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I posted in the "Show us your garage setup" thread that I'm getting a new home built. I figured I would show you guys the progress as I build up the garage. It's still several months away from the time I'll be moving in, but it will be nice to show a true "ground up" build.
Last week, they stared trenching. My garage will be in the front left corner of the house, right in the foreground of this picture:
This weekend, we were stoked to see the forms had gone in:
I'll update as we get progress.
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Looking forward to this build! I built myself a 36 x 50 back in 2022- took my a whole year to complete. The only thing I hired out was the concrete.
Show use the design, size, siding type? Etc..
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You guys are seeing the forms for the whole house. I don't get to have a barndominium or anything... D'oh!
The garage will be about regular size for a 2-car space, although it's a little bit extended: roughly 20'x22'.
The house will be stucco and stone; very typical for a SoCal home.
Here's what my color selection will look like:
Oh ok- Thought this was going to be the whole garage.
Building in CA?! Did you win the lottery?
Anyways, building a new home is a fun experience- nothing quite like a brand new home!
^Haha, no; did not win the lottery, but I'm very fortunate to have had some things work out.
I feel like we're buying at the worst possible time and the values will fall right after we close. But I'm in the right place at the right time, and we've already waited too long. Gonna bite the bullet and do it. 15-20 years from now, we'll have an investment no matter what happens in the near term.
If you plan on staying in the house for many years, didn’t matter what you pay. It’s all good.
When we sold it in 2015 we still took a loss..
We built a house at the end of 2007..
Just don’t let your in-laws move in..(if I recall from several years ago)..
^Yeah, we bought a house in 2004, gained about $250K in value, then lost about $450K in value!
That was rough, and a big part of the reason it has taken until now to recover.
My inlaws moving in are like Taylor Swift and her boyfriend. It's NEVER, EVER, EVER going to happen again!
We got some plumbing and conduit last week!
Rebar and sand went in. About ready to pour the foundation! 😁
Thats excellent. Good for you Falcon. Im sure you and your wife have paid your dues to get to this point
I always find it interesting in the different ways things are done according to where they are in the country
Be sure to have a ridiculous amount of outlets in the garage. I always find there are never enough, ever .
And if you want something outside the Builders choices, leave room to do it yourself or make them do what you want. Not too many times a man in life has to have a new home built
Ive worked for new home builders.Make your presence known. Bring the subs lunch at times. Drinks through this blazing summer. But let them see that you are there daily to record progress. You want your home to be the best build home there. The Devil is in the details. Not saying to be a prick, Just let them know that you see them.
Im not seeing the foundation for the structure out back for your in laws. Im guessing they are taking the bedroom adjacent to yours?
^ Good advice. I had considered bringing Gatorades to the workers as we go along. I cannot add anything as they build, unfortunately, but I can take stock of where the wiring and water pipes are, etc. I can't even add a side garage door! Going to have to do that later.
As for the inlaws, they are not even invited to the housewarming party. They disowned my wife after I kicked them out, which is worse to me than anything they did while living with us. No bedroom for them.
For this week's update, we bring you:
A Concrete Foundation!
It's already starting to look like a garage!
We had a house built that finished in May 2020. Some thoughts:
Take pictures of everything during the build, particularly the location of framing, electrical lines, gas lines, water lines, etc. Once the sheetrock is up, you'll never see it again., but might come in handy if you want to make changes to anything.
I would also agree with the more outlets than you think you need for the garage, but make sure they're not all on one breaker otherwise you'll overload pretty easily. And I'd make sure to have dedicated breakers for big consumers (fridge, freezer, etc.).
If you think you might have a whole house generator and/or Level 2 EV charging, have them pull the wires for it now so you don't have to upgrade later.
And congrats! Nothing like this kind of Freshie.
^Yep, I intend to take lots of pictures. I have an electrician friend who will help me with adding circuits, but we can't do it during construction. The builder is pretty strict about no changes to their plan. OK, be that way. They're already putting in the wiring and a knockout for an ev charger, at least.
Pit Row
I hadnt realized the gravity of the situation. I never would have joked about it.
The human element is the variable in building. New home subs typically are underpaid and make their living getting shit done fast, not right. To me if showing subs a little appreciation can make sure each joist gets nailed off with enough nails and all the crowns in the studs match up when framing walls.
Its crazy how fast new homes go up. Ive worked a bath remodel myself. And Ive driven past homes built to roof and siding before I have finished my project
How far is riding from this new home?
Looks like they are making good progress- once wall start going up it’s starts to feel like a real home.
Agreed with the above comments- snap pictures of every room in detail. We built in 2015 and I have already considered some remodeling in a bathroom and so I looked back at pictures I took to see where the plumbing and electrical were run…
Oh yeah, I have lots of friends in the trades, so I'll be sure to have some images of the house's bones for them to go off of.
Maxpower, don't worry about joking at the expense of my inlaws. I feel like they are laughable. I actually feel sorry for them more than anything, but not so sorry that I'll ever allow myself to be taken advantage of again.
Also, there are lots of riding areas reasonably close. I could drive to Lake Elsinore or Perris Raceway in 20 minutes or less. Barona, Glen Helen or Cahuilla are all about an hour, and the desert is two hours or so. If I was really quiet about it, I could sneak out of the neighborhood on my 250 and go ride in the hills nearby, but I'm going to chill on that until I know the neighbors well. The new neighborhood is actually being built on the land I used to ride on with my kids.
Not much has changed with the garage, but the trusses went on last week. It's starting to look like a house!
Always a good thing to do.
We snapped pictures all the way from plumbing routing before concrete was poured till it was completed and it has helped a few times being able to see where things were located.
I have a solid roof now. Shade in the garage!
We've reached the stage where they are installing wires, air conditioning ducts, and shower enclosures, so there's not a lot of visual progress. A bunch of drywall got delivered, so I guess that's next. My water heater is going to be a "hybrid," so I guess that means a tank with warm water that gets heated right when you use it. In the second photo, you can see the steel bollard near the corner so my wife doesn't crash into the tank when she parks.
Still not much going on in the garage, but I don't want to leave you guys hanging. The roof has been loaded and they put in windows and the moisture barrier. (I think that's what the paper is, anyway - someone let me know!)
I noticed that the place feels like a home already with the windows in. It's much quieter and the visual effect of the "walls" makes it feel like you are "inside" now, instead of "on" a construction site.
Not the biggest fan of slab foundations, from being in the midwest i see those going in and always wonder what they would do if a water line burst under the foundation due to freeze/thaw, guess you dont have to worry about that in cali though. Looks good dude! Is half of the garage dedicated to the bikes?
With the exception of my wife's car footprint, the entire garage will be race shop -centric. That means it will be more like 55% Moto/MTB. I'm taking all the percentage points I can! I have some cool things planned. I don't want to spill the beans yet, but it's going to be a cool hangout. I'm aiming for a happy medium between regular old garage and super deluxe man cave.
You're right about not needing to worry about freeze/thaw out here. It gets below freezing sometimes (every few years, that is,) but I've never even heard of a water pipe bursting. Years ago I was surprised to find out that was even a thing.
No structal plywood on the outside? Helps let it move during earth shakes?
It will probably have sheet style siding, or just let the sheetrock inside handle it lol
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