Let's see your Man Castle

Ha , I grew up in the Chesterfield / Creve Coeur area . I dont know whats worse , brutal winters or brutal summers .

I've had both and I would rather have the cold. You can't escape the heat. STL was brutally humid, Dallas is just f'in hot. Like a blast furnace. And sometimes humid too.

Lessee, where was I?

Floor and foundation are in, framing begins. The guys move fast. Note that a lot of the original studs have been removed, and all that remain have been reinforced to varying degrees. The building had its legs cut of to pour the new foundation.

And now we have this -



The brick was used to build a nice extension from the existing brick walk to the man-gate where the trash and recycling reside in the alley -

^^^ Your project is proof that its better to have a structure that needs work , rather than not have one at all .

The best thread, ever!

That photo is just a little creepy!:eek1

Jim

Dude, that's my wife you're calling creepy! She's from Louisiana and casts a mean spell, so watch it.

She is a project manager for a company that does commercial finish out, so she drew the plans and helped me spec the work.

She used to do the same thing for a company that specialized in funeral homes. She's got some creepy stories.

Seriously, no offense, it just has that "look"!

Jim

No offense taken. Jus' funin' ya.

This was an ominous statement. My response was.....about what?

She said.....we have too many bikes and can't get the cars in the garage nor can we store our other machines such as the lawn tractor, snow blower, DR Field, weed wackers, chain saws, etc. She went on to say that something HAS to change!


There were a number of options that would solve this problem, one of which was not good!


So here is the story.......and the eventual solution.

Here is the garage.....only one bike on that side.....whats the problem?



I guess the problem is the other side......of which 2 of the bikes are Ms Beast Riders.........by the way....those are NOT curtains, they are large shop rags




Here is the left side......................



OK....here is the first part of the solution.......build a new 26x26 garage......



Lots of room........with shelves, racks , etc........lot's of room for Ms Beast Riders golf shoes....




Ahhhhh.....but what about the snow blower, garden tractor, etc.....no problem....

a new 12 by 24 shed.........




holds everything.....with room to spare....



Where there is a will....there is a way.....,

funny how your 12x24 snowblower/garden tractor shed is the size of my entire apartment...

And bigger than my first garage!

Jim

What might get poured into the ground?

word.....

And just how big is your lot?

Insulation -

Drain for the sink

Water from snow melting off vehicles.