BOOOSTD Garage Build

Going to quickly recap and bring this build up to speed with lots of pics. I'll let the pics speak for themselves :thumbsup:


Setup:


It’s an attached and staggered 3 ½ car garage. I had the double door side of the garage built extra wide and the single door side was built a bit wider with a 9’ wide door. There are no rooms above the garage as it’s a ranch style bungalow. The shared walls with the house are 2x6 studs and are fully insulated and vapoured accordingly. The exterior walls of the garage are 2x4 studs and the ceilings are 10 ½ feet high. The garage was fully dry walled by the builder but there's no insulation on the exterior walls or in the ceiling. The garage doors themselves are insulated Wayne Dalton 8300’s. This was my initial plan which I've been working on and knocking out slowly.


Plan:


1) Fully insulate walls and ceiling
2) Add a ceiling mount natural gas heater
3) Extend garage rails on single garage door for high lift conversion
4) Add jackshaft lift to single garage door
5) Add dedicated hydro outlets and more lighting/outlets elsewhere
6) Install a 4 Post hoist
7) Install a Pro Jack on hoist
8) Upgrade compressor
9) Install ceiling mount air hose reel
10) Add a central vacuum outlet in centre of garage
11) Install cabinets/workbench
12) Install diamond plating in work areas
13) Repaint and add trim to entire garage
14) Add alarm to garage man door
15) Haven’t decided on floor

 

Thanks, I couldn't believe it either! From what I understand, the builder is not required to vapour barrier or insulate as its all considered exterior walls. If you look at the pic of the hoist, you will see the front wall is only half torn down because that drywall portion is an interior shared wall so its VB and insulated.

If its exterior they're not touching it in my neck of the woods, but if there is a room above than they are.

Closed cell foam, thanks man!



I really see the benefits of the spray foam, so they're coming back in about a week to spray the walls and top dress the ceiling with loose fill. When its done, my garage will be better insulated then my house

 

Had a few misc PM's about the garage heater, the venting for the heater and a request for pics of the venting.


The garage heater is a 50,000 BTU unit and it uses outside air for combustion. The venting is the updated horizontal B.


Some pics:

 

I meant to type inside air for combustion :banghead:

The lift certainly comes in handy for a variety of tasks, thanks.

 

Hey bro, nice seeing you on here as its a great SN Forum.

 

I got the walls spray foamed and now I'm looking forward to pinning the drywall so I can finally close everything up and keep moving forward. I didn't realize how much work the walls were going to be with the extensive prep of taping/masking and covering stuff. After the walls were sprayed, they shaved down all the studs/corners/around electric outlets and any other high spots for the walls to be flush. The shaving made a huge mess, but it was certainly worth it!!




Prep:









Action shot Lol:









Generally how the spray foam wud fill in:









Studs/Corners/high spots being shaved:









Single garage side complete









Other side complete








Different angle:

 

Thanks guys, I've had the hoist for a year or so and no jacking rail yet. :shocked: