Rudolph

I've been building this carriage house over the past year. I finished it just in time for the snow.

Air Kuul TT

Congrats... Beautiful!! Can we see more pix?

Rudolph

Sure. This is my first post and beam project.

TYNUSKT

Wow...you built that yourself? Impressive and looks great on your lot. I don't have that kind of time or knowledge so along with our house renovation that will begin in the Spring, I'm having a post & beam detached garage built. I love the details. Is the outside pine board & batten?

allill

i'm sorry, i didn't read a word you said. that avatar keeps calling me. LOL!


very nice garage btw.

Rudolph

Mark:
I have no real building experience either, but building it was not as difficult as I thought it would be. I have a fair sized John Deere tractor so I did the site work myself. I bought the plans for it online and I just built it. I did need the help of a few good friends especially with the heavy lifting and some of the fine work. I don't have the time either but the basic enclosed structure went up in three weekends. The cost of the project drove me to do it myself. The local post and beam company wanted over $35K for the same building (I am out less than a third of that). The siding is rough cut ship lap pine.

I did install a bottle opener on the wall of my carriage house, but you remind me that I need a cup holder.

bv shady

Congratulations it looks great, What company sold you the plans? TIA-Paul

Raptor

Very nice. You now have legitimate building experience. Cool look with the front overhang and carriage doors.

luv2ride

Very Nice!! Its got that salt box look. Can I rent out the top part?

Mark in Baltimore

Too cool. Thanks for sharing.

Rudolph

Thanks for the kind comments. I bought the basic plans from "backroadhomes.com" and then I added some details that I liked from barns that I have seen over the years. Sorry the top is not for rent. I've been storing files upstairs but I think a car could be parked there given I floored it with 2x12s for a more authentic look than plywood.

burton

Nice project. Where in CT are you? I'm looking into the same kind of structure since I'm out of garage space. Impressive that you tackled that yourself.

ed devinney

Very nice work, congrats!

ARM993

Well done. What a great DIY project. Now if only I had some land to build something like that. Congrats.

Rudolph

James:
No, I didn't do all the work myself. The first three weekends of actual construction were like a traditional barn raising (I have a group of great friends who worked with me). I finished the project over the next year. I have a knowledgeable friend who I frequently questioned and helped me along the way to be sure things were built correctly. I had significant help on the doors and some of the siding and the roof. I also worked with a concrete company which poured the floor and footings and I worked with my electrician on the wiring and the security.

I used my tractor to do most of the site work. I swaled the high ground to direct sheet drainage around the building. I brought in a fair amount of processed gravel and stone to raise the ground under the building and promote drainage. So far it's nice and dry.

The permits were straight forward. I had a site plan for my pool which I used to locate the carriage house (I verified the location of the building and set backs with a surveyor friend). The town was happy with the plans.

This is not my primary garage (which has automatic doors). I plan to use this carriage house only for seasonal storage and tinkering, therefore I went for looks over easier function.