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Figured since this is the garage section, and its dedicated to builds, then what better place to chronicle the building of my new garage. If it needs to be moved to general or OT then thats fine too, but I wanted to put it here if thats ok.
So far, nothing has been started on it, just have a Bobcat operator I know from work coming to look at the lay of the land. Unfortunately my whole lot is sloped, but I've picked the spot that should require the least "remodeling" to make a nice flat base for a slab. I chose 20x24 since thats about the biggest I could go with the space I have without adding on a couple extra days of bobcat work and a couple truckloads of fill dirt. It will have a standard sloped roof with a 5/12 pitch, since thats about the only "neighborhood" code that will apply to it lol, they just didn't want lean-to sheds popping up everywhere cause we are in the south lol and they would.
My plan is that after the 20x24 slab is poured, I will build a smaller extension on the back of the shop (probably about 6') up on stilts and concrete piers with a wood floor which will house my compressor, a bunch of tools and eventually my tire machine and balancer (when I get them lol). So in the end I will have about 20x30 useable space. Even if I don't get to build an extension though, I have a separate 20x24 bay in my shop at work that is walled off (used to be a paint bay, not anymore) that I've had to work in a couple of times, and its not too bad, would just have to house my "big" tools elsewhere to keep the floor space open.
20x24 will be HUGE for a festiva, Should be able to get four of them in there with nothing else in it lol, but this is going to be my actual shop as I work on getting my auto repair business off the ground, so I need it big enough to hold a full size car with the door closed.
Other than the concrete I'll be doing this as cheaply as possible with CL and building surplus stuff, hoping to keep the budget under $5000 total, about half of what HD charges for their pre-fab 20x24 shop building installed (which doesn't include a slab. I'm confident I can do it, the Bobcat stuff will be cheap cause I know the guy and will likely be trading away some (hopefully all) of the labor for some work he needs done on one of his trucks. The slab I will be finishing myself (done a fair bit of concrete work myself back when I was in construction) with the help of a couple of retired contractors I used to work with who don't have much else going on and welcome the chance to get out and play in the mud once in a while lol. The rest of it will be stick built by yours truly, finished out in a nice shiny green tin roof and grey vinyl siding to match the house
So for those who have garages, I'd love to get any pics, tip, etc about anything pertaining to this, things you did, things to avoid, things you wish you did, whatever! I'm all ears! Just please don't tell me that 20x24 is not big enough. I've worked in that kind of space before even on full size trucks, and it is big enough for me.
Things I've already been told by folks I've talked to:
1. Make sure you put in twice as many outlets as you think you'll need, that way you'll only wish you had one or two more.
2. Make sure you have a sink.
3. Windows. You will wish you had them.
4. Large gable ventilation fan on opposite end of rollup door.
5. ?
This is the basic style I'm planning on, only with the roll-up door centered and the entry door on the right hand side (closer up the hill to the house)
So far, nothing has been started on it, just have a Bobcat operator I know from work coming to look at the lay of the land. Unfortunately my whole lot is sloped, but I've picked the spot that should require the least "remodeling" to make a nice flat base for a slab. I chose 20x24 since thats about the biggest I could go with the space I have without adding on a couple extra days of bobcat work and a couple truckloads of fill dirt. It will have a standard sloped roof with a 5/12 pitch, since thats about the only "neighborhood" code that will apply to it lol, they just didn't want lean-to sheds popping up everywhere cause we are in the south lol and they would.
My plan is that after the 20x24 slab is poured, I will build a smaller extension on the back of the shop (probably about 6') up on stilts and concrete piers with a wood floor which will house my compressor, a bunch of tools and eventually my tire machine and balancer (when I get them lol). So in the end I will have about 20x30 useable space. Even if I don't get to build an extension though, I have a separate 20x24 bay in my shop at work that is walled off (used to be a paint bay, not anymore) that I've had to work in a couple of times, and its not too bad, would just have to house my "big" tools elsewhere to keep the floor space open.
20x24 will be HUGE for a festiva, Should be able to get four of them in there with nothing else in it lol, but this is going to be my actual shop as I work on getting my auto repair business off the ground, so I need it big enough to hold a full size car with the door closed.
Other than the concrete I'll be doing this as cheaply as possible with CL and building surplus stuff, hoping to keep the budget under $5000 total, about half of what HD charges for their pre-fab 20x24 shop building installed (which doesn't include a slab. I'm confident I can do it, the Bobcat stuff will be cheap cause I know the guy and will likely be trading away some (hopefully all) of the labor for some work he needs done on one of his trucks. The slab I will be finishing myself (done a fair bit of concrete work myself back when I was in construction) with the help of a couple of retired contractors I used to work with who don't have much else going on and welcome the chance to get out and play in the mud once in a while lol. The rest of it will be stick built by yours truly, finished out in a nice shiny green tin roof and grey vinyl siding to match the house
So for those who have garages, I'd love to get any pics, tip, etc about anything pertaining to this, things you did, things to avoid, things you wish you did, whatever! I'm all ears! Just please don't tell me that 20x24 is not big enough. I've worked in that kind of space before even on full size trucks, and it is big enough for me.
Things I've already been told by folks I've talked to:
1. Make sure you put in twice as many outlets as you think you'll need, that way you'll only wish you had one or two more.
2. Make sure you have a sink.
3. Windows. You will wish you had them.
4. Large gable ventilation fan on opposite end of rollup door.
5. ?
This is the basic style I'm planning on, only with the roll-up door centered and the entry door on the right hand side (closer up the hill to the house)
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