I bought myself a garage!

Scott P

Scott P

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This weekend, my wife and I decided on a new 2.5+ car garage with an attached house. :D The house was recently upgraded with new siding, windows, doors, heating/cooling, etc. The oldest thing is the roof at 8 years. This allows me to sink money into the garage. (shhh, don't let the woman know). Since the house has central air already, I can use my one summer old 10,000 btu window unit in the garage. I'll be adding some electric radiant heat lamps to heat it in our cold upstate, NY winters. It is currently, uninsulated, but that won't last long.



I'm already thinking of the possibilities. Cat-5 and TV-coax cable in the garage walls. Blown in cellulose insulation with a vapor barrier and drywall on the walls. The required shelves and workbench along with cabinets and toolboxes. I just hope there is room for a car when I'm all done!
 
LOL that is exactly what I told people when we moved into the place we are now. I'm looking forward to upgrading my garage to something like yours. If it has a house attached to it then it will be a big plus, but as far as I'm concerned its not necessary. :D Congrats on the new pad! Hope it all works out well for you! :xyxthumbs
 
Scott P said:
This weekend, my wife and I decided on a new 2.5+ car garage with an attached house.
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2.5 car garage? Where does the come from it's not exactly like a 1/2 bath. Is it just larger 2 car or does it have a 1/2 a garage door;)



Anyway sounds like exactly what all us apartment dwellers are looking for.
 
Basically, it's a larger 2 car garage. Plus the house is at an angle to the garage, giving a litle extra space in there for a 'people door' and other stuff.
 
just like mine is called a 1 and a half car garage... actually in mine you (could) fit a car and motorcycle in if you wanted to, but then you wouldnt have as much workspace.
 
That's a beautiful garage. And it looks like plenty of room for expansion over there on the right!;)
 
CONGRATULATIONS:p



I too am a new owner of a garage (or soon to be...). When I first looked at the home, my wife and the agent had to literally drag me from the garage. I told my wife to check out the house and I will just linger in the garage.



Best of luck with your improvements and let us know what you do. I am just starting my "TO DO LIST" for the garage.



Chewy
 
I bet you cant wait as I would be chomping at the bit to get in and get going.. The best part is that you have a virtual blank canvas to work with and not a lot of legacy stuff on the walls, etc to deal with.. you can put in the type of insulation, lighting, electrical, etc that you want.. be sure to plan it out..

:xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs



Dana
 
ejant said:
Nice house, you'll need a riding mower for sure.
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Thanks for the compliment. Nah, it's only .38 acre actually. Besides, a rider would take up a bunch of space. I could use the exercise too. Of course, I will have a big ol' snowblower since exercise in the cold isn't fun.



I just had the ouse inspection today. It looks like I have plenty of power remaining for a subpanel for the garage. The slope of the garage floor looks like it goes to the driveway. Plus, the gutters drain into an underground system, perfect for a floor drain near the door. :cool:
 
Scott P,

Congrats! Looks basically the same as ours (settle on 2/27) except we only have a car port. So where are you? I grew up in Penfield and we still have family and friends there.
 
We've got quite a big following, here, for such a small city. Utilities are all a monopoly there. Insulate, insulate, insulate. Radiant heat will help warm the garage up, but the cold ground temperatures will keep the slab uncomfortably cold, even if you can get the air temp in the 50's. The ultimate solution for the cold climate would be a new heated floor and a radiant source near your work bench.
 
Right now, I'm trying to figure out how to best insulate the garge. Because it is mounted at an angle to the house, it does not have rafters going all the way across the garage, making adding a ceiling tougher. My best hope would be to install a ceiling and add two feet or so of blown in cellulose insulation. This would reduce my space needed to heat.



I really depise fiberglass, but I fear it may be my only option at this point. I can insulate the rafters along with the walls (which will be insulated anyways). The walls are another matter. I would like to have insulation topped by a vapor barrier and drywall. But, I imagine the cost of such a venture would be quite high. Plus, I really, really hate hanging drywall. I also don't want the facing of the insulation exposed since that will look pretty damn ugly.



This house stuff is a pain in my butt!! :D
 
If you didn't notice, ultgar is a professional and this is his garage/demo space for his products. The average DIY'er only dreams of such installations. :)



Do you have a picture of the rafter situation? Definitely insulating and drywalling will make a big difference in volume to heat. Remember you may want to use the space above the rafters for storage so 24" of blown insulation may not be the answer. Also remember, this is not your house and the insulation doesn't have to be up to interior spec (R-value wise). Obviously the more insulation you add the lower your heating/cooling bill will be. But R-12 should be sufficient to keep you 45-60 degrees during the winter months. (except this past week, daytime high of 5, eek)
 
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