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Wow, I missed the post about the "big" garage somehow I glanced at the drawing but assumed it was a house you are building!
Yes, if you are using the garage intermittently, the radiant takes way too long. We have it in the lower level of a rental property we own and it's always a bit of an education with the tenants when they first move in. The first cold snap hits and they text to say the heat is not working
I like the sound of the cabinets. You might set them off nicely if the "lower" color was red!
Shawn's idea about the floor would be killer.
Cheers
I live in a place that normally attracts those who live in Metro NYC, but especially when they have a special reason to escape. Once before after 9/11, now again during Covid. Restaurants here had their best year ever last year, and real estate activity was very high, including building. I even lost out on a bid to buy an 80-acre vacant lot near me - off-grid, a half-mile up easements that didn't include utilities. Fortunately, I bought most lumber for the new barn early; treated lumber was entirely unavailable for a few months. Unfortunately, hiring help to build it wasn't going to be easy, so I had to do it myself with some help from the neighbors.
I live in a place that normally attracts those who live in Metro NYC, but especially when they have a special reason to escape. Once before after 9/11, now again during Covid. Restaurants here had their best year ever last year, and real estate activity was very high, including building. I even lost out on a bid to buy an 80-acre vacant lot near me - off-grid, a half-mile up easements that didn't include utilities. Fortunately, I bought most lumber for the new barn early; treated lumber was entirely unavailable for a few months. Unfortunately, hiring help to build it wasn't going to be easy, so I had to do it myself with some help from the neighbors.
Good luck!
Same situation here. Our ski and golf courses had fantastic/record years and hotels are jammed. A sheet of treated 1/2 inch plywood is $56, if you can get it. I have np doubt that you could and did build your new barn. You are one of the most resourceful people on this board. Plus, if you own a Unimog, you have superhero status!
I credit the barn project to the life-altering nature of owning an excavator. Highly recommended tool, right up there with Knipex pliers. The 928 has been life-altering, too.
I credit the barn project to the life-altering nature of owning an excavator. Highly recommended tool, right up there with Knipex pliers. The 928 has been life-altering, too.
Excavators are great tools! I have been working with the excavating contractor on my projects for years and it is the fun part of getting things going. He has a plethora of great machines like a skid loader and four different size excavators. The largest has a four foot bucket that we will be using in two weeks to dig the foundation for the big car building. WooHoo!
The contractor also sent this photo of progress through yesterday. Seems he found some drywall and is knocking out the inside this week. He even put green board on the lower four feet to make it splash resistant. A good surprise!
Should be cars in here in three weeks if all goes to plan!
Looking good! Nice of your contractor to go with green board on the bottom. I have often wondered why cement board does not get used in marginally conditioned spaces like garages. My brother and I used it in his finished basement that occasionally has water issues, the idea being if it does get wet you can just dry it out quickly with no damage (obviously if you did not react quickly you might grow mold even in cement board) Like you, we did the bottom 48". Obviously you'd be into a skim coat etc. so finishing is more labor. In my bro's case, he opted to put PVC wainscoating over it so taping and finish was minimal anyway. Left a big gap on the bottom that he covered with a piece of trim. If he ever did get flooded, he could pull out the trim and get the floor fan up against the gap and dry it all out. Untested thus far...
But I digress...
How do I present these photos to my wife under the guise of "this will really improve our house too"? I suspect I need to re-do the kitchen first...
Cheers
Looking good!
But I digress...
How do I present these photos to my wife under the guise of "this will really improve our house too"? I suspect I need to re-do the kitchen first...
Cheers
Thats easy, See the storage loft? Not only will the extra garage increase the value of your home, it will provide her with her own space to store all those Christmas decorations and seasonal items.
Thats easy, See the storage loft? Not only will the extra garage increase the value of your home, it will provide her with her own space to store all those Christmas decorations and seasonal items.
Still traumatized by all those Christmas decorations In the attic?
Still pushing on the ancillary garage, have a great carpenter that works well into the evenings and is a perfectionist... He did all the framing and finish work on his own. Got to love people that take pride in their work!
The electrical is close to being finished and the stonemasons and driveway people are on deck.
Interior paint scheme is taking shape and I have to get a good shot of the interior posted... Woo HOO! I'll be parking cars in here soon.
Looking good. I like the contrast from clapboards on the bottom to shingles on the top. Classic look. Those are Hardie or some other manmade? Or cedar? They look too identical to be cedar...
And Marvin windows. Big fan here.
Cheers
Looking good. I like the contrast from clapboards on the bottom to shingles on the top. Classic look. Those are Hardie or some other manmade? Or cedar? They look too identical to be cedar...
And Marvin windows. Big fan here.
Cheers
All of the "apparent" woodwork outside is AZEK and the siding and faux cedar is vinyl. The environment along Lake Michigan is fairly moist at times and I do not want maintenance issues with rot/mildew and constant painting/washing that are inherent with wood or Hardie Plank. In light of that fact, I also have a mini-split for heating, cooling, humidity control and a back up Modine or catalyst gas heater to be installed. The windows are Marvin "Infinity" series as is the entire cottage and they are the best I could find in my market.
A crappy picture of the interior - - - Adding a 10" red stripe with Porsche script printed on it as a belt line graphic and you can see the mini-split in the wall. The floor will be "Race Deck" to match the cottage garage.
Good thing I was sitting down when I received the new quote for the rose-quartz and basalt washed concrete bordered and dyed concrete driveway. Last year $30k, this year $51k, Now looking at alternatives. Labor shortage is intense here in the skilled trades.
The garage doors, ceiling fan, side entry door, stone sconce lights and a few other items are all back ordered. Lots of issues with the supply chain for builders right now!
03-26-2021, 09:53 AM
I glanced at the drawing but assumed it was a house you are building!
and this. 
