The next project... kinda car related... June 23, 2007, 08:40:51 PM Ok, the deck's done, so now it's time to move onto the next big project. My garage, while roomy (and a Godsend), is ugly as poo. Time to get some siding on that bitch. I bought the materials today and hope to get it finished by the end of the week. First, some before pics (never mind the snow, the pics were taken back in February '06, just before I bought the house): Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #1 – June 24, 2007, 03:52:11 AM , yeah that thing looks rough. Could use a little of that good ol TLC. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #2 – June 24, 2007, 04:18:13 AM Make it bigger too! Thats easier without siding. Just a thought. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #3 – June 24, 2007, 06:29:37 AM How is the lawnmower not rolling off?Looks nice and roomy put in some extra insulation for those winter projects. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #4 – June 24, 2007, 11:14:04 AM Good eye on the lawnmower.. and good question what IS keeping that thing on the hill? As for the building, Ugly, but not really that rough (in my definition of “rough’ anyway, different than yours obviously), a lot of potential there. These pictures give you a good shot of the roofline. That a good spot to find a “rough” building where trusses and walls and the like may need fixed. This one looks very flat and square, no sagging that’s GOOD indicates a good SOLID structure. Possibly something going on there in the lower picture with that extension, kinda hard to tell may just be the angle of the pic.Is that a foundation I see down the right side of pic #1 So foundation at least good good…, appears to have a slab looking at the bottom of the garage doors more goodness. Nope, I don’t see “rough” here. I see a blank canvas ready for Thunder to work his magic. Ugly no doubt however. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #5 – June 24, 2007, 11:26:56 AM Is it just Plywood right now? i cant tell what it is in the pics. is it insolated? throw a heater or a potbelly, an 2 1200 btu window units youll freeze your ass out of there. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #6 – June 24, 2007, 02:12:49 PM Insulation is the biggest thing you can do to make that thing more comfortable. You could run a nice little wood burning stove in there, and you will stay comfortable. Throw in an old computer loaded up with music, a nice surround sound, wireless mouse and keyboard, and jam while working on the car. I dont know how hot it gets where you are in the summer, but a peak vent and a fan or two would ventilate it very well, which would probably be a great idea since you are deal with cars in there.Youve dont nothing short of impress me with your handy work, I cant wait to see what you do with it. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #7 – June 24, 2007, 08:00:19 PM I dunno what was holding the mower there - it, along with all the other beside the building, went to the dump within a week of buying the place.Jim: The building is very solid. It is sitting on a slab of about 12" (I think the previous owner must have owned a concrete company - even that py little shed you can see in the background is on a slab). The walls are studded off with 4X6 creosoted barn beams, and the posts on either side of the big door, along with the footer (or whetever the board at the bottom of the wall studs is called) are 8X8. This thing ain't going anywhere. The little warp you see in the roof where the addition is at was actually built into it (the addition is on a slab too, and the slab actually extends out the full length of the garage and then some - you can see the black tarp lying on it in the bottom pic, above). The addition is solid too, but for some reason he didn't bother making the roofs line up properly. You can actually see where he cut the boards to fill in the gaps. Looks stupid, but it's solid so I'm not gonna do anything about it.Cougar86_89 and Shawn: The garage is actually built out of 1" rough cut barn boards with a layer of vapour barrier, then a layer of 1/4" aspenite (that particle board ). He actually used the aspenite as siding - I got into an argument with my previous insurance company because they would not insure a building with no siding on it. I had them send out an inspector, and showed him where the aspenite was the siding and that it even had vapour barrier inside it. They ended up insuring it (for $35k, not including contents, which are covered under my regular policy). The barn boards themselves are in perfect condition, but the aspenite has gone all to hell - this stuff isn't designed to be exposed to weather. Still, the guy across the road has lived there for 30 years and said the aspenite was there as long as he lived there (but was actually stained dark brown at some point).I hope to insulate it before winter. I also plan on making some windows that actually open (I did so at the camp, including cutting the glass). I also want to make new (insulated) doors and mount a fan in each one - incoming air in one door and outgoing air in the other, with a shutter on each one to close them to the weather when required. I'm also gonna make filters so I can ventilate the air while spraying the T-Bird.I actually got quite a bit done today, considering that it rained all morning and I didn't start until about 1PM. You can already see that this is going to be a very nice looking building when finished - probably will add $10k to my property value :hick:: Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #8 – June 24, 2007, 08:10:01 PM NICE! That looks awesome Carm! Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #9 – June 24, 2007, 08:37:28 PM looking good! Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #10 – June 24, 2007, 09:18:03 PM that addition would be nice for the big air compressor, keeping the sound down, and the paint fumes from contacting the motor.. Moving right along. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #11 – June 24, 2007, 09:25:10 PM Very Nice indeed and 4x6's , 8x8's lol Thats all set to make into a 5 story building. right it aint going anyplace! And yes it should add a good chunk to your equity! And thats Vinayl siding going on there too ain't it? I may bug ya for some tips on doing that. I have about a quarter of my roof left to cover then I need to side my house... never done it before so looking for any tips I can get. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #12 – June 25, 2007, 01:01:19 PM Cool:D You do some fine work. Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #13 – June 26, 2007, 08:15:02 PM Got a bit more done today. It's hard to get much done when it rains every frickin' morning (and tomorrow it's threatening to rain in the afternoon) but it's slowly getting there.First pic is of that weird joint between the addition and the main building that I was talking about. I think the guy actually built the addition too tall and had to modify where it attached to the main part.Second and third pics show what I got done today. That gable end was a PITA and took most of the day because every piece had to be cut differently (and the light and rain sensor for my weather station didn't make it any easier). The short part of the wall that leads up to the addition only took about an hour and a half... Quote Selected
The next project... kinda car related... Reply #14 – June 26, 2007, 08:44:39 PM what kind of weather station? Quote Selected
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