Building a garage
The time has finally come for the old, subsiding, built in the
1930's single stall garage to be demolished and a new detached
garage to be built.
These are the steps to building a garage:
- Permits
- Remove old concrete slab
- Dig trench
- Demolish old garage
- Pour footing
- Build foundation wall
- Pour slab
- Framing, walls, roof, wrap and shingles.
- Install garage doors
- Brickwork
- Electrical
- Painting
Plans and Permits
Garage spec:
- Detached 22 x 22ft
- Two single carriage style doors 8ft x 8ft
- Reverse gable, with soffit and gable end overhang
- Brick faced with creative use of old brick as a decorative stripe
- One service door, three 3 x 4ft windows, limestone sills
under windows.
- Picture windows in gable ends
Skoceles Land Surveying Inc (231) 799-0290, April 17th, $375
Mike Francek (231) 724-6982, Feb 25th obtained zoning approval
Kirk Briggs (231) 215-7476, April 9th got permits
Remove old concrete slab:
DIY see below:
Cooper Concrete recycling (231) 206-3648, $145 for
dumpster.
Dig trench for footing:
4ft deep x 3ft wide, 22 x 22ft
Terramite rental $206 + $16 gas
Demolish old garage:
Pour Footing:
Fred (231) 861-0623 labor cost $400
4 cu Yards concrete approx $452.62 inc rebar
Foundation wall:
Fred (231) 861-0623 labor cost $475
Qty 300 10 x 8 x 16 blocks, 3 core $1.45ea
Qty 150 6 x 8 x 16 blocks, 3 core $1.07ea
Pour slab
Gerrit Lankamp (616) 638-1668, 22 x 27 feet, approx cost $1,350
$2.20/sq ft
Framing
Brickwork
Robert Bell (231) 798-0268, cost $12,750
Rick Klomp (231) 206-1218, cost $8,000 labor only
Brick spec:
Bowerston Shale Co
Dark Red Flash, Vertical Matt, Modular, #10098
Vanderwall (616) 842-4500
Stone Zone
Diamond Clear sealer from Vanderwall
The second picture above shows the new brick compared to the
existing house brick.
Brick is 8 x 2-1/4 x 4, color and texture will match but not
size.
$0.75ea, approx 4,500 bricks needed (500 to a cube)