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Originally Posted by BooUrns! (Post 401908)

THis is the thread that led me to the garage journal forum. I had the same idea and then searched online to see who else had already done it. Voila! The bunker thread! GJ Man.

Do tell.. are you gonna do it??? :beer:

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I'm wavering these days. We're not sure if we want to build improvements on this property so we can move to a more desirable location or if we want to build to stay long term. We live in a great area but our alley backs onto commercial land that lines a very popular main city street. Building some improvements would make the property valuable enough to sell and move further back into the neighbourhood and a view of the valley.

I think the project here will probably become a garage with apartment above and the bunker will have to wait until we get our ideal plot of land. It will get built eventually, just not sure if it will be here.

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Originally Posted by BooUrns! (Post 402311)

Make sure and keep us updated on the progress. I'd really like to see someone else do the "bunker" style garage..

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Wow what a well thought out garage! And love the under ground lair, ive always wanted to do something under ground, but nj coast and zoning around here does not allow it. keep up the good work and please keep us posted on the progress , mike. once again amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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is there a shot of the full garage finished?

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anything? Been following this since the beginning. Would really like to see how things turned out.

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Incredible build! Looks like you got everything you wanted and then some.

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Originally Posted by utah997 (Post 137717)

I started in May of '07 in building a garage on my lot next to my house.

Originally I wanted to put in a second story for some office space, theater room etc. The city nazis put an end to that with their height restrictions, so I decided to do the next best thing, build down.

First, we started by clearing out the RV pad that ran along the side of the house.

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Then start digging a big hole

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Here you can see the tunnel to the main house

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AH! Found the gas line.. I'm sure this whole project is OSHA approved.

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Footings

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Can't find the pic with all the forms built up, it was a huge mess, here's the final foundation.

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After a 2.5 month wait, we finally get steel delivered.

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(I'm skipping all the drama here, and we were out of town for two weeks when the B-decking went down over the beams, and the rebar reinforced concrete was poured over the beams)

Framing

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Ah yes.. the drama with the power. We had to completely destroy the front yard to run 400 amp service to the house, and then across the yard again to the garage. (wife was thrilled)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51...gress001-1.jpg

LOOKS LIKE THE NAZI's LOST THIS ONE,TOO

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Wow i've been lurking around here for a while, and this build is amazing! Great job, and keep updating it. :)

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Utah. Excellent job. Just curious, how's the rhino liner workbench workin' out ? How smooth is it? What material is it applied to? Wood/steel?? Thanks man. That's an incredible space.

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Been reading a lot on GJ in preparation for a project, saw this one and had to say: Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Nice job! Bummer about the potential problems related to posting so much info, hope all works out. Thanks for sharing.:thumbup:

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Wow, Is this a garage or operating room? One of the coolest ever.

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Originally Posted by Red'n'WhiteRebel (Post 441346)

Utah. Excellent job. Just curious, how's the rhino liner workbench workin' out ? How smooth is it? What material is it applied to? Wood/steel?? Thanks man. That's an incredible space.

It's great man. You can grind, cut, glue.. whatever on there and you can't see any marks. Just like workin' in the back of a truck.. :bounce:

I believe it was applied to a 2 inch section of MDF and then assembled. Frankly, I can't imagine having anything else to work on. It takes abuse and then just cleans up with a wet rag.

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Just viewed this all over again now that I have joined up.

Very, Very, Very cool project that you built there.

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Originally Posted by GarageFreak (Post 187518)

...and I should add that the design and layout are just incredible!! If I dug about a foot into the ground, I would be in 8 inches of muck and marsh. I guess that's what I get for living on a filled in swamp!! :lol:

I know what you mean... swamp is just a few steps from the house.

Post and beam building? LOL :beer:

Back on topic... Utah, this thread is amazing! I'm in awe, esp since my basement is 1 power failure away from being an indoor pool. Nicely executed design!

Love to see more pics of the theater build but understand if you'd rather not. I'm faced with building either a cabinet for the TV and gear (yawn) or something cool (and yours qualifies as uber-cool)!

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Amazing Utah. I have never regreted anything that I have ever done in life, but after reading this thread I find myslef regretting taking the civil service test..... :lol_hitti

Great job bro! Absolutely the coolest garage/basement I have ever scene. The only thing I would have added would be concrete room with a bank vault door to store all my "other" toys ;-) .

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WOW awesome build! Someday I wish to have a place half as cool as ur place!

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Originally Posted by Old61 (Post 434650)

Incredible build! Looks like you got everything you wanted and then some.

Except air and a lift!:bounce:

Just kidding - still love it!

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This is the utimate garage without a question
Great idea and execution!!