Clifton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Don't deny me of my Amish heritage. LOL. Ya, Jim drew up the plans. I'm sure he saved me ALOT of money there and I do appreciate it greatly. I also got out of having to have a dust free gravel drive or pour concrete in front of it as it isn't going to be used for cars . I will eventually do it, but it adds up quick. I did put an elbow and ufer in the footing and just ran the outlet wiring today. It will be hidden under the bond beam until I get the final, then I'll cut out for outlets. I didn't want there electric codes interfering with my progress. They are already killing me with there setbacks. i drew up the plans for clifton to go to the city with. he asked at one point if he had to have elect in there. i think all of us building a shop would need elect. i also think clifton has a problem with athourity. Clifton - "can i call it a storage shed?" Me - " uh, that is a pretty big storage shed with a garage door. i think they will see that." C - "can i say i am amish?" M - "uh, you live in ther wrong part of the country. just put it in already and be done with it." he was getting bids that were pretty high for the masonry, the building cost out here is stupid. the shop is a duplicate of what dave at azcar has in his back yard. big enough to have a large mess in. cant wait to see it there clifton. jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM73240Z Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 no common sence either. huge $ for the city. i just had one of my clients pay 6k for engineering, 22k for plans, and 15k for permits and plan review fees. add it up boys, almost 50k before he can even break ground. he can afford it. he has a several pasta rockets and a gt3. the city had it for a month, the guy looked at it for sevreral hours and approved it. plan review fees were 3500. i wish i had those kind of billable hours. however, the city does have a huge liability on buildings. in a lawsuit, everyone gets named, city, builder, architect, engineer, sub contractors. in the end the one with the larges bank account is the one that they go after. the city. fun starts again at 8:00am on monday. jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zone Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Here is another trick I learned... Don't call it a retaining wall. I went through that same hassle with the city when I built a 3" wall around an expanded front patio. Once i called it a decorative garden wall no permit was needed. I probably ended up over building it but at least I didn't need the City's opinion and delays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Yeah, you gotta love the city. My new garage only took about a week to build but the dam permits took almost a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM73240Z Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 ha ha. yep, i have seen some creative name calling to get past the city. have used a few of them my self. here is a good one. i designed a house with a basment. house was built several years ago. the original owner dug out the basement wall and created a little garden outside of the windows. this guy stacked the ancor wall blocks from the HD about 8' high. now the new owner calls me out of the blue because he wanted to see why the basement has flodded several times. gee i duuno. MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE OF THE GIANT HOLE THAT IS BY THE BASEMENT THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. cities are trying to protect themselves and the homeowner, but i hope at some point some common sence will prevail. dawinism. the smart will survive, the dumb will not. jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifton Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 I set the last block today. I didn't think I would ever finish the block. Trusses are coming next. I'll post more pics when I get more done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Poly Zmanaustin Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Okay Clifton, I see the BBQ so when is the party for us to all check out the new garage? Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 well, almost complete anyways, your alot closer to the finish line then you where when you started... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. G. Olphart Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 You have one sweet work area going there, and I love the door-- 18 feet? Congratulations on your progress and tenacity; the trusses and roof should go much more quickly. <> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifton Posted July 4, 2007 Author Share Posted July 4, 2007 Okay Clifton,I see the BBQ so when is the party for us to all check out the new garage? Looks great. Ha, ha, that would be a long drive just for a BBQ. Ya, the rest should go alot faster. I haven't decided on the stucco yet. I may pay someone for that. It would be alot easier thatn dragging around my scaffolding. The door is 16x8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 restroom would be nice. so you wont have to run to the house. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifton Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 I finally got the inside done and moved my stuff from the front garage into this one. I left the compressor in the front garage and ran an underground line to this one. It will be nice not having to listen to that thing kick on and run. I still have to stucco the exterior but atleast I can use it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifton Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 Holly shite, I forgot to resize that one and it looks like you can't edit your posts now. Nice. Here's the smaller version of it if a mod wants to put it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 wow that is nice! congrats! love the zs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 wow! looks amazing!! great work!! I didnt know you still had that ol red/white Z!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X64v Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Wow, very nice. More room for that motor swap you were thinking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombarace14 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Im starting to wish i built mine bigger like yours. By the way I always wanted to paint my Z like that (red&white one). Heck I just might still do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZDrifter Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Drool............wow looking awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFancypants Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Awesome garage, Clifton -- when is the lift going in? - Greg - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carguynick Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Dam, your garage is bigger than my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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