Official grazi-ville garage build thread

[grazi]

Due to popular demand, heres the build thread. Work has commenced on my garage. To those who don't know, I'm in the process of building a 16x32 attached garage. It will have 13' ceiling because I hope to put a lift in the future. Yesterday, permits were issued and we got a footing inspection and we poured footings. Today the cement and block was delivered. Tomorrow we're laying the block and Monday is backfill inspection and were backfilling in the afternoon. Ill have mrs. Grazi take some pictures of block layage and ill post loads of pics of the progress. Feel free to make idiotic comments and stupid suggestions. Pics to follow.

[grazi]

Here's a before picture from about 4 years ago.

[chrisfrom nj]

nice build rich

[madness410]

good luck with it. i have a buddy who has something similar he actually put a wood burning stove in it with really high windows so if he had to do work during the cold winters he could warm himself.

[Jersey Mike]

Are we there yet?

[WildBillyT]

Idiotic suggestion (maybe):

Radiant heat

[Featherburner]

Honest suggestion, make it bigger! I built a 30'x36'x12' and wish I had gone 36'x50'x12'.

[grazi]

Good suggestions guys. I plan on running the radiant tubing and stubbing it into basement for now. I dont have a boiler so it couldnt be hooked up now but at least it will be setup if I get boiler in the future. My other choice is a pellet stove or wood burning stove. If we do that, it will be in the future so I'm not too worried about that.
Featherburner: I wish we could have gone bigger but we have an irregulat lot 70'x907' we are limited to width. That is all we could squeeze in there. After Working out of 2 rickity sheds for 7 years, I think this will do just fine.

[grazi]

Block is done. Backfill inspection Monday.

[NHRABill]

No garage is ever big enough. Good luck with the build

[L695speed]

Best building for a garage? An airport hanger... LOL! Well warehouses and converted barns would do too. Seriously, that sounds like a nice project. We toyed with the idea of building a separate garage and extending the driveway to the street below. Lift, maybe space for three cars, ofc, it never happened. Theoretically, it could be done.

[sweetbmxrider]

Suggestion - Rotate your pic.

[grazi]

Came home alittle early and framed walls. Should have roof framed and maybe sheathed by tomorrow afternoon.

[grazi]

Picture

[elle]

Looks good!

[grazi]

sweet

[grazi]

dry parking spot.....sweet

[grazi]

Pouring slab over the weekend. 6" thick fiberglass reinforced. Siding and stone maybe next week or so. Better pictures coming up.

[chrisfrom nj]

nice work i guess you really won the lottery

[grazi]

nice work i guess you really won the lottery

Ha ya right im broke as a joke. Had to turn the trans am into a mobile meth lab to fund project.

[NHRABill]

Looks great can't wait to see it finished

[sweetbmxrider]

Do a burnout

[1320B4U]

Awesome man.wish i had the room to add on another garage. Right now its the only room in the house thats truely mine but hear everyday how nice it would be for the mrs to use it. Love to do a 2.5car detached (b/c i've been know to catch sh...stuff on fire maybe/possibly..theres a chance). Don't have the footprint for it on my property. Remember though, proper lighting is essential in have a good work environment. I still work in the driveway over the garage due to this.

[WildBillyT]

Looking good dude

[greenformula92]

that's gonna be great when it's all done. did you order the lift yet? lol

[Jersey Mike]

Someone's been busy! Do you have any drawings of what you're doing inside yet? Can't wait to come invade see this thing!

[grazi]

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/richgraz/garage002.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/richgraz/media/garage002.jpg.html)
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/richgraz/garage001.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/richgraz/media/garage001.jpg.html)
Slab PourTuesday.
Start stone and siding end of week.
Open up chop shop two weeks.

[grazi]

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/richgraz/028.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/richgraz/media/028.jpg.html)

Random kitchen picture just because.

[grazi]

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/richgraz/IMG_2064.jpg (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/richgraz/media/IMG_2064.jpg.html)
Stone will wrap around from the existing house to front of garage and around the left corner. Garage doors will be 8'9x10' so the worktruck fits in.........

[Jersey Mike]

Sweet! Are you going to extend the same line around the entire left side & compensate with siding, or will the stone go all the way to the peak on the left side of the garage? Are you going to keep the spotlight outside or nah? Gutters? Looks good so far!!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

You're going to have a kitchen that nice in the garage too?! That's awesome! :lol:

[V]

may I recommend a big side window or at least a large vent fan up top on the exterior wall?

[WildBillyT]

may I recommend a big side window or at least a large vent fan up top on the exterior wall?

Somewhere to mount an A/C unit is not a bad idea, either.

[grazi]

may I recommend a big side window or at least a large vent fan up top on the exterior wall?

I plan on putting a double hung on side wall at some point. Just wanted to close everything up for now........ Wildbill, that's my kitchen, it has the door that goes to garage. Will be a raised panel self closing fire door.

[Italian Stallion]

Looks good brotha . Wish I had something like that!

[donnj]

looks great Rich, find a vintage Gooseneck lamp and mount it in the middle of the dormer. The down lighting cast will make that area look amazing at night. I have found that using a larger diameter clear bulb illuminates best.

[NastyEllEssWon]

ive been following this thread lately but that looks really damn good. nice addition to the house. if you havent thought about it yet id say it might be a good idea to put in a small sink area somewhere. a buddy of mine put one in his garage and its pretty convenient :D

[grazi]

Thanks for the compliments and suggestions, guys. Slab is poured and trans am is parked in there already. I wire lathed and scratch coated it yesterday and today. Going to start stone tomorrow. Should take a week or so since I'm only able to work on it a couple hours a day. Wish my propert was alittle wider so I could get two car wide but no big deal. It is what it is.

[Jersey Mike]

32' is still nothing to sneeze at. Considering there will be a lift in there, and you'll actually be using the space to work on the car and other projects, I'd say a roomy 1 car may be better than a sardine-canned 2 car...

[grazi]

32' is still nothing to sneeze at. Considering there will be a lift in there, and you'll actually be using the space to work on the car and other projects, I'd say a roomy 1 car may be better than a sardine-canned 2 car...

Good point.

[V]

I wire lathed and scratch coated it yesterday and today.

stupid question, but... how do you do that? lol

I have a small section of exterior wall around a basement window where it was wire lathed and covered with some sort or concrete product when built (1980) but it was very thin and the wire rusted, bulged, and broke free. So now I have a 6"x8" hole I need to fix.

[grazi]

You would have to cut out the old lathe where it is bulged with a grinder with diamond wheel. Then buy a sheet of metal lathe, comes in 2'x8'. Usually costs $6.00 per sheet at home cheapo or blowes. Get some 1" or 1 1/2" masonry nails with washers and nail the lathe to the block wall. The cup of the diamond lathe should face up to create a little bowl for the cement to sit in. Next, get a bag of mortar mix and just trowel on a coat to fill up the diamonds. This won't look too fancy, just to fill the lathe. Wait a day or so and trowel on the finish coat with a square trowel. Depending on the finish your trying to match is how long you wait to finish and what you use. Alot of times you will use a damp sponge about an hour later. If you post a pic, I can get into more detail about finishing it. That's the only tricky part.

[V]

OK thanks for the info, The area to repair is kinda small. I just wasn't sure how to secure the lathe. And I have to see if theres even a block wall behind it, It may be wood. Does that make any difference. I do believe there is black waterproofing paper behind the lathe currently. Just leave that or remove and replace that too?

As you can see from the picture, the mortar coating must have been very thin because the rusted lathe is visible seeping out. And the part I accidentally broke open, there was no metal left, it all crumbled.

Or, is there maybe a better way to protect/cover that area instead?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/online/2013-05-11111435_zpsecf22331.jpg

[Jersey Mike]

Any progress this weekend, Rich?
When are you planning to purchase/install the lift? 2 post, right?

[grazi]

I started the stone. It's about 3/4 done. This picture is when I first started. By the end of the week, stone and siding should be done. I'm not in the hugest rush for the lift but yes it will be 2 post. Ill probably wait til a good deal comes. Paul, ill respond when I can see that pic on my big puter.

[grazi]

Whoomp, there it is.

[WSex]

awesome!

[1320B4U]

So we pull in there for the 30min synthetic oil change (royal purple or rotella)/tire rotation/30 point inspection ....sounds good!...lol.


Progressing nicely.

[grazi]

Trimmed out overhead door with PVC trim and put on 4 1/2 PVC crown molding to match rest of house.

[Jersey Mike]

Digging it big time!

[NastyEllEssWon]

lol this guy builds a garage in less time than it takes for 75 percent of this boards membership to finish a build :D

[grazi]

lol this guy builds a garage in less time than it takes for 75 percent of this boards membership to finish a build :D

That's because it ain't turbo. ......takin a break tonight to drink some shock tops. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

[L695speed]

lol this guy builds a garage in less time than it takes for 75 percent of this boards membership to finish a build :D

Yes...Because he has money. :lol::lol::lol:

[WildBillyT]

Yes...Because he has money. :lol::lol::lol:

No, it's because his name is not Matt or Mike (not mod Mike).

[NastyEllEssWon]

Yes...Because he has money. :lol::lol::lol:




yeah i agree! its smartest to start a project when you actually have the money for it :D

[grazi]

Yes...Because he has money. :lol::lol::lol:

Ha! Not anymore!!

[L695speed]

Ha! Not anymore!!

Touche. LOL.

[grazi]

Z stone Es finito. Siding next couple days.

[NastyEllEssWon]

nice house, looks like the garage was original too :D i like it!

[The_Bishop]

Nice job!

[maroman88]

yea that came out beautiful

[sweetbmxrider]

Very nice!

[Tru2Chevy]

Looking good!

- Justin

[Italian Stallion]

Looks awesome man

[grazi]

Thanks guys. Update. Been busy with jobs so haven't had much time to finish up. Got rained out this afternoon so we framed this storage loft. 16'x12'. Leaves 20' of cathedral in back for car on lift. Gonna finish siding over the weekend. Just set up pump jacks.
That's all.

[WSex]

No, it's because his name is not Matt or Mike (not mod Mike).

BOOOOM shots fired

[sweetbmxrider]

Get that pos the **** outta there!

[Jersey Mike]

Get that pos the **** outta there!

You know he actually built this for his work van to sleep in, and the occasional T/A visit, right? Cereal.

[sweetbmxrider]

I don't give a ****. NO TURD GENS :-x

[greenformula92]

I don't give a ****. NO TURD GENS :-x

Someone has an issue with third gens!! Why don't you go wash your engine!! :rofl:

[1320B4U]

You should settle it at racewars in the desert...lol.

[LTb1ow]

Turd gens do suck quite a lot. Should be in a junkyard somewhere.

[sweetbmxrider]

Someone has an issue with third gens!! Why don't you go wash your engine!! :rofl:

No thanks, not that I'm scared, just lazy :rofl::rofl:

[L695speed]

Someone has an issue with third gens!! Why don't you go wash your engine!! :rofl:

More like stares on in disquieting disbelief when a TTA wipes the floor with a stock LS1.... The last two gens are too close chassis wise to really use that as an excuse too. ( that even with the front suspension difference)

:lol::lol:

[LTb1ow]

More like stares on in disquieting disbelief when a TTA wipes the floor with a stock LS1.... The last two gens are too close chassis wise to really use that as an excuse too. ( that even with the front suspension difference)

:lol::lol:

Who the **** cares if it can beat an LS1, they are lame.

[grazi]

What are you guys doing, tryin to get my build thread moved to the Bounce House?

[LTb1ow]

That seems to be where most threads go these days

[NastyEllEssWon]

Who the **** cares if it can beat an LS1, they are lame.



yeah running cars are lame, get on the jsfboa train and pull apart your car...then you can talk smack about how much faster its going to be once its finished. JSFBOA: where jackstands go to die :D

[Jersey Mike]

I guess the JSBOA train must have made a stop in the 201

[grazi]

973

[greenformula92]

No thanks, not that I'm scared, just lazy :rofl::rofl:

Somehow I think its a crazy combination of the two. I was scared to wash the lt1 cars I had. And not just the motor Lol. Somehow or another with my luck water would get in the opti while I was washing the rear bumper lol

Good progress on the garage BTW grazi. Keep it up

[njmick24]

Awsome thread. Are you gonna insulate? No insulation, a high ceiling and just open both doors in the summer time should be nice. I have a detached 32x24 with no insulation and use a salamander type heater in the winter with a thermostat. Works pretty good and I don't lose the space a stove would take up. That would leave you room for the air compressor and welder!

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah running cars are lame, get on the jsfboa train and pull apart your car...then you can talk smack about how much faster its going to be once its finished. JSFBOA: where jackstands go to die :D

My car runs. Kirks runs. I can't seem to find your point here?

[LTb1ow]

My car runs. Kirks runs. I can't seem to find your fbody or jeep here?

Yea, me either, nasty tootsie troll is trollin again.

[grazi]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200577749_200577749
Anybody using one of these in their garage or shop. This is what we are going to be installing but the propane verion.
Rough electric is almost done. Just waiting on doors.

[sweetbmxrider]

When's first start?

[grazi]

Mostly painted

[grazi]

Making some magic welding in floor pans in the buick.

[Jersey Mike]

Have we decided on a lift yet?

[grazi]

Oh jersey Michael, it's on my wish list, the buick is off to paint in a couple weeks and when I get it back I will be deciding if and what and when. How is the bird of fire coming along?

[grazi]

When's first start?

First start and first drive are complete. Body is stripped down to bare metal and waiting on my auto glass friend to remove glass before it gets towed to body shop where transformation shall begin.

[grazi]

Last shot before bodywork and prime

[chrisfrom nj]

looks great rich

[Jersey Mike]

What's thissss?!??!???



http://i60.tinypic.com/r9iyyx.jpg

Someone stole my parking spot?!

[LTb1ow]

So jelli.

[sweetbmxrider]

Dats a big band aid

[grazi]

Nick:
http://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/2-Post-Lifts-s/285.htm

[grazi]

Dats a big band aid

No it's just a small door.

[redsoxsstink]

good to know the site is legit, we were gonna go through them until we got a banging deal on a used Mohawk from a local shop.

looks good though

[grazi]

Awsome thread. Are you gonna insulate? No insulation, a high ceiling and just open both doors in the summer time should be nice. I have a detached 32x24 with no insulation and use a salamander type heater in the winter with a thermostat. Works pretty good and I don't lose the space a stove would take up. That would leave you room for the air compressor and welder!

Yes it's all insulated, since it's heated code says it has to be insulated. R30 ceilings and r-15 walls. Heat stays in nice in this cold weather. Nothing like being in a t shirt when it's 10 out.

[LTb1ow]

You do your own masonry work?

[grazi]

Yes sir I do. My dad was a mason and learned the trade from him.

[V]

Yes sir I do. My dad was a mason and learned the trade from him.

I need a mason to look at a job in north bergen! lol

[grazi]

I need a mason to look at a job in north bergen! lol

Alittle far from me. Wht are you looking to do.

[V]

Alittle far from me. Wht are you looking to do.

A 2 car detached garage, flat roof, concrete block construction...
The back wall is pushing it, its cracked and failing due to improper drainage from the property behind it. The ground level is 1/2 way up the back wayy and theres no way for water to drain from that area so the "mud" is pressing on the garage and caving in the wall. It needs a full rebuild of the back of the garage, excavation and everything.