Building Our Next House
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We're in TN now and moving back to FL later this year as well and I'm REALLY gonna miss my extra shop/garage the previous gear-head built (and was a key factor in my selection of this TN house).
Most of the ideas that I've found to be really useful have been covered already (sink and floor drain, side mount or rollup door style openers, 220v outlets) but a few things I've really liked here....
1- another garage door on the side or back wall. Allows flow through ventilation and/or easier access to trailers, working without the street door being open, if you store other equipment in there, etc.
2- If you get cabinets and workbench installed, put it on a 6"+ riser base (in addition to the normal cabinet base). Mine came like this and it's just so much more comfortable to work on stuff on the counter without bending over.
Most of the ideas that I've found to be really useful have been covered already (sink and floor drain, side mount or rollup door style openers, 220v outlets) but a few things I've really liked here....
1- another garage door on the side or back wall. Allows flow through ventilation and/or easier access to trailers, working without the street door being open, if you store other equipment in there, etc.
2- If you get cabinets and workbench installed, put it on a 6"+ riser base (in addition to the normal cabinet base). Mine came like this and it's just so much more comfortable to work on stuff on the counter without bending over.
Last edited by K996; 02-12-2024 at 09:33 PM.
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Ufnavy06 (02-12-2024)
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I got the actual plans back. Was not expecting the carriage house and the main garage to be open to each other. But that's got it's own benefits.
Plans say the total square footage is 1211 for the garage but my rough estimate based on the plans has about 960. Going to be questioning the builder on that.
Plans say the total square footage is 1211 for the garage but my rough estimate based on the plans has about 960. Going to be questioning the builder on that.
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Jay Wellwood (02-16-2024)
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Agree with all the comments on the overall size being tight but I suspect your limited in space available for the Carriage Garage given your existing home and lot conditions.
There would be some cost savings for you if you did not have the Carriage Garage open to the existing garage.
That opening between these two spaces requires a headed / beam for the roof framing and bearing walls are less expensive to build.
Not a ton of savings but "value engineering" is all about adding up small savings to make the project more affordable.
Good luck.
There would be some cost savings for you if you did not have the Carriage Garage open to the existing garage.
That opening between these two spaces requires a headed / beam for the roof framing and bearing walls are less expensive to build.
Not a ton of savings but "value engineering" is all about adding up small savings to make the project more affordable.
Good luck.
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Ufnavy06 (02-15-2024)
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You can see how it shifted. The living room and powder room are where the single stall garage would be. Carriage house was not an option with the front load garage. Yes, the carriage house is small but it can fit all of the cars, albeit snuggly.
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I am finishing my build near Daytona Beach and I just installed my hot water heater. It's in the garage and it's a hybrid (heat pump on top of it). I don't know if you will have city gas, but if you don't and it requires an electric hot water heater, go with a hybrid. It only costs $104/year to operate. And you know what? It cools the heck out of your garage. Pull in a warm car in the afternoon into your FL garage, then go inside and cook dinner. You'll use hot water prepping and the hot water heater kicks on, takes the heat out of your your garage and puts it in the tank.
When it was doing it's initial warm up of the cold water, I went back to the house every 30-45 minutes and when I opened the main garage door to get in, the ambient in the garage was COLD! Highly recommended.
When it was doing it's initial warm up of the cold water, I went back to the house every 30-45 minutes and when I opened the main garage door to get in, the ambient in the garage was COLD! Highly recommended.
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With the talk of insulating the garage doors, it should be noted that the walls and ceiling can be insulated also. I had this done and it makes a big difference. I'm in SLC and I've never seen my garage go below 42, Even after two weeks of below freezing temps and no heat source.
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I am finishing my build near Daytona Beach and I just installed my hot water heater. It's in the garage and it's a hybrid (heat pump on top of it). I don't know if you will have city gas, but if you don't and it requires an electric hot water heater, go with a hybrid. It only costs $104/year to operate. And you know what? It cools the heck out of your garage. Pull in a warm car in the afternoon into your FL garage, then go inside and cook dinner. You'll use hot water prepping and the hot water heater kicks on, takes the heat out of your your garage and puts it in the tank.
When it was doing it's initial warm up of the cold water, I went back to the house every 30-45 minutes and when I opened the main garage door to get in, the ambient in the garage was COLD! Highly recommended.
When it was doing it's initial warm up of the cold water, I went back to the house every 30-45 minutes and when I opened the main garage door to get in, the ambient in the garage was COLD! Highly recommended.
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