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Re: Garage addition

For the next few months I'll be walking you through the last of this garage project. The most recent improvement was 18 cans of spray foam used on the doors and windows.

Next up is insulation and/or vapor barriers. Also I'll be installing the hallway heater sometime in the next week. The BI will be out to inspect the insulation after it's done then we'll have the drywall people come in and finish up the place. Last will be oak risers and treads on the stairs. That will conclude the project for now. At a later point we'll do the upstairs floor with carpet then carpet & tile in the hallway. Also at a later point we'll have a mini split unit with heat pump installed in the room above the garage. That should handle all the heating/cooling stuff with the help of a room heater as needed.

Thanks for reading. Hopefully all the fun elements will continue in the thread until it's wrapped up later this year. Happy Patriots' Day!

Re: Garage addition

said by Coma:

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Happy Patriots' Day!

I guess you're not from Boston . . .

Re: Garage addition

I installed a 1,600 watt 240 volt wall heater in the hallway yesterday. I intended to post some pictures of it today but I forgot to upload them before I left for work. I'll post them tomorrow. It's nothing special just one of these.

»www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R···Id=10053

You can get a lot more done if you aren't watching TV.

looks awesome.
Did you get any idea of the cost up to now?

In that last picture, why does the wall between the windows and around the power outlets look so dark? It almost looks like fire/smoke damage but this is all new construction, correct ?
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The BI was out yesterday to inspect the insulation. He strikes again! He wants 1" foam board behind the knee walls and on the sloped ceiling. The good news is he said he trusts me so I can have the drywall done as soon as that's done and he won't come back to reinspect the insulation. He also said aside from a little low r-values (in his opinion) on the knee walls and slopes he said it's the best insulation job he's ever seen and went on to say he's never seen someone use Tyvek tape to air seal insulation before but that was fantastic. It looks like another $500 and 2-3 days of work then drywall.

Hmm, sounds like, in other words, "Great job, looks wonderful, now just tear it all out, add more and do it over again."

Ah, that does sound easy, good!