did someone say garage?
10-31-2011, 01:49 AM
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Looks great! I've actually been considering adding a free-standing 2-car garage/shop on my property. I have a garage attached to my house already, but I'd like additional space for cars and other stuff. It looks like a cool project.
11-01-2011, 07:58 PM
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we built two garages, one attached and one freestanding. We always poured the slab first. What is the advantage of building the frame and then pouring the slab?
11-01-2011, 11:09 PM
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Great fenestration! You'll have fun working in it.
Are you getting a full height 2-post lift? My Rotary lift requires 12' 2" of clearance. (My ceiling is 11' 11" and I had to cut holes so the cylinders could go into the attic 3"!)
Lee, my garage is a pole barn that was built first and then the slab poured afterwards. The slab plays no role in holding up the building.
Are you getting a full height 2-post lift? My Rotary lift requires 12' 2" of clearance. (My ceiling is 11' 11" and I had to cut holes so the cylinders could go into the attic 3"!)
Lee, my garage is a pole barn that was built first and then the slab poured afterwards. The slab plays no role in holding up the building.
11-02-2011, 01:52 AM
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No advantage to pouring the slab first or last. Just how it worked out for me. It's a long story...involving big holes and broken promises. Like Van says, it's not like it adds structure.
The hoist I have lined up has two 8 foot high posts. Just the thing for my ten foot ceiling. I would have built it higher but height restrictions prevented me from doing so.
As it happens, I was just out admiring my new slab. I'd take photos for you guys but it's dark when I leave for work and dark when I get home these days. It looks great though.
Next hurdle is getting the power hooked up!!!
Great Scott the dollars just fly out the window with a project like this. I could have had a GT3....but I would have had no place to park it, and now I have no money left.
Ain't that just the way though...
The hoist I have lined up has two 8 foot high posts. Just the thing for my ten foot ceiling. I would have built it higher but height restrictions prevented me from doing so.
As it happens, I was just out admiring my new slab. I'd take photos for you guys but it's dark when I leave for work and dark when I get home these days. It looks great though.
Next hurdle is getting the power hooked up!!!
Great Scott the dollars just fly out the window with a project like this. I could have had a GT3....but I would have had no place to park it, and now I have no money left.
Ain't that just the way though...
11-02-2011, 01:57 PM
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Nice project.
Four years ago, I added a 1-1/2 car garage onto my existing 2-car garage in a space that was underneath a deck and completely wasted, with the deck going back in where it was previously. The whole thing looks like the house was originally built that way and now I have room for all three cars plus a 1/2 car area with double doors for storage.
Here are before and after photos and a photo of the storage alcove.
Enjoy your new garage!
Four years ago, I added a 1-1/2 car garage onto my existing 2-car garage in a space that was underneath a deck and completely wasted, with the deck going back in where it was previously. The whole thing looks like the house was originally built that way and now I have room for all three cars plus a 1/2 car area with double doors for storage.
Here are before and after photos and a photo of the storage alcove.
Enjoy your new garage!
11-02-2011, 06:56 PM
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Occasionally soils engineering requires the slab to be free standing (not connected by rebar to the footings) if the soils are expansive or subject to seismic activity. There's pros and cons to either design but it's usually dictated by the dirt....
11-02-2011, 07:18 PM
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Looks like a great shop. I like the architecture.
I find it interesting they built the structure before pouring the slab. In my neck of the woods, the slab always goes first and the framing is attached to the slab.
I find it interesting they built the structure before pouring the slab. In my neck of the woods, the slab always goes first and the framing is attached to the slab.
