Nonsense Thread

[DEV0 E30]

Garage - I always intended to build one after buying this house. After almost 10 years, I came to terms with the timeline of building it myself and decided that it probably won't happen unless I pay someone.

Specs:
20Wx28L
Slab on grade
10' ceiling
12x8 door (ie. 1' taller than standard - Roysneon recommended this after encountering issues fitting his Disco in his garage)
8/12 storage trusses - should be 6~6'5" on the interior of the centerline, enough for me to walk down the middle but not exceed my zoning height limit of 18.x'
200A dedicated service

I'm just paying for weathertight shell and basic wiring, I'll have to add more electrical/insulate/vapour barrier/drywall after the fact.
Home Depot epoxy kit without colour flake on the floor
Costco pre-charged heat pump for cooling in the summer/heat in the winter.
A few more plans for workbenches/toolboxes/TV/fridge/internet.

Awesome!

Note: About the Home Depot Epoxy Kit... I'd recommend not going that route. I used it at my first house, and it yellows and is not UV stable I did the same thing, no flake.

I even got the HD "Professional" stuff that is ploymer based, not water based. It still was meh, and I did a lot of prep work. If you are set on DIY: For the same price, or barely more get a far better kit from one of the wholesalers/places that you can buy professional grade products. It will actually last, the key is in the prepwork as always, but better quality materials are a must to get a good and long lasting coating. Personally, I've decided the next house is getting a professional coating applied by pros, I've gotten quotes, and with their "50 year" warranty and better product, it will be worth it IMO.

All the other stuff is exciting, I'll vicariously live through you.

I've been eyeing the precharged "Mr Cool" kits and the like too, another thing on the wishlist for the next house.

[Northern]

I can only assume they plan to compact that, and how far above grade is the pad going to be?

Edit: You answered one of those as I was posting. Be sure to have a good drainage solution, consider a perimeter drain system from day one.

Honestly no idea how far above grade, there's ~1/2' height difference back(higher) to front, but I'm 1.5' higher than the lot next to me.
Awkward because the existing slab is at the low end of the property so it likely won't line up, but I can make something after the fact.
Not sure if I can legally drain onto neighbour's lot, but I'll keep an eye out for what they do.

And yeah it's not compacted yet, I assume they will before they do the forms and tie rebar/mesh, but again I'll keep an eye out.

EDIT:
Drawing shows 4" above grade, obviously they're levelling the area to some extent, not sure what height relative to surroundings.
There is a site grading plan, but I don't have a copy (I know it's a prereq for the building permit, which I see in my building portal with the City)


Drawing also shows slab configuration as:
6" crushed stone, Compacted
4" Slab
Footing 1'4" x 8"
6x6 wire mesh
10mm rebar, 2 rows centered about footing.

It also implies the ground around it is built up by 4" as well, but it doesn't specifically call that out anywhere.

[roguetoaster]

I can only assume they plan to compact that, and how far above grade is the pad going to be?

Edit: You answered one of those as I was posting. Be sure to have a good drainage solution, consider a perimeter drain system from day one.

[Northern]

Oooooh, new garage?! Or just parking pad/spot?

Garage - I always intended to build one after buying this house. After almost 10 years, I came to terms with the timeline of building it myself and decided that it probably won't happen unless I pay someone.

Specs:
20Wx28L
Slab on grade
10' ceiling
12x8 door (ie. 1' taller than standard - Roysneon recommended this after encountering issues fitting his Disco in his garage)
8/12 storage trusses - should be 6~6'5" on the interior of the centerline, enough for me to walk down the middle but not exceed my zoning height limit of 18.x'
200A dedicated service

I'm just paying for weathertight shell and basic wiring, I'll have to add more electrical/insulate/vapour barrier/drywall after the fact.
Home Depot epoxy kit without colour flake on the floor
Costco pre-charged heat pump for cooling in the summer/heat in the winter.
A few more plans for workbenches/toolboxes/TV/fridge/internet.

[DEV0 E30]

Oooooh, new garage?! Or just parking pad/spot?