[clwilcox33]

After way too many sessions of working on my Camaro, only to have to stop a couple hours early to clean up and get it pushed over to the side of the garage so the other half's car could be parked in there as well, I finally got started on building the car it's own garage. Unfortunately I don't have the space to build a huge shop, but it will be plenty enough for us for now. It will be 20x24 when completed and 480 sq. ft.

The problem on going bigger, is that in my city, if I go over 500sq. ft., the garage (detached accessory building by code), has to have the same exterior as the house, which is brick. I'm just not doing brick! On the same note, if it's under 500 sq. ft., I'm limited to 10 1/2' walls, and a 15' total height; and if it's over 500, I can do 12' walls and 25' total height, but I'd then have to do brick.... So I'm just going to build it with the 10.5' walls and short trusses (5:12 pitch). After I frame it, I'll order the trusses pre-built, I found a company that can have them built and delivered for about $625.

This will be the first building I've ever done from the ground up (or should I say below ground up?), so hopefully it will turn out great heh. Of course if anyone has any building tips I'd appreciate them greatly.

If any one wants me to, or has any interest, I'll keep posting more progress pictures in this thread as it's built. If not, I'll post them all when it's done.

Here's the start: http://www.67rs-ss.net/garage/gallery.asp
The slab is "just" about ready to pour. I have to get the prefoundation inspection done on Thurs. before the pour which will be on Saturday.

Edit: Ignore the ugly fence. I was going to replace it last year, but decided to wait until the garage was built so I wouldn't be tearing up a brand new fence in the process. As soon as the garage is complete the entire fence is getting replaced.

[click]

Chris, have the truss guys build up the inside height. You can have 10' sidewalls but a vault can be built into the center of the shop that gives you room for a ceiling fan, lights etc. that are up away from swinging parts or a lift, so you can get more cars in there too. I bet you can easily get 15' in center of the shop.

[clwilcox33]

The total height of the building has to be no greater than 15'. I'm not sure what you mean by building up the inside height though. I am planning on putting in a 4 post lift' that's why I'm planning on going all the way up to the 10.5' walls that I'm allowed. 12' would be better but what can ya do?

[67 Plum]

Looking good.How thick is the slab going to be?My shop is only 20x20 but all I have in it is my car and tools.

[clwilcox33]

6" slab, with 20" plus beams around the perimeter and crossing the middle. This slab would support 2 stories if it had to

[67 Plum]

Instead of a flat roof have a vaulted ceiling like they would do in a house.

[clwilcox33]

Something like the sloping flat trusses shown in this web page?
http://www.cwc.ca/products/trusses/shapes.php
If that's what you mean Jim, then I understand why you said to do 10' walls, because the truss itself is partially vertical on the outside. Would the 6" be enough though? I'll have to call the truss guy. Good idea I think though.

[buzzworth]

Looks good. Before I got back into cars, I went through about 10 years of "I can't stop building" and built my house, restored the attached 200 year old log cabin, restored the garage, started a garage that became the guest house/party/recreation facility, and finally built "The Hanger" for the cars. Love working with wood.....good therapy.

Question....why do you have footings running through the floor across the middle? Perimeter footers are the norm here with a floating slab poured after the underslab utilities are installed.

SS

[clwilcox33]

Originally Posted by buzzworth

Question....why do you have footings running through the floor across the middle?

Just for more stability. I'm no engineer, but it seemed like a good idea at the time . I've read all the codes, and no, I don't have to do that, but I wanted it to be as solid as possible.

[67 Plum]

this is what it would look like on the inside http://www.camaros.net/forums/showth...ht=garage+lift

[kz1000ltd]

Dude, is that your fence falling down there in the background? Tell me it's your crappy neighbors, please!!!!!

[clwilcox33]

LoL, that's the part of the fence that I took down leaning against the existing fence. The new section you see in the corner was a temporary patch I put in till the entire fence is replaced this fall. That corner blew down when the high winds blew through Dallas from the hurricanes.

[clwilcox33]

Originally Posted by 67 Plum

this is what it would look like on the inside http://www.camaros.net/forums/showth...ht=garage+lift

20x24 isn't really large enough to do a ceiling like that. I could do scissor trusses for a vaulted ceiling, but not one like is pictured there.

[buzzworth]

Originally Posted by clwilcox33

..but I wanted it to be as solid as possible.

If you pour that full of concrete and have a 6" floor, it will be solid enough to park a Caterpiller on !

SS

p.s.....good idea on the pitched ceiling. that would allow room for that 4 poster in the center with another car stashed above. (shhhh, don't tell the wife about that yet)

[clwilcox33]

Originally Posted by buzzworth

If you pour that full of concrete and have a 6" floor, it will be solid enough to park a Caterpiller on !

SS

p.s.....good idea on the pitched ceiling. that would allow room for that 4 poster in the center with another car stashed above. (shhhh, don't tell the wife about that yet)

True on the Caterpillar, but I didn't want there to be any doubt that it would hold a car on a lift, and um...Shhhhhhh, she doesn't know about the "another" car just yet...