New Garage Porn

[Fred W]

A serious answer to your question (sorry) is that I can fit > 3 bikes in the space for one small cage. The left side of my garage used to be home for a 2 seat roadster (Mazda RX7, then BMW Z3) and they just barely fit in to close the door. I can comfortably fit 3 bikes with room to still access the rubbish bins along the side wall (behind the FJR in the 1st picture) and get to the door in the rear corner, with leftover room for other garage detritus like my grandson's toys and carriage. (note the snazzy requisite garage art)

Your garage appears to be 2 car lengths in the long direction.

I would say you could fit as many as 7 - 8 bikes in there depending on how tightly you want to pack them.

 

[dcarver]

Dang Barb, is there anything you don't do?

You're cute as all get out, have a great personality, you ride an FJR and build garages too?

 

[user 6393]

Love the angled parking idea....hmmmm.

As for the plants? What do you think keeps the economy of this province going? It sure as hell ain't the forest industry anymore...

Oh, and Carver? I don't do windows :bleh:

 

[Fred W]

Yeah, the reason for the angled parking is to allow space behind the bikes to walk and to back one of the front bikes out.

Could be really important in your long garage setup.

 

[djon]

"I somehow have to figure out how it's going to be an "addition" to my house, not a stand alone garage, or I'll be in contravention on local building codes."

Barb

FWIW in "most" states if a freestanding building is connected with a covered walkway it is considered part of the main structure. At least that is the way the insurance companies look at it, for local municipalities it may differ.

So if you connected the door on the new garage with a new door on the old garage and what looks to be about 5 feet of covered walkway you would be there. Then you could run the electical under the walkway with conduit.

HTH

djon

 

[user 6393]

"I somehow have to figure out how it's going to be an "addition" to my house, not a stand alone garage, or I'll be in contravention on local building codes."
Barb

FWIW in "most" states if a freestanding building is connected with a covered walkway it is considered part of the main structure. At least that is the way the insurance companies look at it, for local municipalities it may differ.

So if you connected the door on the new garage with a new door on the old garage and what looks to be about 5 feet of covered walkway you would be there. Then you could run the electical under the walkway with conduit.

HTH

djon

I think that's the most logical idea. From gutter to gutter there is a 1ft gap between buildings, soooo...

A little roof at a 90d to the 2 existing parallel roof lines that will cover both side doors (1 to the new garage, 1 on the existing). Should give us cover in the rain (not that it rains here..much :blink: ) and lots of room for the conduit. Just have to decide if I am going to do just 110 or put in a 2 phase 220 supply as well (remain calm Joe).

The covered side entrance will also become the primary entrance for the kids and I. I am dead tired of walking in the front door and tripping over shoes.......EVERYWHERE. Especially since #1 son's feet are the size of parabolic skis!

Now that things are painted all nice and purdy, I don't want to be punting shoes when I am cranky anymore... :nono:

 

[user 6393]

The PVC pipe for the air compressor can be run along the sill plate with 2 outlets on each side of the garage for easy tire inflation.

Now there's something I hadn't thought of, THANKS!

 

[Fred W]

Technically, 220VAC is still called "single phase", and yes, you will want to run it so you can hook up your new Arc welding equipment.

 

[user 6393]

Technically, 220VAC is still called "single phase", and yes, you will want to run it so you can hook up your new Arc welding equipment.

Will single phase run a dryer?

I'm a'skeered of lectrical stuff.

 

[Fred W]

Technically, 220VAC is still called "single phase", and yes, you will want to run it so you can hook up your new Arc welding equipment.

Will single phase run a dryer?

I'm a'skeered of lectrical stuff.

Yup, 220VAC "single phase" is what you use for an electric dryer (at least in our part of the world). It is actually 2 hot wires, a neutral and a ground. Each hot wire is 110VAC to Neutral (or Ground) and 220VAC from line to line. If you were to scope the two hot wires you would see that they are actually 180 degrees out of phase to each other. In other words, they really are 2 phase, or "split phase". I'm not sure why they don't call it that.

 

[user 6393]

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, it's all in the terminology. Thanks Fred!

 

[650cent]

Technically, 220VAC is still called "single phase", and yes, you will want to run it so you can hook up your new Arc welding equipment.

Will single phase run a dryer?

I'm a'skeered of lectrical stuff.

Yup, 220VAC "single phase" is what you use for an electric dryer (at least in our part of the world). It is actually 2 hot wires, a neutral and a ground. Each hot wire is 110VAC to Neutral (or Ground) and 220VAC from line to line. If you were to scope the two hot wires you would see that they are actually 180 degrees out of phase to each other. In other words, they really are 2 phase, or "split phase". I'm not sure why they don't call it that.

Because the power company can derive 240 volts from a single phase, in other words one hot and one grounded (neutral) wire. Run it through a split-phase transformer near your house and out pops 240 volt single phase. North of the border the voltage might actually be 220 volt since I think they run at 50 hz instead of the USA 60 hz, thus the difference of 220 and 240 volts. No matter, as long it works when you plug something in.

Bill

 

[airboss]

Let's see here, Barb. You cook you clean, you do laundry, you're a carpenter and a plumber, and do eletricial work on the side. Plus you're gainfully employed.

And nobody has proposed to you yet. Sheese what's wrong with these guys.

Oh, right "Don't do windows" that could be an issue. :lol:

 

[Old Michael]

... Sheese what's wrong with these guys?....

Don't get her started.

 

[Patriot]

Let's see here, Barb. You cook you clean, you do laundry, you're a carpenter and a plumber, and do eletricial work on the side. Plus you're gainfully employed.
And nobody has proposed to you yet. Sheese what's wrong with these guys.

Oh, right "Don't do windows" that could be an issue. :lol:

OK, I get it...

Barb, do you have a boat ??? :blink:

Post pic of boat...

 

[user 6393]

... Sheese what's wrong with these guys?....

Don't get her started.

Wise words, Pookie :derisive:

Let's see here, Barb. You cook you clean, you do laundry, you're a carpenter and a plumber, and do eletricial work on the side. Plus you're gainfully employed.
And nobody has proposed to you yet. Sheese what's wrong with these guys.

Oh, right "Don't do windows" that could be an issue. :lol:

OK, I get it...

Barb, do you have a boat ??? :blink:

Post pic of boat...

No...sigh, no boat. I know, what good is a woman without a boat? *sniffle*

 

[Fred W]

No...sigh, no boat. I know, what good is a woman without a boat? *sniffle*

No dear, it's the "man in the boat" that makes all the difference...

(I sure hope I don't have to e'splain that)

 

[user 6393]

No...sigh, no boat. I know, what good is a woman without a boat? *sniffle*

No dear, it's the "man in the boat" that makes all the difference...

(I sure hope I don't have to e'splain that)

Nope, ya don't, and I ain't touching that one...*L*

[SIZE=8pt]ok, well maybe sometimes i do, but then, awe hell, nevermind[/SIZE]

 

[dcarver]

Let's see here, Barb. You cook you clean, you do laundry, you're a carpenter and a plumber, and do eletricial work on the side. Plus you're gainfully employed.
And nobody has proposed to you yet. Sheese what's wrong with these guys.

Oh, right "Don't do windows" that could be an issue. :lol:

Yep, that's it.. No Windows, no..... :lol: (Sure am glad Barb has a sense o humor, eh?)

 

[Art FJR]

I looked at the pictures again and I did see a window. It looked like the sideways sliding kind in the rear of the garage. She does windows.

Therefore according to my calculations she is the perfect women.

Windows get dirty. It is a fact of life. Who say's you have to clean them? Just have Barb replace them when they get dirty.

As a rule of thumb, the garage should be as large as the actual "living space". Then you won't have to build an "additional" garage. And the stereo in the garage should kick ass. It is a fact.

6 bikes is the goal. All pointing out the garage.

Why in the hell are we talking about a dryer and how to wire it? I thought we were talking about Garage Porn. Dryers have nothing to do with porn.

If you have 6 bikes in the garage in BC, it seems that one of those multi Battery Tenders are in order. I got the single one and I got a longer extension at Amazon so I can run it from bike to bike. It is worth the $8 I spent for the extension.

And you can't have too many outlets or too much power to a garage. You just never know.

Art