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garage door installed today, supplies being dropped off and framing of walls and 2nd floor balcony being started soon

everything is coming along. I would think you will be very happy with this garage when you finish up. It looks great now.



Tom

Looks nice Mark. I would agree to not use the blown or blow-on type insulation. I had that stuff in a building one time and unless you cover every inch it constantly falls off or gets knocked loose. Not only that but the mice love to go condo in that stuff and it really stinks (literally) when they do that in the ceiling or wall adjacent to an area you use a lot. My new shop has one inch hard foam sheeting between the stringers and the metal with r-30 batt insulation in the walls and ceiling before being sheeted with either metal or osb. It's like a cooler, super easy to keep warm or cool and you have finished walls for anything you want to do. You're going to love your new home when it's all done. My wife calls my shop my house as I live out there more than in the house.....GB

...have you had any issues with condensation?

I've had none yet, its very dry inside now that the garage door is on, can smell the fresh kilm dry wood when you walk in, just got conformation today that inside framing and 2nd floor balcony will be started in the middle or end of next week
very excited a few more steps closer.

Mark, if you were asking me about condensation, no, I have never had that problem but I keep it heated and cooled pretty much year round...... GB

1st load of lumber here today for framing of walls will post progess later today or this week

Glad you have not had water issues Mark. For almost 1 year after my concrete floor was poured, the inside of my building condensed from the water evaporating from the drying floor.

walls for insulation and electrical almost done, have to frame ceiling next

Wow, going to be an awesome space!!

more framing of the walls on the high ends
2nd floor balcony is next.
marky

Marky,
I like the carriage door look of your garage door. On my doors, I put a pin stripe vertically in the center of the door using 1/4" black 3M automotive pin stripe tape. Cut and press down at each section edge. When you stand back, the door will look even more like swing-out carriage doors.

Love how things are shaping up.

I might paint the squares on the garage door red to match the garage

ceilings framed,lumber for the 2nd floor balcony, and one side of balcony started,
balcony,stairs and railings will be finished this week.
marky

Wow! This keeps shaping up to be an awful nice place! Way to go Marky!