New money pit ... ummm I mean garage

[mpraddict]

I just joined, and there's a little about me over in the introduce yourself section. Thought I'd share pics of my project. It's 30'x60' and it will be divided basically in half, garage on one side and shop on the other. The first couple of pics are from a month and a half ago and the last couple are just a couple of weeks old. I'm doing the work myself, so it's a little slow!

10' high walls, side and rear access

View from deck/back yard

Flat trusses in shop area and scissor trusses in garage for future 4 post lift(s). The bump out on the right side is 2' deep for cabinet space.

Overhead doors are finally installed

last photo for now

I'm hoping the weather will warm back up so I can get trim and soffit finished and move on to siding soon! More updates to come.

Eric

 

[volvo]

Now that is a garage that I could fill. Looking very good there Eric, and Welcome. Post more pic when your get them, always looking for progress pics and that Happy final painted completion one when it comes...H

 

[russlaferrera]

Great looking design. The 2ft pop-out for the cabinets was a great touch. WORK SAFE!...russ

 

[hitek]

looks very well thought out

 

[mpraddict]

Thanks guys,
The amount of time I spent designing this garage, getting the layout just right, picking the exact perfect colors and materials....
I do this type of thing (design buildings) for a living (except never a garage before) and it would have taken a tenth of the time if I was doing this for anyone else! It's amazing how much you can second guess yourself when doing your own projects.

 

[DynoDave]

Welcome aboard mpraddict. That's a great looking place. About twice the size of what I'm building.

 

[BoCRon]

Can't wait to see more! Get working !
Annette

 

[C_F]

Great looking garage so far, can't wait to see more progress!

I like the roof design too, it sorta breaks up the long look.

 

[benjacobs]

It's amazing how much you can second guess yourself when doing your own projects.

Isn't that the truth! Although I haven't attempted to build a garage, even small projects are easy to second guess stuff.

The build looks great so far, it's gonna be big enough to live in.

 

[mpraddict]

It is pretty big. I knew it was taking a big chunk of realestate when I did the site plans, but after that that first weekend of framing, seeing the mass of the structure I realized it has a huge presence on the lot!
Thanks for all the positive comments!

 

[mpraddict]

Well, after a cold winter and very little work getting done on the garage, I'm finally making progress again. The doors are painted and the decorative hardware installed. Fascias are on, and I just got the decorative beams installed in the gables. More progress pics to come!

 

[thefairlaneman]

looks great

 

[rocco]

Great looking garage!

 

[mpraddict]

New update
Soffits are finally done. I used a dark brown stain on T1-11 for the soffit panels. That along with the wood exposed beams should complement the two color gray siding (just started).....and the driveway as of last week is in! Only siding left on the exterior and I can move to working inside.

 

[cdrewferd]

Great looking garage. Can't wait to see what you have planned for the inside.

 

[bmwpower]

Oh, man, I want that driveway.

Looking nice!

 

[5wndwcpe]

Oh, man, I want that driveway.

Looking nice!

I don't want to shovel that driveway.

 

[mpraddict]

Thanks for the comments!
BTW, I wouldn't want to shovel it either....the cars that will be in that garage won't be coming out in the winter

 

[5wndwcpe]

Thanks for the comments!
BTW, I wouldn't want to shovel it either....the cars that will be in that garage won't be coming out in the winter

Mine either, I didn't want to have to put snow tires on the GTX.

 

[mpraddict]

Long time since the last update. I'm a slow worker, funds have been tight, work has been keeping me very busy,etc.
Anway, here are a few updated photos. I took a detour in the project and attached the new garage to the old one with a breezeway. Also built a large garden tool storage cabinet in the breezeway.
Interior photos: first is the parking side, last two are the shop side. Last photo is the central vacuum

 

['07 LS7]

Looking VERY nice Eric - breezeway was great idea! This site is giving me great ideas!!

 

[mpraddict]

Seems like way too long between updates, but I work on the garage as I get time. I've almost finished the shop side now, and just installed cabinets over in the display side. Just a few update pics.

 

[mpraddict]

Cabinets on the parking/display side I just put in this last weekend. The low cabinets have brushed stainless steel doors and the high cabinets have a high gloss dark gray finish. I'm planning to build display cabinets above the low cabinets for all my 1:18 and 1:24 models.

 

[falconflyer04]

WoW!! :O
Love that show room side of the garage! What's the light you used to create that effect!?

 

[mpraddict]

The blue lightining is rope light attached to the underside of the cabinets. I built the cabinet base a little taller than normal and recessed farther back to give the sense the cabinets are floating.
Eventually I'll put in a transulcent ceiling with rope light above, giving the ceiling a glow.

 

[thomask]

Cabinets on the parking/display side I just put in this last weekend. The low cabinets have brushed stainless steel doors and the high cabinets have a high gloss dark gray finish. I'm planning to build display cabinets above the low cabinets for all my 1:18 and 1:24 models.

Nice, real nice.

Tell us the plans for the model car cabinets.

 

[bww_mnm]

I'm just catching this thread. Really impressive. Congrats on a great garage!

 

[bww_mnm]

Seems like way too long between updates, but I work on the garage as I get time. I've almost finished the shop side now, and just installed cabinets over in the display side. Just a few update pics.

praddict ... can you provide some details on your gray slider cabinets? I'm still going back / forth on what I should do w/ that space and yours are some of the cleanest i've seen.

 

[ambenz]

I'm just catching this thread. Really impressive. Congrats on a great garage!

Exactly what I was gonna say!
I am green with envy!

 

[Kevin54]

Very nice. I like the rope lighting detail!!!!

 

[e-tek]

Wow - LOVE the Mopes!! Someones got some class (and cash!). Place looks fanatastic!

 

[mpraddict]

praddict ... can you provide some details on your gray slider cabinets? I'm still going back / forth on what I should do w/ that space and yours are some of the cleanest i've seen.

bww_mnm - Here's a few pics of the slider shelves under construction. Hopefully they help explain how they were built. The triangular braces allow me to store long items at the front edge without obstruction. Unfortunately I didn't take too many pics during the shelf construction. The sliding doors are 1/4" hardboard sliding on plastic track. Door pulls are 1x2 wood boards screw attached from the back. As you can see in the last pic, they're already full.

thomask - I still haven't finalized plans for the display cabinets. I'm thinking about using a mirrored or dark finish slatwall and glass shelves then adding a frame/glass doors to the front.

 

[mpraddict]

Wow - LOVE the Mopes!! Someones got some class (and cash!). Place looks fanatastic!

Thanks for all the compliments guys...and no I don't have any cash after this build! I never could have afforded to pay someone to do this.
Unfortunately, the garage is already too small, I need to buy a 4 post lift and move the other road runner back there still. It's in the unheated front garage now

 

[SpeedCoach]

bww_mnm - Here's a few pics of the slider shelves under construction. Hopefully they help explain how they were built. The triangular braces allow me to store long items at the front edge without obstruction. Unfortunately I didn't take too many pics during the shelf construction. The sliding doors are 1/4" hardboard sliding on plastic track.

Im building up my plans for a similar cabinet build, where did you get the plastic track for the sliding doors?

 

[UN4GTBL]

Wow! Great build!

Nice Mopars! Care to share any more pics of them?

 

[bww_mnm]

bww_mnm - Here's a few pics of the slider shelves under construction. Hopefully they help explain how they were built. The triangular braces allow me to store long items at the front edge without obstruction. Unfortunately I didn't take too many pics during the shelf construction. The sliding doors are 1/4" hardboard sliding on plastic track. Door pulls are 1x2 wood boards screw attached from the back. As you can see in the last pic, they're already full.

thomask - I still haven't finalized plans for the display cabinets. I'm thinking about using a mirrored or dark finish slatwall and glass shelves then adding a frame/glass doors to the front.

Thanks for the pics. This helps quite a bit. A quick question ... Did you use front "stiles" that you tie into the celing as well? Thanks. - Brad

 

[bww_mnm]

Im building up my plans for a similar cabinet build, where did you get the plastic track for the sliding doors?

Amazon sells the tracks. Jack Olson just routed tracksa into the 2x4 rails

 

[mpraddict]

Speedcoach - I believe I did get the tracks from Amazon. I think Rockler sells them too. In hindsight I should have just routed out a 2x4. It would have been a lot easer.

BWW - I'm not sure I understand your question about stiles? I attached a 2x4 flat to the ceiling, then blocked out for the plastic track, then sandwiched the whole thing with a 1x3 on the front face.

UN4GTBL - I'll try to post a few pics of the mopars this evening

 

[bww_mnm]

Gotcha ... So you are carrying some load with the 1x3 connecting the celing to front of shelf

 

[mpraddict]

No, the ceiling does not carry any of the load. The triangular plywood gussets (spaced at 4' o.c.) transfer all the load back to the wall. I can slide the doors all the way to one side and have half the shelf entirely open. There are no vertical supports at the front end of this. I sat on the shelf before installing the doors, and it's plenty strong with no deflection.