whitexc Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Looks like the area around the garbage bins is quite flat, and if you live where black ice can form it could be sketchy to walk there. But otherwise it's good to have a surface to park on, way better than gravel.It does all pitch away from the house but yes....one must exercise caution walking on the concrete with any moisture at all, be it frozen or not. Sealer was rolled on, not sprayed on that portion.....meaning it is sealed well and slick! Seriously though, it's the pic. It all has a pretty good broom finish and does not hold water, until winter and then all bets are off. We learned long ago to do the shuffle around these parts lol. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Lumber got delivered today...yeah, he was gone by 8:15AM. The Tresses got delivered a few days ago. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Aren't you glad you waited a few months? The lumber right now is 2-3x cheaper then it was this summer. I'm starting to buy up the lumber for my construction too. 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hopefully the contractor will figure that in the cost of fixing a leak behind the siding on the house. Notice the damp spot (dark spot) in the last picture in post 20 to the left of the door on the wood. We think it's coming from the window above the door. I have been keeping up with caulking the window, but... 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hopefully the contractor will figure that in the cost of fixing a leak behind the siding on the house. Notice the damp spot (dark spot) in the last picture in post 20 to the left of the door on the wood. We think it's coming from the window above the door. I have been keeping up with caulking the window, but... Hopefully it's easy, but water intrusion is really tricky sometimes and can come from completely unexpected locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Finally, building has begun. They will address the water leak on the house between the two windows when they have some framing done below. They did replace some sheathing next to the door, there wasn't much damage to the studs, so they left them alone. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 water intrusion is hard to fix after the fact. Using caulk requires using caulk forever. Try to get the flashing setup correctly instead. We went through several contractors and leak detectors before finding the actual leak. it was a design failure dating back to the construction of the house. The fix has held up for 15 years now. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) I'll assume that sometime next week they pull the rest of the side around those two windows and fix the issue, they know that's part of the job. I'll post updated photos later today of the garage progress. Edited October 29, 2021 by Max Capacity 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitexc Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Looking good Max. It's getting bigger! Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 I'll say that when I stood in the "service door" at the back of the garage, I got a good feel for how big the 28ft distance is. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 It's been 5 days of building. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 That's awesome, I want one like that one day. I love the height as well, my little "garage" has a second floor over it so not much for vertical clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Thanks, inside ceiling should be about 10ft 6inches. Fully insulated and heated. Even paid extra for higher R rated garage doors. It's getting this too. Still wondering what/if we should do a weather vane...more money spent for nothing useful...LOL Edited November 3, 2021 by Max Capacity 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 A lgt wagon weather vane? Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 Doors and windows are in also. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just spoke with the builder, the shingles will be delivered tomorrow, they had to get them from four different states, that's how hard it is to get things... they have had the siding for a while, except for the corners, they will come from the factory, when they make them... 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Well the shingles are the wrong color. Working through that... An electrician is here doing the rough in. He happens to be my next door neighbor. Edited November 14, 2021 by Max Capacity 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 looking good Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) The builder just left, we found a good match for the shingle color...but of course they are out of stock. We chose the next darker shade in the same color line, which they have in state. So hopefully they can get them soon...Burnt Sienna if anyone cares. We think Pristine Sienna is what's on the house, or Hickory. They have been there since 2003. We also picked out the metal trim color for the downspouts and metal trim, lots of choices to chose from. More than you would think. Edited November 15, 2021 by Max Capacity 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The builder just left, we found a good match for the shingle color...but of course they are out of stock. We chose the next darker shade in the same color line, which they have in state. So hopefully they can get them soon...Burnt Sienna if anyone cares. We think Pristine Sienna is what's on the house, or Hickory. They have been there since 2003. We also picked out the metal trim color for the downspouts and metal trim, lots of choices to chose from. More than you would think. Either you try to stay the same or you use a contrasting color. The worst is if the colors are "almost" the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) He just left again after dropping a bundle of Burnt Sienna. It's a good match. We laid one up on the roof and stepped back. Looks good. Remember, the new roofs are offset and different angles from the house and the breezeway roof will be in the shade most of the time. Edited November 15, 2021 by Max Capacity 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 its amazing what you can get used too when options are limited. We have light fixtures that have been up for 20 years because the ones we wanted were out of stock. The replacements finally failed. Now we can't get the original or the replacements Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 After she got home, we went out and took one of the shingles and laid it up on the roof over the front door, she's happy with the match. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitexc Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Happy wife..... Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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