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Finally getting around to building the new Moto garage. There was a thread a while back about the subject and I thought I would share my project with you guys. I started excavation about a month and half ago and we are up to the point of being ready to set trusses Monday morning. We have been fighting some pretty nasty weather but getting there. Hopefully you guys enjoy. I will continue to add photos as the project progresses.
First day of excavation: The lot has a pretty good slope to it(about 8 ft of elevation drop over a 82 foot run) I started by just clearing a giant pad.
I started out doing the project with my Skid steer and a mini excavator.
Unfortunately I started running into some basalt so I had to rent the heavy artillery with a rock hammer. Luckily I didn't have to hammer too much.
Digging the footings after completing the pad.
First lumber delivery, these are 2x6x20' boards for the foundation footings. We are doing a two part pour footings first with the stemwall second.
Footing forms in place and ready for our first concrete delivery
Curious neighbors checking out the job site
Stemwall forms going into place footing already poured
We used a line pump truck to pump the concrete into the forms
In between working I get sidetracked working on the track which is adjacent to the shop.
Foundation complete, next is back filling and compacting for the garage slab
I lucked out with this property and have a bottomless pumice pit that works great for fill material and saves a lot of money on trucking costs. It took me about 24 dump trailer loads of pumice to fill the garage slab .
Slab backfill/compaction going as well as underfloor framing. This shop has an 800 sqft living space attached.
Time to pour the slab! BTW these concrete guys are two pretty fast NW father son MX racers
I bet someone guesses who they are.
There is a lot of waiting around while finishing flatwork. One of the concrete guys finds something to keep busy before the next smoothing of the concrete
Slab and underfloor framing complete, now the plumber is next to install underfloor plumbing.
First day of excavation: The lot has a pretty good slope to it(about 8 ft of elevation drop over a 82 foot run) I started by just clearing a giant pad.
I started out doing the project with my Skid steer and a mini excavator.
Unfortunately I started running into some basalt so I had to rent the heavy artillery with a rock hammer. Luckily I didn't have to hammer too much.
Digging the footings after completing the pad.
First lumber delivery, these are 2x6x20' boards for the foundation footings. We are doing a two part pour footings first with the stemwall second.
Footing forms in place and ready for our first concrete delivery
Curious neighbors checking out the job site
Stemwall forms going into place footing already poured
We used a line pump truck to pump the concrete into the forms
In between working I get sidetracked working on the track which is adjacent to the shop.
Foundation complete, next is back filling and compacting for the garage slab
I lucked out with this property and have a bottomless pumice pit that works great for fill material and saves a lot of money on trucking costs. It took me about 24 dump trailer loads of pumice to fill the garage slab .
Slab backfill/compaction going as well as underfloor framing. This shop has an 800 sqft living space attached.
Time to pour the slab! BTW these concrete guys are two pretty fast NW father son MX racers
I bet someone guesses who they are.There is a lot of waiting around while finishing flatwork. One of the concrete guys finds something to keep busy before the next smoothing of the concrete
Slab and underfloor framing complete, now the plumber is next to install underfloor plumbing.
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I'd say have fun, but it looks like you already know how.
Are you familiar with http://www.garagejournal.com/ ? There are a lot of nice shacks on there, and a ton of great people!
The rut is coming to a close for the Mule deer but they have been pretty active this past week, all the deer pics are from about the last 10 dyas. Some beauties have come through.
The view in this pic is of Broken Top and you can barely see South Sister hiding behind it in the fog.
It's hilarious how much time the deer spend in front of my 3D target
These last few pics are of this old boy all rutted up, he showed up the day before Thanksgiving and hung around for a couple days with about 7 does that just let him do his thing.
Pit Row
I've built several MX tracks, dug pads, built a 1/8th scale R/C facility at our local fairgrounds, hauled boulders and used it as a mini crane - it's a stout machine! Sometimes I think that the 140 or 150 would have been nice but the 130 does the job quite well. The more time you get on it, the more you will love it!
I was gonna go with, "I'm your son from Australia you didn't know about; we have a lot of catching-up to do"...
The picture with mountains in the background is nuts... What a place.
Don't get caught on the "Marks Monster Garage" thread if you go to garagejournal.com
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