| Most viewed - Kid's Garage and Workshop (2008) |
Helping Hand604 viewsWilliam offers a hand with his toy hammer as we're nailing on the wall sheathing.
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Door mechanism602 viewsAnother picture, showing the door track and mechanism. The effect is sort of a cross between a 'real' garage door and a roll-top desk. The tracks are kept parallel by a thin board running between them at the top rear, and the little stop blocks keep the door from being raised too high (as shown here and in the previous picture).
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It's finished!586 viewsHere's an inside view of the 'workshop' area. We hung up pegboard and put in a small workbench. You can also see the finished window, which opens out.
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Siding work571 viewsAt this point, the back and sides (minus the gables) were complete, and Tim was working on siding the front. The garage door won't get it's final wood trim until the roll-up door is complete.
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Working on the Roof571 viewsSince the siding was complete, we could move the garage to its final position (since it has bushes on sides, it would have been hard to side in place. Here Tim works on the shingles.
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Walls being built569 viewsWe started building the garage on the driveway. This picture was taken while working on the walls. We used a pressure-treated 2x4 sole plate which will rest directly on the ground, and 2x2's for the wall framing. 2x2's were used to help keep weight and costs down, and becuase they should be more than sufficient for this use.
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Siding and painting trim563 viewsWe moved the garage near it's final location so we could put the siding on it. It was still very heavy even though it lacked a roof and siding... Here Cathy works on painting the door trim.
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Front complete560 viewsThe front sheathing is now complete, windows and small door have been trimmed out, etc. Next the gables will be done.
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Front and back walls556 viewsThe front and back walls, waiting to be used...
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William is excited549 viewsWillam was very excited about his garage at this point.
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Walls assembled...538 viewsIn this pic, you can see we got the four walls assembled together and temporarily braced. Everything looks darker in this pic because a brief, surprise rain shower made everything damp...
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Window!532 viewsWilliam was worried when we covered up his window with sheathing, but was happy again once we cut it back out.
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