New Garage Pole Barn 40 x 64 x 12

[hcallaway]

Kitchen Cabinets installed.

 

[hcallaway]

I picked up my 2 Ton Air Handler and outside unit. Gibson Brand. 16 Seer so I will get back $1500 off the installation or 30% of the total cost on my 2010 tax return. The unit was about $1600.00 out the door. I am going to change the duct lines changed from flex to hard HDG ducts with the flex duct only covering about 4 - 5 feet. This is going to heat and cool about 780 square feet but I have 12' ceilings so it is properly sized.
The unit inside only weighs about 80 pounds so it will not be an issue mounted up high as planned.

 

[hcallaway]

I love threads like this! Building on a large budget is easy. Watching someone get creative to keep costs down and increase the quality and value of the end result is where it gets interesting.

I think of this reply to my original thread everytime I post in reply to: Trying to squeeze every penny out of the build.

After almost a year on this project this has what has really happened:
Building savings have been as much a function of the economy as it has been me finding good deals.
Cost of the land, cost of the actual building, septic and well. Pretty much any time anyone else also has a labor charge other than the land gives anyone buying power in working out pricing.

When I have saved on labor costs (my sweat equity) you take those savings and up grade materials or the scope of the work.
Typical example:
Garage Doors
We ordered roll up doors and installed them ourselves. We went with a better grade doors and a larger size because of the savings adding cost to the doors. We still got more for our money but about the same amount of money still went into the project.

Thie big items are easy to save on, the small details always add hundreds.
This hit me like a brick on my 3rd trip to Lowes for window and door trim and when I saw the totals for my Valspar Primer and Paint. I always have to have new brushes, rollers, tape and widgets.

In the end I will have pretty much what I want in a garage and I think I can always sell it for more than what is invested, but it has been anything but cheap.

If I had done this 3 years ago I would have spent about 30% more for what I will have in the end so I guess it is still OK.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I think of this reply to my original thread everytime I post in reply to: Trying to squeeze every penny out of the build.

After almost a year on this project this has what has really happened:
Building savings have been as much a function of the economy as it has been me finding good deals.
Cost of the land, cost of the actual building, septic and well. Pretty much any time anyone else also has a labor charge other than the land gives anyone buying power in working out pricing.

When I have saved on labor costs (my sweat equity) you take those savings and up grade materials or the scope of the work.
Typical example:
Garage Doors
We ordered roll up doors and installed them ourselves. We went with a better grade doors and a larger size because of the savings adding cost to the doors. We still got more for our money but about the same amount of money still went into the project.

Thie big items are easy to save on, the small details always add hundreds.
This hit me like a brick on my 3rd trip to Lowes for window and door trim and when I saw the totals for my Valspar Primer and Paint. I always have to have new brushes, rollers, tape and widgets.

In the end I will have pretty much what I want in a garage and I think I can always sell it for more than what is invested, but it has been anything but cheap.

If I had done this 3 years ago I would have spent about 30% more for what I will have in the end so I guess it is still OK.

You haven't dissappointed me. It's been great watching your build progress. I've learned a lot about what to expect if I ever realize my dream of building a larger shop space to work in.

 

[hcallaway]

Paint is complete. All doors and windows are finished. Baseboard will be installed after the carpet and vinyl goes in next week. Kitchen Cabinets are stained and clear coated.

Nice to have that behind me. My dad came into town and finished putting the second coat on everything. He is a painting machine.

With 6"-9" walls, triming out the windows was not an easy job. Not quite the way a trim carpenter would do it, but they worked out as best as I could expect. The window sills give a nice shelf in the rooms. Each room has outlets about every 4-6'. At least 3-4 outlets on each wall. Cheap to install and I will never not have enough places to plug in.

 

[hcallaway]

Carpet and Bathroom flooring going in on Friday.
I have a really nice Kohler Cast Iron sink my wife has been saving for her own Kitchen makeover. It has been sitting for over a year so I felt it is fair game.

 

[77transam]

WOW! Just stumbled on this thread and I'm loving it! :thumbsup: The building looks great and your planning and attention to detail really shows! Great job!!

 

[hcallaway]

The last of the flooring is installed.
Floor is Dark Blue and White.

I am going to do the baseboards over the winter months. The carpet came out
pretty nice, I will try to find some shots.

 

[hcallaway]

Commercial Carpet - Black

Carpet and Vinyl Flooring Lowes $2400 Installed

 

[77transam]

Looks great hc! :thumbsup: