall from the great room and we can hear the television on the other side of the wall if one of the kids are still up.

[imported_Todd]

KevinA et al:



Thanks for the compliments and suggestions.



UPDATE (May 31,2004)



The trees have been cleared. It`s amazing what 2 guys and heavy machinery can do.



The lot has also required 20+ dump truck loads of land fill. I really think it needs to be graded higher than the surrounding lots to prevent water pooling the yard and around the house. I`ll talk to the builder tomorrow about more dirt!

[Magellan498]

Wow, awesome project. Looks like a primo piece of land there too!

[69Stang]

Man that looks great, so much green...the house plans look amazing as well!



A few years ago I was single and bought a house, it was a 2 bedroom with a 3 car garage, I told the realtor "I`ll take it!"



And he said, "Do you want to see the inside?"



Needless to say I bought it anyway.

[HotRodGuy]

awesome, you sound set. We had a 2 car garage and then built an Additional garage in our backyard w/ a giant wood workshop. We are kicking ourselves in the *** for not making it bigger to take 4 cars.

[rollman]

Great looking home your starting to build. By any chance are you around the Wilmington area? Keep the pics coming , its kool to follow along . Thanks for the garage ideas .





Good luck



Jerry

[imported_Todd]

Rollaman,



Yes, I`m about 1 hour north of Wilmington, NC. Hurricaine country, literally!



UPDATE: June 11, 2004



The lot is finally cleared and rough graded:





The concrete "footers" were poured yesterday:





Here`s where the 4-car garage section will be. Funny, it doesn`t look like a big area, but it should be about 46` long and 23` wide here:







Next step? Framing, I assume. :nixweiss

[detailbarn]

Dean the next step will be the concrete slab for the garage and rest of the house. This is a vital step in the garage , the house they will treat with a decent level of concern becasue it`s living space. The garage however they will regard as just a garage , but don`t let them. You need to express to them that your garage floors need to be perfect , the grades have to be dead on and the final surface needs to be floated out by hand and not a machine. If not they will just run a large trowel machine over the surface and there will be large trowel marks through out and the grades won`t be right meaning that you`ll have high and low spots and that can mean anything from water sitting to the inabilty to use a floor jack in certain area`s. Hope my rambling helps you with your new garage , I mean house. ;-) If you needs any more of my rambling just let me know.

[imported_Todd]

detailbarn,



Any and all advice is welcome!



Actually only the garages will be on a concrete slab. The rest of the home is on a crawl space-type foundation.



Of course, the concrete in the 2 garages is important. I`ve already specified 3000+ psi strength with a minimum thickness of 6 inches in the rear half of the 4 car garage. This is in preparation for 4-post car lifts for future expansion.



As for the concrete finish, I`ve decided to avoid epoxy finishes due to durability issues. The concrete subcontractor will be creating a commercial grade finish with "Stain-crete", as shown here:

[Buick_guy]

Sweet! Gotta see it when its done. Make sure you add your family name somewhere in that garage.

[jr_mints]

Dean,

Regarding the use of a trowel machine. A trowel machine is the only way to get it superflat and finished with any degree of consistency. Finishing a large garage floor by hand is just wrongheaded. I was in that business for 20 years and did nothing but warehouses, laboratories, research labs, manufaturing plants and other commercial/industrial concete floors that were held to extremely strict tolerances. The only thing we ever finished by hand generally was the edges and around imbedded items and columns. It sounds as though your contractor knows what he is doing, just make sure he puts a finish on the surface that the is in accordance with the stain manufacturers` recommendations. A reasonable tolerance would be 1/8" measured in any direction with an 8` straitedge. Hope that helps.



Regards,

[detailbarn]

maybe it was the operator of the trowel machine on my garage which is only 24`x24` but the use of the trowel machine left huge trowel marks though out the floor and left a very uneven surface. it actually has a crown in the center and low spots around the edge that hold water.