New Garage

[747mopar]

Devin there was a bit of a caveat...
Final paperwork came...the next day the bill for the site survey and as built drawings came...another $1,350.00 spent on chit paper...

Just makes you want to....
Better yet...

What a load of ****, makes you want to tell them to .

So are you finally clear of all the B.S. now?

 

[skicker]

I need to run the electric out and tie in the power...groundwork is already done just need to pull the wire through the pvc...
I'm going to run a few basic receptacles and get everything tied in to have lights at the man doors working and then call for a final electrical inspection.
I need to finish everything needed for permit process prior to 4/27/18. (Stairs from the back door to the basement...basement windows and basement door.
After that I'll concentrate on getting into the insulation and drywall work...concrete pad at the basement door and outside the garage doors... Install the 3' 6" high brick at the front elevation between the garage doors...
There will be plenty to do once the weather warms up...

 

[747mopar]

So are you on vacation or something, haven't posted since Feb for crying out loud! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

 

[skicker]

I parked both Street cars and bought another dirt car. I need my head examined for sure...

 

[747mopar]

Are you planning on racing?

 

[skicker]

Yea they started a new Modified division down my way. Everyone has to run the 602 GM Crate engine.
I picked up a used Thrown' Dirt Chassis out of Fairmont W VA.
Its a short schedule as they only race us 12 shows but I can go run with the A Mods if I want to.
It lets me race a little and still get some other things done. Evidently there is a class very similar out your way. Thought if I decide to try it out there I'll let you know. Legendary Hilltop, I77 and maybe Skyline run almost the same class.

 

[skicker]

It's been beyond past due for me to update this...
I passed the electrical close-in inspection on 10/17/18. Only needed to install a single GFI at the first receptacle on the circuit to pass.
Also installed the entire circuit for both garage door openers.
I have all of the lighting circuit completed in the basement in 1" PVC. It will allow for (6) 4' LED lights to be installed on the bottom of the metal pan decking. 6 lights for a 12x40 storage space 9' 6" high should be plenty.

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[skicker]

I've been chipping away trying to complete small projects that don't have a huge cost impact.
Where the basement windows are at ground level I decided I wanted to make bars for them so they couldn't be broken into.
I fabbed the bars up last year from 1 1/2" box at the top and bottom with 3/4" box at the sides.
I installed 3/4" solid bar stock 5" on center drilling the top and bottom bars and then assembling everything and welding it together. Finally got primer and paint on them for installation behind the basement windows. I still need to install the PVC Trim around the window frames but there sure isn't much daylight left when you get off of work at 4:00...

 

[skicker]

Since I can work inside I started installing the trim around the inside of the garage windows...the balance will need to be completed once the drywall is finished and painted...
Managed to finally get a basement door...Paint on the inside is finished...once its dry I'll spray the outside and install it.
Completed the down spout for the SWM system to capture the water from the back side of the garage roof...
I have a mason coming Saturday to install the brick at the 3' 6" high openings beside the garage doors...
I know I didn't get any work done all summer but I did manage to get flowers planted around the porch in the spring...

 

[skicker]

I have 2" Z Furring and 2" rigid insulation to install in the 3 exterior walls in the basement...
The sooner I can get that completed the sooner I can get into building the panel for the in floor heating and sorting out what I want to use for a heat source...The pex is in the concrete ready to go with 4 zones...
Leaning towards a propane tankless water heater...I have no access to natural gas on my road...

 

[skicker]

I started installing the Z furring and the R-13 Thermax foil face insulation in the basement.

I ripped down 2x6's into (2) 2" strips and tap con-d them in around the window and door openings so I have a substrate for trim...
It's really time consuming when your doing the framing, insulation and electrical all at the same time...But it's also one and done...


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[skicker]

The west wall is finished minus going back and taping the seams...
This wall will have plywood attached and become the area where everything for the radiant in floor heating will be attached.
On to the back wall where I also need to incorporate the electric boxes and pipe...everything is 1" PVC with 12 gauge wire set up for a 20 amp circuit.


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[skicker]

About the time I get to the back door I'm looking at this and thinking maybe I don't want to install anything on the face of the framing after taping the insulation...

It's very reflective and actually brightens everything up a lot...
I used the sheets laying down in a full 4' x 10' length and installed the first one on a Z furring channel at the floor and the second sheet against the bottom of the steel beams. This created a chase in the wall that allowed for the PVC pipe for electrical to be installed in.
Once insulated and taped it is the finished product.


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[skicker]

I managed to get the opposite end (last one) basement window and the security bars installed this evening.
I also installed some blocking inside where I'm putting in an overhead rack for long items and something to anchor the stand up shelving back to the wall.
I also blocked out for the 220 power for the Air Compressor. I'm going to surface mount the power for it so I can add a liquid tight pigtail in the future...
Supposed to be nice yet tomorrow...I may try to get outside and install the PVC trim on the basement windows while I still have daylight...

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[skicker]

West elevation window is 100% complete...

The PVC trim is a little harder to work with but makes for a nice finished product without any painting...
One down one to go...The trim for the east is cut...should be able to install it tomorrow night...pending no rain...


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[skicker]

The mason came Friday and installed the brick at the front elevations between the doors and at both ends...

I'm still working on the basement...since the space is kind of tight I decided to install some overhead "racking" to have a place to store extra long construction items...siding...soffit...trim and the like...

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[skicker]

The racking system has two boards that are tap con'd into the wall with two levels of storage above...The first section is 34" wide and will store things up to 8' long...The second section is 20" wide and can store things up to 14' long...

I also finished the insulation at the south and east wall and added it the electrical piping for the compressor...along with the trim inside the basement window sill...


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[skicker]

One of the two shelving units I have I got painted and installed...once its dry enough I can move everything over from the second one and then spray and install it also...

I began building the wood racking for all of the totes I have parts in for the 4 different cars...
In a 10 foot span I can put 6 of the larger totes at the bottom and then there is room for 7 of the smaller totes on the 4 rows above plus maybe 4 more at the top between the beams...

No more stacking them on top of each other and having to move them all to look in one...


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[747mopar]

Finally!!

Glad to see you back at it and getting things knocked out. From the looks of that basement you should just about be able to heat it with a candle lol. Excellent work as usual.



I'm pumped, I get to pick up the heat exchanger and pump tomorrow and finally get the ball rolling on heat in mine.

 

[skicker]

Thx...
The slab above has pex in it and will be what heats the entire shop...Bad thing is the T-stat for it is upstairs in the garage...
In a perfect world it should stay warm...IF it's too warm I can address that...At least it shouldn't be too cold and trying to sweat...
With any luck I'll have the insulation finished and taped Saturday...hopefully have the plywood on the shelving for the totes and maybe get the plywood on the wall to start sorting out the in-floor radiant heating.
I have 1200 L' of 1/2" pex in the floor...I need to figure out what the volume of fluid inside the pex will be at some point. It is set up with 4 zones each 300' long.
I bought a radiant heating "panel" that was removed from a house that was to be demolished.
It has a newer controller...all of the return and supply piping and had 4 pumps.
Near as I can tell I can use the piping, controller and 1 pump and keep an extra for a spare.
Looked into an electric tankless hot water heater...In looking at the power requirements I'd just rather stick to the old plan of using LP Gas...I have no access to natural gas or that's what I would be using...