The G-Word: November 2010

Why "The G-Word"?

Prior to this project actually breaking ground, the word Garage had become something of a 6-lettered swear word in our family. You see, we bought this house ~5 years ago only after I had verified that the setbacks and septic were ok to support building this garage. I've built foam core models in 1:20 scale; I've spent hundreds of hours playing with various designs with home CAD software.; I've studied neighborhood covenants, code books, and educated myself on proper building techniques. And through this all, and much to my wife's dismay, I've been talking about this experience to the point of driving those closest to me nuts. So, since around the beginning of this year, when I really started to get this ball rolling, this garage has been affectionately referred to as "The G-word".

Sunday, November 14, 2010

2.5 months later... finally finished the painting! Sort of. All the siding and trim is painted at least, and all the ladder work is now done. Still have a little painting to do on the lower concrete portions of the sides and back walls, but need to figure out the landscaping first.

Though I liked the way it turned out, that 2' difference between the roof lines was sure a nightmare to get painted. Since we have 8" facia boards and about 10" of overhang, there was barely enough room to get the soffits painted, let alone actually get my head under there to get a glance at what I was actually doing. Doesn't much matter, it's nearly impossible to see it anyway, but I wanted to get it protected. I'm VERY glad we pre-primed every inch of the wood we had put up though - that job would have been a months worth of nightmares if that was unprimed.

Now on to figure out insulation (foam or fiberglass), HVAC planning (so I know where and what power I need to put in for additional heat), air lines (copper or flexible nylon), and what sort of wall finish I want to do (probably drywall)? Any guesses as to what my holiday plans encompass?