 bowtiefan
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06-06-12 08:40 AM - Post#2234000
For several years we have had some of our cars in a friends empty warehouse(no cost to us), but it was a PITA to take a car out for a drive or do any maintanence, so mostly they just sat. For the last few years we have been discussing building a barn/garage to put them in, but living on a hill meant few options, and all had disadvantages. We finally decided to go through the side of my existing shop and dig into the hill. It would be smaller than I had origianlly hoped, but much more convenient. However, before we started, we happen to visit a beautiful private car collection, but his building was the show stopper for me, and so became my inspiration. (Probably a bad thing!)
Had an engineer design the 22x60 building and the concrete retaining wall and I borrowed a medium size Kabota to start the digging. This was mid Sept. Wasn't long before I realized it was too small, so I hired my neighbor, Chris, to dig it with his Case backhoe. When the bids for the concrete work came it, they were way higher than we expected. Chris said, we can do it. We were both in construction all our lives, I am a retired surveyor, so I said, you're in charge, just tell me what to do.
(early Oct. digging the footing)
(digging for footing complete)
Let me tell you, there is a LOT of repar that goes into a 6' retaining wall and slab.
Some of the rebar
Chris and I poured the wall and footing, but I hired a crew to do the slab.
Ready to pour the wall. Note all the lumber. One advantage of doing it ourselves is that we could re-use the wood on the building itself.
Pouring the wall
The Monday after Thanksgiving, a total of 1800 lbs of rebar, 4 rools tiewire and 59 yards of concrete.
Second layer of waterproofing and the subdrain.
After the slab had cured a few days, a long time friend and contractor came over and we started with the sticks. Everything was going great until about the time of this picture when someone turned us in for no building permit. We are on a private road, at the end of the county road, so I know it was a neighbor, but I don't know who yet. The inspector was pretty cool though, and even though he issued me a 'stop work order' he let us waterproof it as best as we could. This was just before Christmas.
Six weeks and $5300 later, which is why I didn't want to get a permit in the first place, we had our permit and continued. It's all built to code, and the inspections are a farce, just a money grab by the county.
Finished up the exterior and got my 'final'. I told them no electricty or water. I didn't need any more BS from the county.
Because I didn't want the concrete to show on the inside, I had to add firing strips to attach the sheetrock too.
This project also allowed/forced me into putting in more storage and a tire rack.
I then finished the inside with electrical outlets, insulation, sheetrock and texture, paint,lights (my track lighting is still on backorder) and epoxy on the floor. Finally finished that all two days ago, and brought our cars home yesterday. I'll have more pictures once I get the rest of the lighting in and maybe some 'decoration', but here is how it looks now.
My collection of 75+ Tonka trucks will go on this end wall.
Granted I went a bit overboard on the interior, the track lighting itself will be over $2K, but I wanted something to showcase our cars. Even though they are just decent drivers and not show cars, everyone always wants to see them, so I wanted a way to show them off.
Total cost, about $35K ($5K of that to the county) and the only thing I hired out was the slab and the ceiling sheetrock and tape and texture. Now I can pick up a wrech again!
Ken
38 & 39 2dr sedan, 41 coupe, 54 convertible, 56 Nomad, 57 210 2dr sdn, 70 Camaro RS, Corvettes; 57, 61, 65 396 coupe, 67 427 convert, 69 & 72 T-top, 88 coupe,91 ZR-1, 07 Z06, 07 Silverado, 09 BMW 135i convert.
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az58cameo
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06-06-12 09:14 AM - Post#2234009
In response to bowtiefan
Looks Very Nice,I have a Matchbox Car Collection I
Would Love To Showcase Someday But with working in
a 30X40 garage I Use all The Wall Space For Storage
But Maybe someday i can display them!
If U can would you post more pictures of when you are all moved in?
Congrats on the New garage!
Allen
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 2Loose
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06-06-12 11:17 AM - Post#2234038
In response to az58cameo
Very Nice!
I've got a pretty good idea where you live, as an old timer from Vacaville. you're not really very far from where my Grandma (Mom's side) grew up...
Will have to look you up and see your "add-on" my next visit there....
Aloha,
Willy
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WagonCrazy
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06-06-12 04:45 PM - Post#2234139
In response to bowtiefan
Very nice job Ken. Inspirational for all of us dreaming of more room for our cars some day.
I like the way you did the finish on the interior. Very much a man-cave. 
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nickmac
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06-06-12 05:49 PM - Post#2234165
In response to WagonCrazy
Very nice. I had to pay $20 for a zoning permit for my 24 x 32. No other permits or inspections since it was under 1000 sq. ft. I told them no electric also.
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az58cameo
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06-07-12 03:04 PM - Post#2234471
In response to bowtiefan
The More I look at the interior, it looks like an Auto-Zone!
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06-07-12 07:39 PM - Post#2234577
In response to bowtiefan
Very nice, you did a great job, enjoy it! 
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 dodge36
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06-07-12 07:56 PM - Post#2234582
In response to bowtiefan
Very nice Ken..Good job..
Larry
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HAL_396
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06-08-12 03:55 AM - Post#2234639
In response to bowtiefan
Nice work. I am going to copy your loft storage idea if you don't mind.... 
As far as your building permit went., I bet your mail man turned you in vs. a neighbor
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bowtiefan
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06-08-12 07:58 AM - Post#2234707
In response to HAL_396
Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm happy with the way it turned out, but it doesn't seem as big now that I've got it full of cars! I'll have more pictures once the rest of the lighting gets here and I get a few 'decorations' up.
Hal, interesting idea, but I kind of doubt it. We are on a private road, so the mailman only comes down our road to deliver a rare package. Another house about 1/4 mile down the road was turned in 2 or 3 months before me, but I didn't know that when I started.
Ken
38 & 39 2dr sedan, 41 coupe, 54 convertible, 56 Nomad, 57 210 2dr sdn, 70 Camaro RS, Corvettes; 57, 61, 65 396 coupe, 67 427 convert, 69 & 72 T-top, 88 coupe,91 ZR-1, 07 Z06, 07 Silverado, 09 BMW 135i convert.
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 Big T
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06-09-12 04:55 PM - Post#2235238
In response to bowtiefan
Ken
I give you a heck of a lot of credit for taking on such a huge job. It is absolute grand.
I am now going out to my puny two car garage with the 55 parked in the center and all the parts and tools stacked around it.
Permits. It took me about 6 months to put in a kitchen for the wife about 10 years ago. Did everything but the granite and cabinet fab myself. I would have done the cabinets myself, but the 55 was in the way of my wood tools.
The plans called for the kitchen sink to be moved 3" yes 3 lousy inches. The permit, just for the sink, cost me $74.00. I had something over $500. just in permit costs for the entire kitchen.
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WagonCrazy
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06-12-12 09:10 PM - Post#2236459
In response to bowtiefan
Hal, interesting idea, but I kind of doubt it. We are on a private road, so the mailman only comes down our road to deliver a rare package. Another house about 1/4 mile down the road was turned in 2 or 3 months before me, but I didn't know that when I started.
Nice addition Ken!.
Around here, the building and safety folks have a website that encourages people to turn each other in...just fill out the form on the website.
Then they do a Google sattelite search and they can tell what you're up to without stepping foot on your property.
Once they show up, you're probably toast. So you have to pay the man, and get your permits and be official. 
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free_bird49221
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06-15-12 08:16 AM - Post#2237395
In response to WagonCrazy
looks like a great deal of work went into it. it looks great good job
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454contractor
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07-16-12 04:21 PM - Post#2248853
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At least you just had to pay the fee. They could have made you tear out that beautiful concrete wall since it is structural and never got inspected. But $ 5300.00. I just built a 24' x 40 with 14' sidewalls last year and my permit cost around $ 350.00. I even included electrical which I also did, but no heat. I/R heat went in after the final inspection.
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