First day on the garage build
 

Well,here's what they got done so far...They could have done much more but waited on the inspector for three hours...

Waiting on an inspector always sucks. Progress is progress though, at least it's getting done.

whos doing it ashley? what is the actual size of it?

30x50x12 with 200 sq ft of concrete out frt...JR Barden construction out of neeses...18,500

thats concrete and erected? how many doors?

Yeah,thats turnkey..# 10x10 comercial can doors,1 walk through,and one 4x4 window

boy am i jealous. how much is it going to run ya if you dont mind me askin? ballpark?

That is a damn good price though

it says 18,500 a couple posts up. how many 10x10 doors?

I think # means 3

must be pineville lingo, im suprised you caught that lol.

lmao... i read earlier and didnt see the price posted. so when it dawned on me to ask how much it was i didnt re-read.
facepalm.

Yeah 3,,, I have waited and saved a long time to get this though..I had to give up buying a fulton engine to buy it.. It's really bad now since the engine in the car has taken a shit...But atleast it can sit in the garage on my new drive on lift....lol...

Awesome.

Well,its nothing like yall's......Damn wharehouse.....

i want one so bad i cant stand it. once my house is refinanced its gonna be ON. shooting for maybe a 30x40 or 40x40 if i can squeeze it without it looking crazy.

Any electrical included?

Mine is 2600 sq ft. It has a two post lift, heat, 120 and 240 power and a full bathroom. I need to coat the floor in it and the attached garage. Kinda still debating for meow.

Naw,not from the contractor. But i am a residential electrician.I worked as a electrician for 5 years when i was younger. Certified and all..Beleieve it or not i am actually certified as a tig and mig pipe welder also..Just didnt like doing the hands on work.Found work inside at a desk and liked that much better..lol...But i have a 200 amp service me and my buddy Steve installed yesterday..Its gonna have 200 amp inside also..I have ordered 6 T5 HO lights for main lighting.Am gonna be installing one 30A 220 for the car lift,one 50A 220 for a welding machine,one 50A for a car trailer to plug into outside and i will still have 34 spaces in the panel for outlets and such...Its a little bit of overkill having such a big panel inside but do it right the first time and there is plenty of space for upgrading later,because each year i prob will add on another 12ft bay untill i am happy with how big the garage is...lol

Ugh. Your damn garage is literally twice as big as my house.

When i build mine it will have to be at least 40 foot deep. the boat trailer is a lil over 30 foot with the outrdrive and the tongue. And my enclosed trailer is 28 foot plus the longer tongue for a camper. We are putting up the 30x30 we bought from marcus now.

Day Two Progress
 

Day two progress.Aslo got it treated for termites today. Two concrete trucks coming in the morning....

Why didnt they pour the slab first? My parents have a 40x60 garage and they poured slab then built on top of it.

Looks like they are hauling ass. Looks good

I think all pole buildings are done in the way they are doing Ashley's. my neighbor has a Hoover building they built the whole thing then poured.

If it was steel they would have poured first. Pole barns usually dont.

Yeah,thats right.Pole buildings are done this way. A metal building is a whole different story..They require footings all the way around and require 3 times as much concrete...

yeah, guy at work swears by doing pole barns & cutting cost by 2/3's because the dirt around the pole holds the building up, not the concrete bolted to the posts, so the concrete can be much less costlier.



totally unrelated thread drift: uncle builds house on hill, with massive dirt basement, use for storage. short on one end, huge on other end.

towards end, uses it as workshop in winter, due house ducting giving some heat. about 7 feet of space one big end, so works good.

next owner moves in, has concrete poured in the floor, wall to wall.
moves out.

next owner moves in, concrete dries, cures, and expands...and pushes the whole house apart, after house has been standing ~7 years
doors wont shut, won't open, walls cracking inside & brick walls outside cracking.

concrete expansion is some strong stuff

Sounds like they didn't put any expansion joints in

looks like it's going to be awesome. I am def. jealous. Are you a member of garagejournal.com? There are a lot of inspirational garages on there.

No,not a member,but i did look on there for ideas..Still looking for interior ideas too.

Its gonna be nice!

Since they are pouring the concrete later, and obviously don't plan on turning the slab down on edge, I would ask what they are going to do to guarantee you don't have washout.

if possible, do you think you could post up some pics of how the walls meet the concrete? thats one area i was curious about.

Im not sure what washout is,but i has 2100 dollars worth of pad built for it to sit on.And i will get a better pic of the concrete at the walls..Its has a 2x8 bottom band board that is the concrete form...But they said they will be done tomo...

Damn thats quick and looking good

damn, they dont play around

just wanted to mention again that im jealous.

Guess I never seen one built before. Not to common around here. It looks very nice though. Are you airconditioning it, guessing no with all the doors.

Im jelly. Maybe one day I'll be ballin hard enough to have one like this at the house.