Broke ground on the new garage today!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Truck Hippy · 11-01-2003, 05:09 PM

I'm pumped because I broke ground on my garage today!! It's kinda small at 20x22 but still, Its better than the nothin x nothin garage I have now! I know its not 67-72 related but I'll be starting my frame off on my 72' swb 4x4 when its done. Wes.

Truck Hippy · 11-01-2003, 05:10 PM

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Hooter · 11-01-2003, 05:13 PM

Nice job man, it'll be nice to work in the indoors for now on eh?

JoetheMobster · 11-01-2003, 05:22 PM

Right on man!!!

I'll tell you one thing - small garages aren't the greatest, but at least you can point and laugh at the next guy freezing his arse off lying in the snow doing repairs, with no garage at all - LMFAO!

walker · 11-01-2003, 05:31 PM

Congrats, you and I are in the same boat. I just got mine poured. The slab price was bid at $5900 the final price for the concrete came in at... are you redy for this $9400. So I am broke for a few months untill I save up for the framing and roof. The price went up due to the uneven ground, high stem walls, backfill, etc. I have 1770sq ft of concrete. 12x52 of covered parking and 21x52 of garage.
Good luck on yours and keep us posted on your progress.

Truck Hippy · 11-01-2003, 06:04 PM

Oh man!! $9400!! I have a good friend thats going to do my floor so I hope I can get the "buddy price". Here where I live, there pretty hard during inspections. I have read the inspection sheet about 50 times. The city will even fine you $115 if the Building Permit Is not in the right place. I can't wait to let my truck leak oil on the new floor and to spill beer on the work bench!!

**Canadian694x4** · 11-01-2003, 06:11 PM

$9400??!! Thats alot for concrete isn't it? Truck Hippy I hope to build roughly the same size next summer...

Class of 69 · 11-01-2003, 06:13 PM

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I can't wait to let my truck leak oil on the new floor and to spill beer on the work bench!!

That's what it's all about!!!!! Makes the post totally relavent ! Don't worry about your concrete cost, lookat the area walker poured!!!! Twice the size of your's. Congrat's, and be sure to seal the floor good before the oil hits it. Cleans up much easier!!

**JIMs70GMC** · 11-01-2003, 06:54 PM

It's nice to start something like that. Mine's small compared to yours at 16x22. Only needed 9 yards of concrete at $88.50 a yard.

lukecp · 11-01-2003, 08:18 PM

Once you work in a garage you don't go back

My parents started construction at a garage at home.....like 3 months after i moved out! Oh well...i get to go home and work in it

Kid · 11-01-2003, 09:32 PM

Truck Hippy, have you looked into radiant heat for you garage? I put radiant heat in mine when I built it (2 years ago) and am completely sold. By far the cheapest to run and best. You will love it.

Blue Beard · 11-01-2003, 09:45 PM

Congrats on the new shop.........

broke ground on my 20x60 about a week ago, going kind of slow.....or maybe its just me being anxious.........

FRENCHBLUE72 · 11-01-2003, 09:46 PM

I need a garage and not this car port I guess i could have nothing..

Truck Hippy · 11-01-2003, 09:50 PM

Kid, I have been thinking about what to use for heat. I haven't came up with anything as of yet. I may look into A/C to. Its only 440 square feet so and I'm going to insulate it so it shouldn't cost awhole lot to heat/cool.

Kid · 11-01-2003, 09:59 PM

my shop is 30X36 (insulated) and last winter, it cost me approx. $15 to $20.00 a month to heat. And the best part is, the floor stayed at a comfy 66 to 68 degrees when it was 10 degrees outside. Something to think about...

casey · 11-01-2003, 10:07 PM

thumbs up on the garage, I used a contruction heater in my attached garage, you know the orange 220 volt one. I'll tell you having an attached garage sucks, try doing anything in there with out p!ssing the wife off, I rebuilt the truck in there, and all the air born stuff ends up in the house, all most a recipe for divorce, can't wait to build a detached garage

Truck Hippy · 11-01-2003, 10:14 PM

Yea, I could have built bigger if It was attached to my house, per city code, but I thought I would be limited when it came time to paint or anything like that. I have gas heat-A/C in my house and may just look into gas heat-A/C for the garage. But who knows. Wes.

70c10 · 11-02-2003, 02:02 AM

Congrats Wes, mine is under construction. It's 15x32.

JadeEmperor · 11-02-2003, 02:51 AM

Congrats on the start. I wish I had one, working in a carport on gravel in Phx in 120 weather SUCKS!

I'm looking into building one though, small to start and a huge one later.

What's everybody doing for construction? Stick, steel, block? What's the average cost per sq. ft.?

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 11-02-2003, 03:08 AM

I wish I had one!!

**JIMs70GMC** · 11-02-2003, 03:33 AM

I'll have $3500 in mine with me doing all the labor. So that's about $10 a sq. foot. That's unfinished on the inside, "a" frame roof, 2 windows, 32" door, and 9'x7' insulated garage door, about 9' ceiling.
I'll need to get 220 out there and pour my driveway by next spring/summer.

EGLIDERIDER · 11-02-2003, 07:41 AM

Truck Hippy,

Congrats on the garage. I just finished mine (24 x 22) a few months ago. It's detached as well. I'd been working in the 2-car garage that's attached to the house, but couldn't keep my wife happy. Casey's right, it's not a good situation. I couldn't start anything that couldn't be completed in a couple of weeks. Otherwise, I'd get comments about "Her Car" being out in the weather.............etc. Likewise with trying to paint. There's NO WAY to keep the smell out of the house with an attached garage.

Good luck and keep us posted on the progress.

Mike

Truck Hippy · 11-02-2003, 08:43 AM

JIMs70GMC, $10 a sq.foot seems pretty good. I'm trying to do all I can but I have to hire out the block work and the floor. That doesn't leave awhole lot. When I first put up the stakes to kinda get a feel for the size, It looked VERY small. After the batter boards were up and all, It looks alot bigger. Did you use the roof rafters made for center storage? I am wondering if its worth the extra cost. Also, If anyone has any idea as to things I should try to add, Please post them. Just basic stuff now. The lift, down draft spray booth and hot tub will have to wait, HAHA. I may end up having to sell a couple body organ's to finish it. Now lets see, how many organs do I have 2 of..............

lux hauler · 11-02-2003, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by Truck Hippy
JIMs70GMC, $10 a sq.foot seems pretty good. I'm trying to do all I can but I have to hire out the block work and the floor. That doesn't leave awhole lot. When I first put up the stakes to kinda get a feel for the size, It looked VERY small. After the batter boards were up and all, It looks alot bigger. Did you use the roof rafters made for center storage? I am wondering if its worth the extra cost. Also, If anyone has any idea as to things I should try to add, Please post them. Just basic stuff now. The lift, down draft spray booth and hot tub will have to wait, HAHA. I may end up having to sell a couple body organ's to finish it. Now lets see, how many organs do I have 2 of..............

My garage is a 24x24. I used the "spread web" trusses with a 5/12 pitch. My house is a single story slab ranch with a 4/12 pitch roof. The garage kinda sits behind the house and I didn't want the garage sticking way up so I didn't go as high as I woulda liked to. I like the open area that the trusses give, but I wish I had gone a little higher on the pitch.
I used 5/8" plywood for the floor in the attic but should have used 3/4".
Since I have the storage room above, I put an access door in the front (from the outside) to the attic. It's not big enough for large items but it sure is nice to be able to store long stuff up there. That's something to think about if you're going to have room for storage. I also have access to the attic from inside with pull-down stairs.
Good luck with it and enjoy it!!

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Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Nice job man, it'll be nice to work in the indoors for now on eh? __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

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JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Right on man!!! I'll tell you one thing - small garages aren't the greatest, but at least you can point and laugh at the next guy freezing his arse off lying in the snow doing repairs, with no garage at all - LMFAO! __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

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walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	Congrats, you and I are in the same boat. I just got mine poured. The slab price was bid at $5900 the final price for the concrete came in at... are you redy for this $9400. So I am broke for a few months untill I save up for the framing and roof. The price went up due to the uneven ground, high stem walls, backfill, etc. I have 1770sq ft of concrete. 12x52 of covered parking and 21x52 of garage. Good luck on yours and keep us posted on your progress. __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

11-01-2003, 06:04 PM	#7
Truck Hippy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hickory, NC. Posts: 776	Oh man!! $9400!! I have a good friend thats going to do my floor so I hope I can get the "buddy price". Here where I live, there pretty hard during inspections. I have read the inspection sheet about 50 times. The city will even fine you $115 if the Building Permit Is not in the right place. I can't wait to let my truck leak oil on the new floor and to spill beer on the work bench!!

11-01-2003, 06:11 PM	#8
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	$9400??!! Thats alot for concrete isn't it? Truck Hippy I hope to build roughly the same size next summer... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

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JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	It's nice to start something like that. Mine's small compared to yours at 16x22. Only needed 9 yards of concrete at $88.50 a yard. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

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lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Once you work in a garage you don't go back My parents started construction at a garage at home.....like 3 months after i moved out! Oh well...i get to go home and work in it __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

11-01-2003, 09:32 PM	#12
Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 702	Truck Hippy, have you looked into radiant heat for you garage? I put radiant heat in mine when I built it (2 years ago) and am completely sold. By far the cheapest to run and best. You will love it. __________________ The kid Build threads: 51 Jimmy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=154951 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219902 http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 68 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=50348

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Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Congrats on the new shop......... broke ground on my 20x60 about a week ago, going kind of slow.....or maybe its just me being anxious......... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

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FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	I need a garage and not this car port I guess i could have nothing.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

11-01-2003, 09:50 PM	#15
Truck Hippy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hickory, NC. Posts: 776	Kid, I have been thinking about what to use for heat. I haven't came up with anything as of yet. I may look into A/C to. Its only 440 square feet so and I'm going to insulate it so it shouldn't cost awhole lot to heat/cool.

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Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 702	my shop is 30X36 (insulated) and last winter, it cost me approx. $15 to $20.00 a month to heat. And the best part is, the floor stayed at a comfy 66 to 68 degrees when it was 10 degrees outside. Something to think about... __________________ The kid Build threads: 51 Jimmy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=154951 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219902 http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 68 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=50348



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11-01-2003, 10:07 PM	#17
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	thumbs up on the garage, I used a contruction heater in my attached garage, you know the orange 220 volt one. I'll tell you having an attached garage sucks, try doing anything in there with out p!ssing the wife off, I rebuilt the truck in there, and all the air born stuff ends up in the house, all most a recipe for divorce, can't wait to build a detached garage

11-01-2003, 10:14 PM	#18
Truck Hippy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hickory, NC. Posts: 776	Yea, I could have built bigger if It was attached to my house, per city code, but I thought I would be limited when it came time to paint or anything like that. I have gas heat-A/C in my house and may just look into gas heat-A/C for the garage. But who knows. Wes.

11-02-2003, 02:02 AM	#19
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Congrats Wes, mine is under construction. It's 15x32. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

11-02-2003, 02:51 AM	#20
JadeEmperor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ 85018 Posts: 102	Congrats on the start. I wish I had one, working in a carport on gravel in Phx in 120 weather SUCKS! I'm looking into building one though, small to start and a huge one later. What's everybody doing for construction? Stick, steel, block? What's the average cost per sq. ft.? __________________ Jimmie Modern Vintage Autoworks - '70 Chevy C10 - '74 Chevy C30 3+3 Dually - '04 Chevy Colorado Built, NOT, Bought. If you build it...they will ENVY! Drive Slow, Scrape Hard, or Take Your Truck and GO HOME!

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11-02-2003, 03:33 AM	#22
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	I'll have $3500 in mine with me doing all the labor. So that's about $10 a sq. foot. That's unfinished on the inside, "a" frame roof, 2 windows, 32" door, and 9'x7' insulated garage door, about 9' ceiling. I'll need to get 220 out there and pour my driveway by next spring/summer. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

11-02-2003, 07:41 AM	#23
EGLIDERIDER Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 24	Truck Hippy, Congrats on the garage. I just finished mine (24 x 22) a few months ago. It's detached as well. I'd been working in the 2-car garage that's attached to the house, but couldn't keep my wife happy. Casey's right, it's not a good situation. I couldn't start anything that couldn't be completed in a couple of weeks. Otherwise, I'd get comments about "Her Car" being out in the weather.............etc. Likewise with trying to paint. There's NO WAY to keep the smell out of the house with an attached garage. Good luck and keep us posted on the progress. Mike __________________ All men are self made, but only the successful ones will admit it.

11-02-2003, 08:43 AM	#24
Truck Hippy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hickory, NC. Posts: 776	JIMs70GMC, $10 a sq.foot seems pretty good. I'm trying to do all I can but I have to hire out the block work and the floor. That doesn't leave awhole lot. When I first put up the stakes to kinda get a feel for the size, It looked VERY small. After the batter boards were up and all, It looks alot bigger. Did you use the roof rafters made for center storage? I am wondering if its worth the extra cost. Also, If anyone has any idea as to things I should try to add, Please post them. Just basic stuff now. The lift, down draft spray booth and hot tub will have to wait, HAHA. I may end up having to sell a couple body organ's to finish it. Now lets see, how many organs do I have 2 of..............

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