Step by step photos of new garage

roermo · Jan 10, 2007

schmism: thanks so much for the info, my brother in law read the post and felt vindicated. What you are saying makes since.

Gemini sounds like you are moving ahead while having much more work than my project;

Here is a good questions for all to think about:

I have to let my wallet catch up to my needs so what would you do next.
1. garage door 18 ft. $1200
2. siding and sofit $800
3 interior walls, ceiling and eletric. $1,000

this is what I will do over the next week

thanks Roger

gemini5362 · Jan 11, 2007

roermo said:
schmism: thanks so much for the info, my brother in law read the post and felt vindicated. What you are saying makes since.

Gemini sounds like you are moving ahead while having much more work than my project;

Here is a good questions for all to think about:

I have to let my wallet catch up to my needs so what would you do next.
1. garage door 18 ft. $1200
2. siding and sofit $800
3 interior walls, ceiling and eletric. $1,000

this is what I will do over the next week

thanks Roger

good question. Personall siding and soffit first I noticed you did not include painting I would try to get the sideing and soffit done so that I could paint and protect my wood from the weather. Then the garage door for the same reason. Are you going to do your own electric or hire it done. You could do the electric and not do the interior walls and ceiling until the last thing. One of the things we do on Garage Doors and stuff like that is to go to one of the box stores. Usually lowes and when they are having sales that are 1 year no payment and no interest buying the item we need. Then we just leave the money in the bank and pay it off just before the year is up. If you are having to wait a while to play catch up with your wallet would that be a good way for you to go. It works well unless you cant pay the full amount within a year then the huge interest gets put on there for the full amount.

EddieWalker · Jan 11, 2007

Siding first, then garage door. Get it sealed in before the weather gets bad and you can't do anything. The soffits can go on later.

Then when you get it sealed up, you can decide on the soffits, lighting, outlets or whatevery you like.

Seal it in.

Eddie

roermo · Jan 12, 2007

Well I am sitting at my office watching the ice build up out side. I think what to do next is plan to see. Work on the inside, siding it out for the weekend. I am going to put in part of the ceiling so I can hang the garage door next week or so then maybe start framing up some of the walls for the inside where the concrete is. This should keep me out of the weather. Planing on putting up plastic on the 18 foot opening to keep the wind out.

I found out now I can always find something to do no matter what the weather is like.

Had to cancel the bob cat today that was to dig out the drive for prep of the gravel bed. Oh well.

Hope all can find soemthing to do this weekend to keep them happy.

Roger

gemini5362 · Jan 13, 2007

Be careful with all that ice It seems to have hit just barely north of us but we missed it so far.

roermo · Jan 14, 2007

gave up working on my garage on the out side, I can not stand up let alone get on a ladder. Yesterday went over to my brother in-law We are going to finish up this morning.

If I can get my trailer out on the street I am going to pick up my studs for the inside of my garage and start framing the interior walls.

Hope all are getting around ok if you got this stuff like we did.

Take call all

Roger

roermo · Jan 17, 2007

This comming Friday I am going to put the ceiling up, 1/2 sheet rock. The weather has turned to winter. high in the teens and two nights ago 4 dr. This brings me to the heat questions.

I checked with the insurnace company and if I want to insure the garage they will not let me put in wood heat. I heat the house with it but the put the big no for the garage.

I have a few choices.
1. run a burried line from the house for natural gas.
2.Some kind of electric resistance heat
3. Kerosene heater
4. Lp wall mounted heater with a buried pig beside the garage.

What are you all using and why?

The elec in this area is going up and so to is natural gas.

I am not looking to heat the garage 24/7 just when I am going to be working there or if it is going to get real bad out.

I thought about an outside long wood furance but the money is not in the budget, besides I like it where it is warm inside and you do not have to go out to stoke the stove.

Any ideas.

thanks

Roger

EddieWalker · Jan 17, 2007

Roger,

I don't have a ceiling in my shop, just the metal roof. My walls are 12 feet tall with a 4:12 pitch, so it's not a very easy, or practical space to heat.

I have a kerosene heater that I use when I need heat in there. I keep it close enough to me to keep me warm, but overall, the shop still stays on the cold side. For the few times a year that I need it, it's perfect.

How often do you expect to need the heat? If it's just a few times a month, I don't see any reason to spend allot of money on a heating system.

Eddie

Bird · Jan 17, 2007

My shop in the country was an uninsulated metal building and I just used one of the single burner Mr. Heaters. I notice it says for mounting directly to a 5-20 pound bottle, but I had mine on a 40 pound bottle and could keep it close and handy when I was sitting on a stool working at the work bench.

Farwell · Jan 17, 2007

roermo said:
This comming Friday I am going to put the ceiling up, 1/2 sheet rock. The weather has turned to winter. high in the teens and two nights ago 4 dr. This brings me to the heat questions.

I checked with the insurnace company and if I want to insure the garage they will not let me put in wood heat. I heat the house with it but the put the big no for the garage.

I have a few choices.
1. run a burried line from the house for natural gas.
2.Some kind of electric resistance heat
3. Kerosene heater
4. Lp wall mounted heater with a buried pig beside the garage.

What are you all using and why?

The elec in this area is going up and so to is natural gas.

I am not looking to heat the garage 24/7 just when I am going to be working there or if it is going to get real bad out.

I thought about an outside long wood furance but the money is not in the budget, besides I like it where it is warm inside and you do not have to go out to stoke the stove.

Any ideas.

thanks

Roger

Roger,
I had an underground line put in for natural gas to my 30x40 well insulated pole barn. I bought a 75,000 BTU Hot Dawg heater that is hung from the ceiling. I keep the heater thermostat set at 50 degrees during the cold season and set it to 65 degrees when I am working. I don't know what your natural gas costs you in MO. It costs me approximately $30 a month to heat the building. The Hot Dawg heater is made by Modine (I think). It has served me well. I try to keep the building warm enough to keep the temp above the point where moisture forms.
My ceiling is 7/16 OSB and I have 14 inches of blow in insulation in the attic. My walls have metal siding over 1 inch double foil covered foam board. I haven't finished the inside wall yet, but I have 7/16" OSB waiting to be installed. I may fill the walls with fiberglass but have not yet decided on that for sure.
In my opinion natural gas is probably the best choice even if the price goes up. At one point I considered a corn burner and am glad I didn't. Last year clean corn was $100 a bushel, this year the same seller is now selling his corn for $150 a bushel. If you have your own corn crop then corn would be a good choice but corn and wood burners have to be maintained constantly. I am not getting any younger and am getting lazy in my old age.
David B