I'm enjoying looking at all the car build threads so I thought I'd share pictures of how my car project started... the garage.
Here it is about a year ago.
This is how it looked when we moved in early Sept '08.
It was time for me to start working on it. I got the wiring booklet and a permit then started wiring. When we built the house I had a 200A service panel installed in the basement, so I ran 4 seperate circuits (welder, compressor, east wall and west wall) from the basement panel to the garage.
After the electrical inspection, I insulated and poly wrapped the walls and ceiling.
Then I started sheating the walls and ceiling with OSB instead of drywall. Doesn't look as nice but it's much stronger.
I rented a lift from Rona for the ceiling.
Here's my trap door to the attic.
Cutting OSB is very dusty.
Caulking the joints.
It was about late October by now and I finally started painting. Of course I just had to go 2 tone...
... with a stipe down the center.
All my cabinets were old used freebies (yeah I'm cheap) that I resurected with a new coat of paint.
Started to build my bench.
Before I could take some nice finished pictures I had filled it to the roof with my Acadian parts. Now I have to finish my car so I can get garage space back.
Very cool Joel. I can see why you waited to get your Acadian there. I didn't know you had to do all that first.
I never knew you did wiring. I know of this cabin east of Kenora that is getting solar power and needs about 8 plugs 6 lights and light switches put in along with a panel. It happens to have a beautiful view when you put your feet up in the evening after a days work running cable. Interested for a fee???
__________________
1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
It's tempting and i"d love to help you but I'm no electrician. This was the first real wiring I did and really didn't want to do it in the begining but had a few quotes that were way too much for the amount of work. So I picked up the residential wiring booklet and read through it and decided to give it a shot. Got it inspected with no problems. Remember I had bare walls to run the wire through, I woudln't even know where to begin to fish through existing walls.
I'm particularly interested in your use of OSB panels. They look like what I call Aspenite. Same thing???
Once you got them caulked, primed and painted, how visible are the seams? It's hard to tell from photos. What kind of caulk did you use and how difficult was it to sand smooth? I was soon going to start installing drywall (gyprock) in my shop, but you've got me thinking.
Yup, OSB is aspenite. The seams on the walls aren't very noticeable but you can see the ceiling seams because of the way the light reflects on the ceiling. I just used regular indoor/outdoor caulking and didn't sand it.
Just a note, if you use OSB/aspenite I used latex paint and not water based, the water based paint can cause the wood to swell and the small wood chips start to lift. If you want a clean finished look you should probably use drywall and mud the seams.
I suggest visiting http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ , there's a ton of topics on everything from this subject to anything you can think of when building a garage.
Very nice job. Are you doing a floor coating as well? My buddy got his from Canadian Tire and did it in a day. The great thing about it is you can wipe up spills and it dosen't soak into the cement.
Shoulda painted the racing stripe red to match the car
Just kidding, your garage puts mine to shame (even after I got it cleaned up - I did paint the floor but with grey floor paint, not the expensive epoxy stuff - works OK and much cheaper), you did a really nice job.
Oh and I bought the Easy Rider poster when they first came out, circa 1969. Right On!
Dave
-- Edited by davelacourse on Friday 22nd of May 2009 10:39:05 AM
__________________
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
I wired my garage. It isn't actually very hard. You just need to read the code book, kind of think logically(which was tough) and plan to have 3 times as many outlets as you think you'll use. That'll be just enough.
I'm planning to drive though Manitoba in July so if you can wait that long I'll stay with you and help while my wife continues to Guelph to visit her Mother or do I sound to eager?
Very cool Joel. I can see why you waited to get your Acadian there. I didn't know you had to do all that first.
I never knew you did wiring. I know of this cabin east of Kenora that is getting solar power and needs about 8 plugs 6 lights and light switches put in along with a panel. It happens to have a beautiful view when you put your feet up in the evening after a days work running cable. Interested for a fee???
I won't rule it out. We'll see how it goes. I really want to try it myself but I may wait.
65sssd
We were there last weekend again. We just love it there too! I posted that view in an attempt to lure 62beaumont out there to help me with the wiring!!!
__________________
1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod