I bought myself a garage!

bme107 said:
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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I don't have pictures yet as we don't close until March. The house is mounted at an angle to the garage. In this extra 'wedge' of space, there is no bottom truss (the wooden triangle thingie), just the long one from the peak to the top of the walls. Therefore, there is nowhere to attach the drywall for the ceiling. I do have a couple of family members who do this contracting stuff for a living, so thier expertise will be applied. They have also been installing insulation for over 30 years, so they can help me there too.



I know I may be thinking about too much insulation, but I plan on keeping the garage at 40 degrees or so in the winter to keep stuff from freezing.



By the way, how much does a bad *** garage add to a home's value? :nixweiss
 
Scott P said:
.......By the way, how much does a bad *** garage add to a home's value? :nixweiss
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No way of telling. Only another autopian could appreciate the complexities of a fully functional garage. Remember you build it to enjoy it yourself, not to make money selling it.



Drywall, insulation, paint, lighting, and cabinets/storage might fetch you a few thousand. Not nearly as much as you would hope. Heat, A/C, outlets, water, cable, phone, internet, and covered floor will only be overkill and few will pay the premium for that.



Ultgar would not be able to recoupe the $$ he has put in, unless the select buyer comes along for such insanity. IMO, he'd be better off parting out the garage stuff and selling it as a second/guest house if he were to leave.
 
Scott P said:




By the way, how much does a bad *** garage add to a home's value? :nixweiss
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I think it is kind of like a finished basement. Some people want it done their way or not done at all, yet others will have the same taste as you.
 
I only asked the last question so I could justify to the wife why so much money and effort would be poured into the garage instead of useless things like frilly curtains and sissy stuff like that...:D
 
just FYI I spent $1551.00 on my garage build up, Labor free since I did it and it raised the home value 8 grand. We did almost nothing to the house in the time between appraisals. I didnt think that was to bad:up
 
We took possession of our garage and attached house yesterday. I took advantage of today's 50 or so degree temps to clean up the mess the garage was in. The previous owner was less than attentive to the cleanliness of it. Plus, the movers didn't get everything, so they still had stuff there that they need to get on Monday morning. I filled a 42 gallon trash bag with two tarps, a pile of leaves and dirt, and other miscellaneous stuff. I rinsed the floor down and scrub the one small oil stain.



The floor has been eaten up a bit by salt though, so I'll have to figure out how to fill all that damage in. The water drains to the driveway, so I will be installing my drain there as planned.



The bad part? There is -zero- electrical wiring in the place. There is one socket and 2 small light bulbs. A local technical school is offering a class on residential electrical wiring, so I'm taking that for the next couple of months.



Forgive the dark picture as my camera does a poor job with dark, so you may not tell a whole lot.
 
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