pirahnah3 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) So I have been sitting on this info for about 8 months at this point because I didnt want to jinx the whole process but all the major hurdles have been finally cleared and things can get going. I am sadly going to be tearing down my current garage...its a sad day I know, and having to lose the building is not something I wanted to do. Sadly thou several engineers agreed that it was not financially wise to attempt to save it. It was just too far gone. So very soon it will be time to say good bye to the current garage, and say hello to what the attached plans show is my new garage and workshop area. We are looking at overall about 3-4 months total time and yes I will take photos all along the way. Some design points and things to note: Building is going to be 70*40 overall with 13ft interior ceiling height and clearspanned aside from the 1 shear wall that you see separating the "barn" from the wood shop. Flooring was designed to handle car lifts anywhere I want to put them, so yes its overbuilt for normal, but not knowing exactly where I wanted things yet this made the most sense. Currently being built as cold storage with power to be added later, water is in debate due to potentially needing to dig another well, and the work to connect to the current septic system. Had to finally share the exciting news now that I have the engineered stamped plans, closed on financing, AND signed the building permit application. Edited September 6, 2018 by pirahnah3 mc2hill, MikeSoFlo and ObsessedDetailer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbullet Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Congrats! U have enough room for an adams showroom. Look forward to the pics n process! pirahnah3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 minute ago, tlbullet said: Congrats! U have enough room for an adams showroom. Look forward to the pics n process! Thanks, Its going to look more like a used car show room lol I have to get all 6 of them in there to start with. Then can really start the Resto fun for one of them. Thou it will give me a great chance to build some custom display cabinets for my collection, and a place to hang up some banners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Another Detailed Reflections North location!!! Thanks @pirahnah3!!! pirahnah3 and mc2hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, shane@detailedreflections said: Another Detailed Reflections North location!!! Thanks @pirahnah3!!! @shane@detailedreflections sure! I charge very affordable rental fees. Just make sure to have another banner made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8675309'SS Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Congrats Jim! I’m excited for you. Looking forward to following your updates. pirahnah3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayS Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 That will be a huge transition, but I'm sure it will be a welcome one. Good luck on the build. pirahnah3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, 8675309'SS said: Congrats Jim! I’m excited for you. Looking forward to following your updates. 5 minutes ago, RayS said: That will be a huge transition, but I'm sure it will be a welcome one. Good luck on the build. Have been working on making something happen since we purchased the property about 7 years ago and it finally happened. While its not everything I wanted in the build, it is most of the size I wanted to have and I can deal with the rest for a bit until some more funding is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 So it took a bit of time but it finally started to happen.... wildcatz80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatz80 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, pirahnah3 said: So it took a bit of time but it finally started to happen.... Can't wait and see that Man Cave of a garage. pirahnah3 and Firebuff17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 That's going to be nice. Good luck with construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessedDetailer Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 9/6/2018 at 5:52 PM, pirahnah3 said: So I have been sitting on this info for about 8 months at this point because I didnt want to jinx the whole process but all the major hurdles have been finally cleared and things can get going. I am sadly going to be tearing down my current garage...its a sad day I know, and having to lose the building is not something I wanted to do. Sadly thou several engineers agreed that it was not financially wise to attempt to save it. It was just too far gone. So very soon it will be time to say good bye to the current garage, and say hello to what the attached plans show is my new garage and workshop area. We are looking at overall about 3-4 months total time and yes I will take photos all along the way. Some design points and things to note: Building is going to be 70*40 overall with 13ft interior ceiling height and clearspanned aside from the 1 shear wall that you see separating the "barn" from the wood shop. Flooring was designed to handle car lifts anywhere I want to put them, so yes its overbuilt for normal, but not knowing exactly where I wanted things yet this made the most sense. Currently being built as cold storage with power to be added later, water is in debate due to potentially needing to dig another well, and the work to connect to the current septic system. Had to finally share the exciting news now that I have the engineered stamped plans, closed on financing, AND signed the building permit application. Wow! That is so cool. You should include a wash bay in there... with a drain in middle of the garage. That Would be cool! Kind of like the obsessed garage wash bay mexiking2365 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Congrats man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 7 hours ago, ObsessedDetailer said: Wow! That is so cool. You should include a wash bay in there... with a drain in middle of the garage. That Would be cool! Kind of like the obsessed garage wash bay I was thinking that but with no power or water out there currently, and adding water means I need to connect it to my septic system....no wash bay yet. 5 hours ago, Chris@Adams said: Congrats man! Thanks! It should be a great Christmas present to myself. I was actually talking with the builder today.....possibly footings being poured Friday, Trusses scheduled for delivery around November 13th....Man its gonna be AWESOME! ObsessedDetailer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Exciting!!! You gonna save/repuprose any of the old brick (cinder blocks?) and/or wood? Might be a cool way to honor the old building somehow in the new one. Just a thought. Keep us updated to date, Jim. Edited October 25, 2018 by falcaineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 @falcaineer Not planning on the old block, it was fairly brittle actually. I was surprised how easy it was to break when the old building came down. As for the wood, there wasnt much in it really and for the most part it was towards the end of its life. I do have some granite slabs that were used around it that I am looking into making the entry way to the new barn out of. mc2hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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