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Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Just thought I'd post up some progress pics of my late summer project. It's not a car, but it's something that will make future project cars possible. When I sold my house in spring I bought a much nicer house that was much closer to work, but I gave up one thing: The new house had no garage. Not anymore...

First the groundwork (there are 5 loads of surge rock in there to level that pad, and several loads of fill had to be removed in the right rear corner):
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Next the slab:
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The materials (some assembly required):
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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #1 –
Standing the walls:
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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #2 –
More standing walls:

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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #3 –
Making the roof:
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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

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Shingles (ridge cap not on yet)
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Windows & Doors
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Housewrap
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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

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Garage doors trimmed
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And finally, siding started. This is how the garage sits as of tonight:
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My brother and his employee/friend/ex-brother-in-law have been a great help for framing, but I've been doing everything else myself (it is them who are in the wall-standing pics). The progress has been slow because it's been raining every God-ed weekend since early September, but it's getting there...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #6 –
Looks great, must be on a bit of land there?

how big is the garage?
83 Thunderbird Heritage - Right Hand Drive
95 Falcon GLi

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #7 –
The land is an acre. The garage is 24'X24, with 12' walls (to allow future installation of a hoist). I wanted to go bigger but anything over 600 square feet requires an "engineered" slab, which would have doubled the cost of the already very expensive ($4000) slab... In fact the whole project has gone way over budget. I was hoping to get it done for under $12k and am already $17k deep into it. The slab and groundwork alone totaled $6500...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #8 –
Looks great, I built a 30x40 shop.
 

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #9 –
Quote from: 83TB;400930
Looks great, I built a 30x40 shop.

Yeah, anything smaller will just make you wish you'd done it larger imo. 36x24 is the very bare minimum I'd like, preferably 36x28 or larger. One day I'll be able to have something larger than 20x20 with about 14x19 usable for a vehicle and actual tool storage.....
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #10 –
I've just purchased a new place and am looking at new garage options.
can't wait :D
83 Thunderbird Heritage - Right Hand Drive
95 Falcon GLi

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #11 –
This looks great, soon you will have your oil burner stove in there you built a while back.

I happy for you man, cant wait to see more progress pics especially of the work bench.
Mine is 24x24 also.

full width work bench across the rear of the garage with diagonal supports , meaning they go from the floor wall up at a 45deg angle up to the bottom of the bench.
I have shelving on each side of the garage as well.
i deleted one car stall so the left door does not open, but inside along this garage door there is another work bench.

good work man,, mine values at 24K for insurance purposes, and fankly, that pad you have there is not very expensive, its fairly well on target when you blend in a good avg labor rate.

i have a suggestion for you now so you dont mess up, than me later throughout the rest of your life :)
Run a perimeter 2'' conduit all the way around the shop up high with stragegically located 6x6 jBox's. If i had it to do over, i would not have surface mounted outlets or wiring, it would all be exposed conduits with pull strings in each.

just a thought,, to get you thinking about future electrical growth and especially changes.
the sub panel you have in the garage would also not be surface mounted but exposed so its not inside the walls.

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #12 –
I'm installing a 100 amp sub panel in the garage, and there will be outlets and lights galore, including two 220v welder outlets, one at the front and one at the rear. I've worked in enough shops to know that the lights will be in their own breaker, then a separate breaker for every outlet in the garage. Nothing worse than tripping a breaker in the middle of a weld. Well, there is one thing worse: tripping the breaker and ending up in the dark because the lights are on the same circuit.

I'll also be running a second conduit under ground alongside the power feed from the house. This second conduit will include several phone cables (for phone and alarm), a CAT-5 for Internet, and a co-ax for cable TV plus one for closed-circuit video. The garage will be wired for speakers as well, since I love it loud while working...

Electrical work is what I do best, and this garage will reflect that :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #13 –
That sounds awesome I wish I had ethernet and cable TV and all them goodies in my garage

Garage progress (NEW PROGRESS & PICS OCT 27 2012)

Reply #14 –
That's going to be nice, you'll really enjoy it when the lift is in place...