September 2023 pics & vids

[Tommy2slow]

My garage has always been a disaster. I didn’t get a chance to set it up properly before we started using it and it turned into a disaster, wish I had a pic of the “before” to post . Spent most of my spare time this summer(I didn’t have much) building a bench, hanging cabinets/storage etc. finally got it completed enough to make room for my project truck. It’s been sitting outside in the elements for the past 14 years so I am super pleased to get it indoors!

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[mgswake]

Is your first project to remove the sticker? Haha. The garage looks great!

[MJHSupra]

Are you in the right forum? JK.

Dang is that ceiling high. Nice.

Envious b/c my garage is a sh!tshow right now. So pissed trying to find tools over the weekend.

[Bmac]

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Finally got my 2024 Makai. Freaking love this thing!


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[HFarr]

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Finally got my 2024 Makai. Freaking love this thing!


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAwesome! Looks great. You gotta post some more pics though!

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[bergermaister]

That Makai look BadA$$. Congrats!


Speaking of garages, can't let you guys have all the fun. I've been drooling over everyone else's builds they've been posting. I was trying to hold off on sharing until it was done, or at least closer, but this project has been taking forever and I've had to tuck a few things in here and there already. I need to have it buttoned up before the weather turns.

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I have been trying to do a time lapse with photos each time something actually changes. Right now we're stuck waiting on more inspections since the county apparently is still lost in time somewhere back in the Covid days...

[996scott]

Berg, that is one hell of a nice gerage. What is the total square footage? I'm very jealous!!! Definately keep the pictures coming.

[MJHSupra]

Awesome Berg!

[sandm]

wow. gotta be pushing 1800-2k sqft on the ground. pretty impressive. mancave up top?

[HFarr]

Man! You're gonna need to install telephones just to talk to someone from one end of that to the other!

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[bergermaister]

Haha - figured I would catch your attention! Footprint is 48w X 60d. 2880sq ft lower level, and 1080sq ft loft. 16ft ceilings below, 8ft ceilings in the loft. Center door is 16w X 14h, side doors are 12w x 14H. I wanted to be able to pull my 5th wheel into any of the bays I wanted without second guessing it. And eventually do a portable car lift so I can move that around as needed which meant going with almost a 6" slab.

We added in a little 8x8 garage door on the north side in case something is blocking the main door I can sneak a quad or SxS around and out. Right now I have an extra bedroom in the house as my office. My wife has talked me into moving my office out to the loft so the new will be around 17x14 plus the step out balcony. Way more than I really need but.... That still leaves over 40ft (x17) of storage space up there. I don't think I'll man cave it too much. Already have a pool table, darts, theater room, gun display, etc. in the basement in the house.

Also roughed in plumbing for a full bathroom under the stairs. Even though we could easily set it up as an ADU I really don't want more living space as our house is already over 4700sq ft. My goal is for kids to move out, not back in!

I've already spec'd out the elevator I'm going to build on the back wall. That's a helluva lot of steps to go up and down with all the holiday decorations and crap we can't seem to live without that will live in the loft.

I'm calling it the 'Toy Barn'

[Mxmark4]

Love the garage! I am finishing mine right now electrical service was my last big hurdle to cross. I am alowly getting my circuits completed. Last step will be building a loft this fall once boating is done. I love having the extra space, looking forward to being able to actually use it. I have a portable lift with plans for a two post lift as well.

[zabooda]

Check the permitting costs for an elevator as a friend in Bend years ago discovered the planning, permits and annual inspections were rather spendy. So he does the steps.

[haknslash]

Damn berg, your garage is bigger than my house! Looks impressive and would love to have 1/3 that space LOL.

[HFarr]

Check the permitting costs for an elevator as a friend in Bend years ago discovered the planning, permits and annual inspections were rather spendy. So he does the steps.For the "Toy Barn" slash Toy Castle", I would park a scissor lift inside somewhere against an outside wall with just a couple of steps or a ramp to get on it to get me to that loft. Then it's not an elevator.

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[Holdmybeer]

Build a dumbwaiter not an elevator. My father did this in his shop. He uses it to move "things" not people and you avoid the permits and inspections. At least in the states.

[cucv]

Congratulations @Tommy2slow on getting your garage organized. I feel your pain, we were rushed moving into our new garage at the lake house 17 years ago with multiple storage spaces consolidating into this space. The work bench area was a cluster and little space to move. 5 years a go a acquired 2x 3" thick maple work bench tops and have been wanting to purge, clean and organize that garage. Unfortunately, we had a plumbing failure last fall that flooded the lake house and garage . The fortunate thing is it has forced the garage organization. We wrapped up reconstruction just before the 4th of July and have been slowly moving items from storage back into the space. We also changed out the header on one of the garage doors to go from a 9'x8" door to a 10'x8'6" which will make it so much easier to store the Moomba.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230907/bbe072d7782a07d4a19e1df68d8f499c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230907/609a9a7f13162a6a8593a8a8df529976.jpg

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[bergermaister]

Build a dumbwaiter not an elevator. My father did this in his shop. He uses it to move "things" not people and you avoid the permits and inspections. At least in the states.

Correct, I should have called it what it will be. This is going to go in AFTER all final inspections are done. It's for bins and gear and stuff, not people. Well, maybe to try it out a couple times but that's about it.

[HFarr]

Cucv,
Workspace looks well organized. I used to have something that looked to way, but then time happens slowly creeping in and gathering stuff from everywhere!

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[cucv]

Cucv,
Workspace looks well organized. I used to have something that looked to way, but then time happens slowly creeping in and gathering stuff from everywhere!

Sent from my SM-G781V using TapatalkNo doubt it takes work to keep the space clean and organized. We definitely struggle in the home garage and lake garage but the toy barn is "my" space so there is less of a chance of someone dumping stuff where I just cleaned. Pics from when I built it and current day. Mind you there are several toys and pieces of equipment out of the building at the moment.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230908/11c5ae1417f887d00bae9d0bd5e1e83b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230908/4e01bf2be35124e1358cf2919041bbf7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230908/aa67619b7473f79bc953ea0ee2dac5fe.jpg

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[haknslash]

Some new SV pics from the demo today. This boat is awesome!

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[haknslash]

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[haknslash]

New windshield is nice, smooth yet aggressive…

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[haknslash]

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[haknslash]

My stupid GoPro decided to overexpose some of the surf footage but wave was great!

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[Swervy]

Great pics Hak!

[sandm]

looks like a nice boat for sure.

[Swervy]

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It’s been a fun summer on the SA. Great weather for the last ride of the season


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[HFarr]

All nice pictures!

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[MJHSupra]

Cool pics if the SV.

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[MJHSupra]

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It’s been a fun summer on the SA. Great weather for the last ride of the season


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Bummer. We love the Sept/Oct months in TN. Friday night foil.

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[RUGER761]

Got a few more rides in this weekend. Summer is winding down too fast and the lake is getting pretty low. Hope we can make it last till October at least.


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[Mxmark4]

Heres my view from a house we were invited to up on Norris. The jumping bridge is in the background
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[MJHSupra]

Heres my view from a house we were invited to up on Norris. The jumping bridge is in the background
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Cool pic. That is party-cove-central under the jump bridge in that cove.
Big houses, mostly weekly rentals. We were there about 3 summers ago.
Pretty easy for the OH and KY peeps to get to from I-75.

[bergermaister]

Progress, although it's been slow and the weather is already turning.

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Was curious to see how it would be up on those pump jacks. Once you get over 16ft they are sketchy AF...

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I did 25 tons of gravel this weekend to combat the mud. Looking at it now it really doesn't look like much at all and i still need a LOT more around the perimeter.

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[cucv]

Looking good @bergermaister! I've always thought that roof style was cool. Did you spread the gravel by hand or with a machine? Are you going to heat the building?

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[eder10986]

Enjoyed a brisk fall day in NC! Season is wrapping up soon but I’m hoping to extend it with a dry suit this year!

Also hoping to get better at taking picture and vids with the drone…. These are sort of crap [emoji23]

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[bergermaister]

Looking good @bergermaister! I've always thought that roof style was cool. Did you spread the gravel by hand or with a machine? Are you going to heat the building?


Two yards, almost 3 tons, behind the building went in by hand. Not a fun night...

The rest was a few trips with dump trailer and skid steer. I couldn't find anyone who would deliver when I needed it before the rains hit so had to take matters into my own hands.

Yes, I'll be heating it eventually, probably a mini split or two. For now conditioning might consist of a few wall heaters in the loft for the storage area and office. Possibly a wood or pellet stove on the bottom floor. I still need some excavating and a 200ft trench out to the transformer for power before anything can really happen though. Can't seem to get the excavator who did all the rest to bid finishing (or he already did and my GC lost it) it so I may be taking that on myself as well. Tired of waiting for these guys. Seeing as my desk job isn't overly exciting, any chance to jump onto heavy machinery I'm there!

Stuffed my 5th wheel in this morning before the siders showed up. Not the best approach angle yet, was dragging it's tail way too close for comfort. Rear rollers were burying in the gravel before I even got close to the concrete.

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[HFarr]

Thats shaping up to be a nice setup!

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[Mxmark4]

Man gravel sucks! My shop took 25 truck loads not to mention the 30 plus trips I made with a dump trailer grabbin 3 ton at a time. Imine was a black hole for gravel being almost 7 ft at the back corner that had to be built up. Then the concrete was another big hit when it came time for that. Yours is shaping up nicely! Mine is still not done butI am slowly getting my electrical circuits knocked out.

[mgswake]

Berg, shop looks great. Did I miss something? Whose wake setter is that?

[Holdmybeer]

Man gravel sucks! My shop took 25 truck loads not to mention the 30 plus trips I made with a dump trailer grabbin 3 ton at a time. Imine was a black hole for gravel being almost 7 ft at the back corner that had to be built up. Then the concrete was another big hit when it came time for that. Yours is shaping up nicely! Mine is still not done butI am slowly getting my electrical circuits knocked out.

I felt this comment.
Although the amounts were not as large, it was never ending gravel work followed by 60 yards of concrete.

Berg, shop is awesome. I wish I would have built my loft with initial construction.

[bergermaister]

Berg, shop looks great. Did I miss something? Whose wake setter is that?

My buddy about a mile away has kids moving out and using his garage for a staging area, so...... now I have two boats (temporarily).

Yes, I've got a lot of $$$ into gravel and concrete, and well boulders. Behind my shop on the SE corner about 30ft back the property drops off to about a 40 degree slope. Makes a great hill climb for motos and quads but the geotech engineers were a bit freaked out by that so my footings in that corner are nearly 4ft wide and 3ft tall and a whole lotta rebar. Then an 8" wide stem wall where every where else is only 6". It's been a learning experience....

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I'm looking forward to running wire and circuits. At this rate going to be a winter project. For now I've got extension cords stretched out there for lighting, garage doors, etc.

[sandm]

For now I've got extension cords stretched out there for lighting, garage doors, etc..

don't tell OSHA :p

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[Tommy2slow]

A bud of mine came out with his drone and did this for me. Turned out really good!

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[haknslash]

A bud of mine came out with his drone and did this for me. Turned out really good!

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Cool vid and I’m jealous it looks like y’all had the lake to yourselves!

[HFarr]

Awesome video. He did a good job. Looks like someone cleared a big lot next door to you too. About to build?

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[Tommy2slow]

Awesome video. He did a good job. Looks like someone cleared a big lot next door to you too. About to build?

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It’s actually a wetland area, but I can see how it looks that way.

[Tommy2slow]

Cool vid and I’m jealous it looks like y’all had the lake to yourselves!

We are super fortunate that we usually have the lake to ourselves during the work week.

[996scott]

love the video, great job.

[RUGER761]

Most likely 2023 is in the books, not ready to give it up but the next month or two is looking booked solid.

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