Garage finally under construction
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I started a prefabricated metal garage project last fall. Now that I have progress to share, I'll be sharing the project.
First, I had to purchased the building to get the engineered drawings for the slab. It took about 3 weeks to finalized the design before placing the order. Once I placed the order and committed to the structure's size (28x40), I had a place graded for the garage. Unfortunately, everything came to a grinding halt when it came to concrete. Between rainy days, too cold days, and hiring and firing unreliable concrete contractors, the project was on hold until mid-March. Then I finally found a reliable contractor mid March, and had a pad by April 1st. |
Once the slab was complete, I scheduled delivery of the building. It should be delivered and built on April 20. I would like to have it a little sooner, but the concrete needs to cure 14 days anyway.
I have more confidence in the building construction than the concrete, so I already scheduled the electrician for 5/3. |
Awesome!!! Contractors can be horrible. Glad you finally found one to get the job done! Enjoy the new garage once it's done!
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Wow! I'm jealous. Always wanted to do something like this. Congratulations! I look forward to seeing the progress.
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tech day to christen when finished?
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Finally!
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The previous owners planted a lot of fruit trees on the lot. I had to cut down 6 scuppernong vines for the garage, but there are still 6 peach trees, 2 apple trees, 4 plumbs, 2 cherries, 2 figs, and 1 pecan. I know the figs and pecans produce fruit, but I'm not sure about the rest.
Mid-February I spent the better part of a weekend maintaining 6 fully mature peach trees. They had never been pruned, so there were more limbs on the ground than the tree when I was done. I also fertilized them, sprayed them for fungus, and picked up all the mummies from last year's crop. I saw a few young peaches, but I'm afraid the frost wiped out most of the crop, but hat's not horrible. The trees can use the energy to grow more branches where needed. |
I'm definitely peanut butter and jealous. Wish I had the land to build something like this. Oh yeah and an HOA that would let me.
Also Will if you are a member of the THSCC forum you absolutely need to read through this thread. Tons of great ideas. http://thscc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12886 |
I'm not a THSCC member. I tried to buy a membership once but had issues with the checkout process. I should join, but I just haven't tried again.
I have some good ideas already and look forward to sharing them as they are rolled out :-) My HOA is very strict and would never allow any of this. I was very fortunate to find a 1-acre lot near my house that was reasonably priced. |
Nice!!
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