Garage project

[dieselsmoke1]

Time to get started, I ain't getting any younger.
Sketchup can handle the plans...

 

[dieselsmoke1]

Centipede plus a sod cutter, a long hard day, a red tractor and a much more enjoyable day results in this big red hole.

Snared a bobcat today. Foundation digging starts as soon as things dry out a little. More photos as I go.

 

[GATC35]

Looks good! keep the pics coming...... I did something similar 2 years ago. The only thing I would do different is the ceiling and garage door heights. I built 10 ft. ceilings with 8 ft. high doors, wish I would have built 12 ft. high ceilings with 10 ft. doors. Neither of my tractors will fit in my garage with the ROPS up and canopies on. They are normally stored in a pole barn so being in the weather is not an issue, but when they require maintenance it sure would be nice to be in the garage with heat/air conditioning, good lighting, and compressed air.

 

[EddieWalker]

I agree with Mark that a larger door opening would come in handy if you wanted to park your tractor inside. My door is 10x10, and it works our real nice.

I also noticed that you have a 2ft 10in opening for your door. I wasn't sure if that was the rough in opening, or the finished door size, but either way, I would seriously reconsider this and install a 3ft door. My doors are right next to each other, just like yours, and even with a 3ft door, I sometimes wish for a larger opening. If it gets really bad, I just open the big door, but for just carrying stuff in and out, I'd much rather just leave the big door closed.

Eddie

 

[whitedogone]

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[whitedogone]

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[dodge man]

Very nice looking plan. Mine is 28 deep by 30 wide, which is just a little larger than yours. Three things I wish I had done different is make it bigger, the depth is fine but I wish it was one gargage bay wider. I also wish I had gone with 10 foot high cielings and at least one oversized garage door, I have single garage doors instead of one big one. I also wish I had gone with the tall trusses like you are doing for storage above.

Yours will be pretty solid, mine is just a slab on grade with a rat wall around the edge, where yours will have footing. Building code may require this where you are at.

Good luck and enjoy the process.

 

[dieselsmoke1]

The 1'-4" wall section at the entry door doesn't meet code (2006 IRC) unless a portal framing method or other method is used.

You are correct whitdogone, but I've heard sometimes there's a little flexibility applied to this at least in our neck of the woods. I was told by phone my plans were approved before starting to dig Friday but I'll pick them up this afternoon and see what's marked up.

 

[dieselsmoke1]

I'm OK on door height. My little piece goes in my existing garage with room to spare and I don't need anything larger.

You're right about the 2'8" door, Eddie. The real story is that it's free and I'd have to buy a 3'0".

 

[dieselsmoke1]

Well it's not marked up but that probably isn't going to stop an inspector from turning it down. I didn't want to push the door so far from the corner but 4 more inches ain't gonna matter i suppose.