68 GT convertible project
I took a 2 year break from working on the Dart. In those 2 years I built a garage addition onto my existing garage. I work for a lumber yard that builds roof/floor trusses and wall panels. I designed the garage roof so I can install a hoist some day and a coworker designed the wall panels for me. I had the concrete work done and hired a framer to set the walls and trusses. I also hired a crew to shingle the new roof. Once that was done, my dad and I finished the rest of the exterior ourselves.
I had a hard time finding an electrician to wire the new garage. No one would answer their phone or call me back. I ended up having to call one companies emergency number in order to talk to a real person. After I made contact, everything went more smoothly. The electrical rough-in was done in October of 23. Then in November I worked on insulation. Last December I hung the sheetrock. The last piece went up on Dec 31st. By that time it was cold and the plumbing/heating guys wanted a small fortune to install a temp heater so the mud/tape could get done. I decided to just wait until spring.
In May, I hired a guy to mud/tape the garage. Then I sprayed texture and rolled on multiple coats of primer and paint. I wanted to insulate the concrete on the bottom of the walls so I had to install some sort of wainscoting. I was originally going to use that corrugated metal but wasn't completely sold on it. I ended up going with tongue and groove pine and I'm happy with the result. The electricians came back and finished hooking up the new box, outlets and ceiling fan. For lighting I ordered (10) 8' LED shop lights from a company in Wisconsin. They are a lot brighter than I was expecting. I only ended up using (8) of them. A month ago I had the heating/plumbing guys route a new gas line from my basement into the new garage. Then dad and a friend gave me a hand installing the heater and running the exhaust. Now I have a nice safe space to store and work on the cars.
I took a 2 year break from working on the Dart. In those 2 years I built a garage addition onto my existing garage. I work for a lumber yard that builds roof/floor trusses and wall panels. I designed the garage roof so I can install a hoist some day and a coworker designed the wall panels for me. I had the concrete work done and hired a framer to set the walls and trusses. I also hired a crew to shingle the new roof. Once that was done, my dad and I finished the rest of the exterior ourselves.
I had a hard time finding an electrician to wire the new garage. No one would answer their phone or call me back. I ended up having to call one companies emergency number in order to talk to a real person. After I made contact, everything went more smoothly. The electrical rough-in was done in October of 23. Then in November I worked on insulation. Last December I hung the sheetrock. The last piece went up on Dec 31st. By that time it was cold and the plumbing/heating guys wanted a small fortune to install a temp heater so the mud/tape could get done. I decided to just wait until spring.
In May, I hired a guy to mud/tape the garage. Then I sprayed texture and rolled on multiple coats of primer and paint. I wanted to insulate the concrete on the bottom of the walls so I had to install some sort of wainscoting. I was originally going to use that corrugated metal but wasn't completely sold on it. I ended up going with tongue and groove pine and I'm happy with the result. The electricians came back and finished hooking up the new box, outlets and ceiling fan. For lighting I ordered (10) 8' LED shop lights from a company in Wisconsin. They are a lot brighter than I was expecting. I only ended up using (8) of them. A month ago I had the heating/plumbing guys route a new gas line from my basement into the new garage. Then dad and a friend gave me a hand installing the heater and running the exhaust. Now I have a nice safe space to store and work on the cars.