OT: My new garage build
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05-17-2008, 08:17 PM
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Great looking garage Marc! Heres a quality German made boiler to keep you warm: http://www.viessmann-us.com/web/cana...100_ca_english
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05-19-2008, 04:33 PM
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BTW, I just found out that the photo of my dream garage is no other than Richard Griot's garage
Here is the stuff that outfits Griot's garage:
-- Heated floor
-- Central vacuum
-- Euro-spec 220-240-volt outlets for using European tools
-- Compressed air with high-flow quick-disconnects coming out of the wall and ceiling; ceiling reels attached for easier access
-- Washer and dryer to clean oily rags and dirty towels so they don't mix with the regular clothes
-- Ample tool storage and workbench space
-- Nussbaum car lift with 9000-pound capacity
-- In-floor lighting beneath the lift area
-- Ceiling fans to exhaust fumes and provide cool air in the summer
-- Hang-down power, water and air
-- 5000 Kelvin (the same "color temperature" as daylight) lighting that replicates natural light
-- Ceiling height at 12 feet, eight inches, which clears the lift
-- Steel I-beam with lift for pulling engines, lifting up a race car or loading stuff into the back of a pickup
-- Emergency lighting
-- Fire-suppression system
and link to photos: http://www.griotsgarage.com/category...arage+ideas.do
Any updates Marc?
Here is the stuff that outfits Griot's garage:
-- Heated floor
-- Central vacuum
-- Euro-spec 220-240-volt outlets for using European tools
-- Compressed air with high-flow quick-disconnects coming out of the wall and ceiling; ceiling reels attached for easier access
-- Washer and dryer to clean oily rags and dirty towels so they don't mix with the regular clothes
-- Ample tool storage and workbench space
-- Nussbaum car lift with 9000-pound capacity
-- In-floor lighting beneath the lift area
-- Ceiling fans to exhaust fumes and provide cool air in the summer
-- Hang-down power, water and air
-- 5000 Kelvin (the same "color temperature" as daylight) lighting that replicates natural light
-- Ceiling height at 12 feet, eight inches, which clears the lift
-- Steel I-beam with lift for pulling engines, lifting up a race car or loading stuff into the back of a pickup
-- Emergency lighting
-- Fire-suppression system
and link to photos: http://www.griotsgarage.com/category...arage+ideas.do
Any updates Marc?
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05-20-2008, 01:23 AM
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Yeah, I was just waiting until the discussion about bathroom floors and teak was done. 
The Girot's garage looks great but a little OTT.
As for ideas, I will have overhead air and electrical drop-down lines and my wife got me a central vac already. I have an exhaust fan already as well as battery back-up exit sign and emerg lighting. Air lines will be plumbed in with desiccators before air lines going to the sand blaster and for tire inflation lines and pressure regs. and quick disconnects on every line.
There will be extra thick pads for a lift (and the the PEX in-floor heat lines will not be in the lift floor pad areas). I MAY get a 2 post lift in the future so I am making everything ready for it but I am not convinced I want the huge lift bolted in place (and therefore in the way) all the time. The scissor lift will do for the moment and may be a long-term solution
As for updates, they did the back fill everywhere except where they will install sleeves under the footings to run the water and sewar lines.
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The Girot's garage looks great but a little OTT.
As for ideas, I will have overhead air and electrical drop-down lines and my wife got me a central vac already. I have an exhaust fan already as well as battery back-up exit sign and emerg lighting. Air lines will be plumbed in with desiccators before air lines going to the sand blaster and for tire inflation lines and pressure regs. and quick disconnects on every line.
There will be extra thick pads for a lift (and the the PEX in-floor heat lines will not be in the lift floor pad areas). I MAY get a 2 post lift in the future so I am making everything ready for it but I am not convinced I want the huge lift bolted in place (and therefore in the way) all the time. The scissor lift will do for the moment and may be a long-term solution
As for updates, they did the back fill everywhere except where they will install sleeves under the footings to run the water and sewar lines.
Marc
Last edited by Marc Shaw; 05-22-2008 at 12:00 AM. Reason: typo
05-20-2008, 07:18 AM
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You forgot to include space for a 4 player arcade racing game so you and your buddies can hone your track driving skills over the winter months!
On a more serious note why are you going for raised ramps rather than placing the lift in a sized recess in the floor? If you are wanting the option of a 2 post lift in future would you not be better having a level floor to place it on?
On a more serious note why are you going for raised ramps rather than placing the lift in a sized recess in the floor? If you are wanting the option of a 2 post lift in future would you not be better having a level floor to place it on?
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05-21-2008, 11:58 PM
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Progress!
Started framing. 
Marc
p.s. Jim - if I replace the scissor lift with a 2 post, I don't want a big hole in the floor and a 2-post lift can be leveled upon installation.
Marc
p.s. Jim - if I replace the scissor lift with a 2 post, I don't want a big hole in the floor and a 2-post lift can be leveled upon installation.
05-22-2008, 02:20 AM
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Very cool!! 
Thanks to you, this thread, and the forum link you provided, I am starting to dig and update the Garage folder I had... I updated the wish list dividing it in the areas like what you have done (just looks better organized like that).
The discussion with the wife tonight was if we made it a two story structure with living area on the second floor, or one story with a smaller living area while still keeping it 50'x50'... either way it looks like we will start getting serious about this and get an architect to make all the drawings/plans. So much for getting a 993...
My Garage Journal thread...
Keep the photos/updates coming!!
05-22-2008, 12:40 PM
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Indy - that was the idea.
Jaime - after reading all the problems guys on Garage Journal have had with various epoxies, I initially thought about just polishing the concrete (like at Home Depot/ Lowes) but then learned it can still get stained by fluid spills. Instead, I think I'll stain and seal it like in the picture below (credit to RL member Gasser/Jeff in the 993 forum) but probably won't both cutting the groves and grouting them.
Marc
Jaime - after reading all the problems guys on Garage Journal have had with various epoxies, I initially thought about just polishing the concrete (like at Home Depot/ Lowes) but then learned it can still get stained by fluid spills. Instead, I think I'll stain and seal it like in the picture below (credit to RL member Gasser/Jeff in the 993 forum) but probably won't both cutting the groves and grouting them.
Marc
06-04-2008, 12:49 AM
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More updates: a roof!
I am pleased that we now have an OSB roof and the roofers are expected any day to put the asphalt tiles on!
The builder still has to frame in the 4' x 3' upstairs window on the right hand side (centered above the other one on the ground floor).
They have not filled in around the edges inside as they have to put the pipes in under the frost wall foundation for water/septic.
I met with the builder today to plan for the concrete slab that will be poured once the roof is done. It will be 5" of 4000 psi concrete with two 5' x 5' pads that will be 8" thick for a future 2 post lift (I could put in a 18 000 lbs Bend-Pak on that floor if I wanted
). The pads will be spaced to fit either a regular Bend-Pak lift or their wider version as I have not decided which I'd get.
Before the pad is poured, they will also put down the gravel/compact it and lay down foil for insulation/vapour barrier. About 300' of PEX tubing will also be strung in the pad (except for where the lift pads are, of course).
We expect to be able to start moving stuff into the upstairs storage area in a couple of weeks so we can get all of our stuff out of rented storage that is quite expen$ive around here).
Marc
p.s. Oh yeah, the plywood for the left side man door has not been trimmed yet (as you can see from the inside) so the garage door is not as large as it might appear in comparison.
The builder still has to frame in the 4' x 3' upstairs window on the right hand side (centered above the other one on the ground floor).
They have not filled in around the edges inside as they have to put the pipes in under the frost wall foundation for water/septic.
I met with the builder today to plan for the concrete slab that will be poured once the roof is done. It will be 5" of 4000 psi concrete with two 5' x 5' pads that will be 8" thick for a future 2 post lift (I could put in a 18 000 lbs Bend-Pak on that floor if I wanted
). The pads will be spaced to fit either a regular Bend-Pak lift or their wider version as I have not decided which I'd get.Before the pad is poured, they will also put down the gravel/compact it and lay down foil for insulation/vapour barrier. About 300' of PEX tubing will also be strung in the pad (except for where the lift pads are, of course).
We expect to be able to start moving stuff into the upstairs storage area in a couple of weeks so we can get all of our stuff out of rented storage that is quite expen$ive around here).
Marc
p.s. Oh yeah, the plywood for the left side man door has not been trimmed yet (as you can see from the inside) so the garage door is not as large as it might appear in comparison.
Last edited by Marc Shaw; 06-04-2008 at 05:02 PM.
