tonyb Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) You know you are addicted to fishing when the criteria for purchasing a home is that it must have room to store a boat. Well this past summer my amazing wife and I purchased a house that had room to build a garage (aka Boathouse ) She is amazing because she is always understanding and generous especially when it comes to my fishing forays, I love you babe! Here is the stages and progress up until now, won't be long until it is completed. The next step after the boathouse is complete is ordering the boat...sometime this spring! Making some room...good-bye old shed! Perparing for the foundation of the boathouse... Forms in place and concrete poured...note the addition of conduit into the concrete to be used to bring electricity for lights, door opener, and heat. Some framing... Some roofing, windows and man-door... It's all coming along very nicely, I can't begin to tell you how excited I am. More updates... Insulated garage door w/opener, siding & soffit added as well as eavestroughs. Tony Edited January 24, 2008 by tonyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largemouth Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Boat cover would have been alot cheaper and you could have sunk more money into the Boat lol Just kiddin. You have got to be ULTRA PSYCHED!!!!!!! Im lookin to build a shed, i coulda scooped that prefabbed unit off site from you lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Looking good Tony ! But you forgot to make room for the beer fridge.... Also surprised your municipality lets you build an "out building" so close to the property line. We need a variance for less than 15 feet..and never get less than 5. Edited January 2, 2008 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Well done tony I built my garage and instead of drywall I hung osb board (flakeboard)on the walls the price was only a little more but I can hang anything anywere I want and no holes punched in the drywall by accident. Tip : paint it all white inside it will make it alot brighter with the lights you hang. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) In addition to Arts advise... If you are planning on finishing off the inside, I like to use galvinized roofing ON THE CEILING. Fireproof..no maintenance and light reflective As seen in this shot. Edited January 2, 2008 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hey Tony, looks great! I'll know who to call for help when I'm building the sleep bunkie up at the cottage this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Looking good Tony, and no duct tape to be seen Keep us updated, I love seeing works in progress. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Also surprised your municipality lets you build an "out building" so close to the property line. We need a variance for less than 15 feet..and never get less than 5. Yeah it is surprising, many people have mentioned that they had larger variances from property lines for non-attached structures. Here in this region it is only 3' required. We actually went 3'6" since we didn't have an up to date survey and the city granted the building permit no problem. There are no easements on the property and the 1 set of wires going over the garage may need to get moved ( Waiting to hear back from Cogeco to move it) Good tips on the light coloured interior, not sure about all that metal work though...you offering your services Wayne? And to think we initially were going to not have windows...glad we changed our mind on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Great Tony so now that you are making that garage what Lund boat are you leaning towards or do we have to wait and see??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Tony, I'm very jealous and we haven't seen the boat yet! Think about overhead rod storage... I'm planning to make a rack above my door. A wood frame suspended at the front (rod tip end) and a pully at the rear (rod butt end). Lower it down by the pully, grab your rods and send it back up again. This should keep 20+ rods out of the way that my wife doesn't know about! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That looks great Tony! What size is that? I need to build something in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That looks great Tony! What size is that? I need to build something in the spring. I was wondering too, looks like about 12x24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 It's 15' x 30' and the door will be 8'hx12'w...should be plenty of room The boat is a 1900 Pro-V... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 The door on my boat house is 8' high but if I were to do it again, I'd make it 9'. By the time you get a boat on a trailer and the windshild and everything. 8' is cutting it a bit close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I believe the top of the windshield is 87" from the ground when it is on the trailer...just going to squeak under. My only remaining concern is if the motor can remain trimmed up and on the transom saver. Hopefully I don't have to remove the transom saver and trim the motor down everytime before backing it into the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Very nice Tony. Make sure you post some pics when your all finished. Always nice to have a place to store the boat in and still have it ready to go at all times of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 You know you are addicted to fishing when the criteria for purchasing a home is that it must have room to store a boat. LOL, thats what I tell my wife when she tells me she wants a bigger house.. I say fine I get a bigger boat make sure the house you want can hold the bigger boat. Then she asks me where I am getting the money for the bigger boat, and I ask her where she is getting the money for "her" bigger house Great Job, inside storage is so much better, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Nice job Tony and good choice on the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniceguy Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 looks really sweet Tony.......When can we light up a bon fire and drink some beers around it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Very Nice Tony! Is this being built from a set of ready made plans, or is it something you did up yourself? It looks like the work (framing) is being done by yourself? If so, would you mind sharing a price per foot for a project like this? I am interested in something similar. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I built a 12 X 24 and did most of the work myself, The siding cost me $2000.00 installed but that was a high quality to match the house. The rest of it cost about $5000.00. There are a few things I would do different, Mine has a 4" slope from front to back to allow for dranage (I have a marine railroad so my boat gets winched right from the lake into the boat house so everything is wet). In the future I would make the slope 6", you don't notice the slope at all. The walls are 8' high, if I was to build another one, I would make the walls 10' high and the door 9'. As it is right now, my door is only 8' high and I have to remove my stern light when bringing in the boat in. It's not a big deal unless you forget and you are not watching! then a big stern light becomes somewhat shorter. hasen't happened yet but it probably will one of these days LOL. I would use OSB on the walls, the plans I had called for black tentest on the walls, big mistake! Use OSB! I built my own roof trusses, forget it, buy them prebuilt for anything 12' span or over, you'll save yourself a lot of time and trouble and some money to boot. I have a "low slope" roof (16" higher at the peak), I would stay with that, there is little if any snow build up on it, the wind tends to keep it clean but you should have some slope. I might go to 18" if I was to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Looks good a wish I had nice place to store my boat, as bonus you have a place to stay when your better half gets fed up with your fishing fetish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Very Nice Tony!Is this being built from a set of ready made plans, or is it something you did up yourself? It looks like the work (framing) is being done by yourself? If so, would you mind sharing a price per foot for a project like this? I am interested in something similar. thanks Nope not a set oof ready made plans but you can get those for standard garage sizes (eg. single car or double car) from http://www.rona.ca This is a custom size in the sense that is isn't a single or double car garage but in-between. Materials alone will run you about $9-10,000 for 450 square feet. That's using pre-fab trusses and an insulated garage door w/opener. Something like this always adds value to your property too Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Nice work Tony. . I second the overhead rod storage idea. Consider Skylites, sounds silly but when I built my garage 3 years ago I put 2 in I got from Home Depot, they were about $300 each...At the time I questioned the idea, but after they were in I realized how nice it is to have some natural light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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