Building a new home, returning to the farm.

[samandothers]

Really nice!  Congratulations on a very nice and quick build.  I noticed it was 1/18 when you started the thread.  Foundations dug in June.  Here it is November and you are in!  I am about 10 years in on a barn project!  :D

[SwampDonkey]

Bringing this thread out of hiding to announce I am building the garage in 2 weeks. Very simple structure, steel roof and vinyl. Bare studs inside. Materials and trusses around $7000 plus 2 weeks labour. 8)

[Magicman]

I remembered that a garage was in the plans, so lets get-r-done.  8)

[thecfarm]

A garage adds alot to the look of a house.

[SwampDonkey]

Trusses for the garage arrived and I tarped them.

[Magicman]

 8)

[SwampDonkey]

Materials landed here this week. Lumber, OSB, siding, corners, J-channel, soffit, sill gasket, flashing, house wrap, roof vents, windows, door. Everything is tarped.

The steel won't be here until we have the roof on for the final measurements before cutting. But it will just be a matter of 24 hrs or less on delivery once they get word.

Begin construction June 3.



Grass seed is starting, foreground and upper right.

[GRANITEstateMP]

Good for you SwampDonkey!

  I've enjoyed following your thread.  Always neat to see something take shape

  I will be starting another house in a couple weeks.  Me and an old friend, now business partner, did a spec house last year (as a side project) with the help of a local GC.  It went fairly well, learned a lot, and made a little, and now we're gonna give it another go.

  Best of luck with the rest of the build.

Matt

[SwampDonkey]

Day 1 on the garage build.

[Peter Drouin]

Looking good. 

[SwampDonkey]

Day 2 progress on the garage. Ready for the steel roofing. Windows and entry door hung. Started the siding.

[GRANITEstateMP]

Good crew, they aren't messin around!

[SwampDonkey]

Day 4. Roof and siding complete. Ready to pour the floor and wire the electrical.

[thecfarm]

Done!! Looks good.

[WDH]

Still have the Rav4?

[SwampDonkey]

Nope Camry. Traded the Rav4 for the Tacoma in 2014.

[SwampDonkey]

In preparation for the floor pouring I levelled out the gravel using mason line and steel pins on the corners. It was only roughed in and packed after the form was poured. I did strips 2 feet wide as I levelled the gravel. I only had 3 wheel barrow loads too much to remove. It will be packed again, but only at the back wall for 4 feet, the rest is packed good already. There will be a 2" slope from back to front. It will be 4" reinforced concrete which is poured out over the door holes in the wall.

[SwampDonkey]

The floor was poured last Wednesday and today we began wiring the garage. The overhead door will be installed August 6, since the factory is on vacation the last 2 weeks of July.

Today I sanded the stairway and hand rails for a second coating of varnish. Applied that and it dried really fast today. I will do it one more time and maybe another after that.

[aigheadish]

What a lovely build, thanks for sharing, though it makes me a little embarrassed to share my workshop build that has taken months to not look nearly as nice as your house! Congratulations! It looks like you made wise choices all around.

[SwampDonkey]

Thanks aigheadish. I don't get email notices, so sometimes I miss replies.

[SwampDonkey]

Day one of the wood shop.

[woodroe]

Looking good !

[aigheadish]

Not big enough.





Sorry, I'm kidding, it had to be said. Looks like it should be a nice space. 

I'm currently in the very early thoughts of building one of those work benches, with flip-over tools, to create some space in my shop, which is not big enough.

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah, lots big for me though. I'm not going to be doing that much.    I worked in one for years about 1/3 the size.  Got room there for a couple cord of firewood along one wall.

[SwampDonkey]

Day 2

Ready for the metal roofing.



The windows are in.