Nikc
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Hey guys. Since I an unable to start a build thread for.my 1966 coronet, I figured I would start off my membership here with a garage build thread.
Back towards the end March we had a warm spell and thought spring was here. So I decided to take down my "shed". A 12x20 garage with a measly 6'1" height to the bottom of the trusses.
I started by tearing it down and removing the existing concrete slab on grade. Then mother nature decided we needed another dumping of wet heavy snow the first weekend of april. I am a general contractor that snow plows in the winter. So i had to put the garage on hold and deal with this last (hopefully) snow fall.
I finished my lots and got a call from another company that I've plowed for occasionally when their truck was down.
So I headed over start to plow and low and behold my new bfg all terrains found a large bolt. The company is a farm tiller disc manufacturer so I guess it was sooner or later I'd find something in my tire.
I managed to finish plowing when I realized my 2008 f350 diesel wouldn't shift out of 1st gear. So I shut the truck down and checked her over. No leaks, damage or anything seen. So I fired her back up and continued home. She shifted fine-ish.
Well turns out the trans. Didn't like me the next day and only had 2nd gear and a wicked reverse shutter. Anyways $6000 later and she's build with billet shafts, extra steel's, clutches and a new triple billet converter.
So needless to say the garage was temporarily put on hold. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago and I finished forming the new pad. 18x28, with a 16"x24" thickened edge. And 6" slab, I poured it 2 weekends ago monolithically.
Next I ordered Insulated concrete forms (ICF) To construct the 32" knee wall. My lot elevation is raised on one side of the garage so a knee wall will act as a retaining wall and a good solid base to build from.
I just poured the concrete into the knee wall yesterday and began to back fill the one raised side. I have lumber being delivered tomorrow so I had to tidy up the driveway to make room.
I'll keep updating this thread throughout the process, which may take a bit longer due to managing my own work and customers.
The new garage will be 18x28 with a wall height of 10'9" and a vualted ceiling with a 12' height to the center.
Back towards the end March we had a warm spell and thought spring was here. So I decided to take down my "shed". A 12x20 garage with a measly 6'1" height to the bottom of the trusses.
I started by tearing it down and removing the existing concrete slab on grade. Then mother nature decided we needed another dumping of wet heavy snow the first weekend of april. I am a general contractor that snow plows in the winter. So i had to put the garage on hold and deal with this last (hopefully) snow fall.
I finished my lots and got a call from another company that I've plowed for occasionally when their truck was down.
So I headed over start to plow and low and behold my new bfg all terrains found a large bolt. The company is a farm tiller disc manufacturer so I guess it was sooner or later I'd find something in my tire.
I managed to finish plowing when I realized my 2008 f350 diesel wouldn't shift out of 1st gear. So I shut the truck down and checked her over. No leaks, damage or anything seen. So I fired her back up and continued home. She shifted fine-ish.
Well turns out the trans. Didn't like me the next day and only had 2nd gear and a wicked reverse shutter. Anyways $6000 later and she's build with billet shafts, extra steel's, clutches and a new triple billet converter.
So needless to say the garage was temporarily put on hold. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago and I finished forming the new pad. 18x28, with a 16"x24" thickened edge. And 6" slab, I poured it 2 weekends ago monolithically.
Next I ordered Insulated concrete forms (ICF) To construct the 32" knee wall. My lot elevation is raised on one side of the garage so a knee wall will act as a retaining wall and a good solid base to build from.
I just poured the concrete into the knee wall yesterday and began to back fill the one raised side. I have lumber being delivered tomorrow so I had to tidy up the driveway to make room.
I'll keep updating this thread throughout the process, which may take a bit longer due to managing my own work and customers.
The new garage will be 18x28 with a wall height of 10'9" and a vualted ceiling with a 12' height to the center.