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Old 04-24-2008, 8:47 AM   #1
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Just started building my dream house . . .
. . . an 8 car garage with a small "apartment" over it. The two garages are post and beam structures built out of ponderosa pine from the Northern US. The garage will be heated and cooled, have a couple of lifts and big screens, and an indoor wash bay. The apartment will have one bed, one and half baths, a kitchen, eating area, and my big screen. The second floor of the other garage will house the pool table and other big screen. Anyways, on to the pics (taken with my iPhone, so excuse the quality).


When we started to excavate, we assumed that we were going to hit rock (the new place is in the hill country of Texas). What we didn't plan for though, was rock the size of my Viper. I am not sure how I am going to incorporate it in to the plan, but I think that I have to use it somehow.



Just to give you an idea of size, this is my "little" 6'4" brother.



And the beginning of one of the pad sites.
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Congrats Grayson... make sure you keep us updated... with pics of course! Looks like a beautiful area! Rick
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Old 04-24-2008, 9:52 AM   #3
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I'd add another bedroom.
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Old 04-24-2008, 10:03 AM   #4
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Grayson... how much land is it on? Looks like you can build more if you want / need to....
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So are you building a garage with apt's or a house?
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cool idea, good luck with the build
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Old 04-24-2008, 10:59 AM   #7
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So are you building a garage with apt's or a house?

It is his idea of a house to us that actually have a different view on what a house is it is a garage with a living space above it.
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It is his idea of a house to us that actually have a different view on what a house is it is a garage with a living space above it.
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:08 AM   #10
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I'd add another bedroom.
I have a pull out couch
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:15 AM   #11
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:30 AM   #12
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Love you too Chief.

The next Austin meet is at my place
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:53 AM   #13
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Ehh... maybe make the living space a bit bigger unless you never plan on selling ??
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:56 AM   #14
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congrats

keep us updated on the progress
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Old 04-24-2008, 12:28 PM   #15
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You suck! (i mean that is the most respectable way) WAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

8 car garage....hmmm...i guess if you have people stay over then they just pull in and sleep in their own car? Or will you have 8 cars?
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Ehh... maybe make the living space a bit bigger unless you never plan on selling ??
Nope, this place is forever mine. Should I end up getting married, moving, etc-this place will end up being a little getaway place and a place to store toys.

Silver-the plan is to fill it!
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Sounds like an awesome place! Be sure to keep us updated.
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Old 04-24-2008, 6:26 PM   #18
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... Silver-the plan is to fill it!
Oh! do tell! I love the garage living concept but I'd much prefer to talk about what will fill it.
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Grayson, I'm really happy for you brother! The only thing missing will be a track for us to play on, in the backyard!
I can't wait to come down and see this bad boy when it's finished!!! Dude, I'm soo stoked!
I mean I used tons of exclamation points in this thread without knocking any holes in the walls
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Not much of an update-it rained way too much this weekend.


We got a lot of the rocks moved out of the way . . .


. . . and started on leveling one of the pad sites . . .



And then it rained-so I jumped in the FJ and played around a bit


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The weather has cooperated with us (err, the workers ) so the excavation is almost done.

We ran into some even bigger rocks (read around 15 tons) and had to hire another backhoe (with a hammer) to help get the last few big ones out.



The pad site work is nearing completion!


Luckily for me, we dug up a lot of good material to use as road base-so that phase is now under way (and a glimpse at my new Tundra).


This hill is actually a bit steeper then it looks-we had to use a lot of fill to "level it out" as best as we could.
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Old 05-05-2008, 7:13 PM   #22
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Sounds like a cool project, I'm looking forward to seeing this come to fruition.
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Old 05-05-2008, 8:31 PM   #23
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awesome idea! you seem to have a lot of disposable income(viper/tundra/2 houses), mind if I ask what it is you do?
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awesome idea! you seem to have a lot of disposable income (viper/tundra/2 houses), mind if I ask what it is you do?
Smoke and Mirrors I would really apreciate NOT having two houses now-it is sucking me dry. However, even in Austin (supposedly still a hot market), things are slowing down.[/url]
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awesome idea! you seem to have a lot of disposable income(viper/tundra/2 houses), mind if I ask what it is you do?

He builds houses and buys cars... duh!


























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Wow G... Wow...
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Congratulations for your new Tundra I have one as well and it never fails to impress.

I look forward to seeing your project done.
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Sweet. Can't wait to see the finished product. I would love to have a large ass garage.
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Slab poured late Friday-timbers are scheduled to arrive later this week.
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Awesome. Good luck with it.
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nice project man , wish I had the money for a dream garage/apartment building/love palace/club, can't wait to see the finished product
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damn Grayson, nice work!!

Keep updating, sounds like an absolutely sick project
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Daymmm. Keep us updated. SOunds like its going to be cool.
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damn Grayson, nice work!!

Keep updating, sounds like an absolutely sick project
Thanks man. If you ever decide to sell your P-Car, CALL ME first! It has a spot in the new place
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I got dibs
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