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The new garage

Builder: Bluegrass Garage Builders
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Dimensions: 24'x 30' concrete block.
Single vehicle door: 16' wide, 8' tall; set left of center.
Windows: Two 3'x 4' Andersen. Two Andersen venting 22" x 46.5" skylights in rear.
Pedestrian door: One door with windows.
Driveway: 18'x 30' concrete.

Update: Sept 2004. Less than a year after the driveway was poured, it started to crumble. Not real bad, but the garden hose would blow apart the top layer of concrete. We called the contractor, and he said it was from road salt and refused to do anything about it. So we called the place who mixed the concrete (Ohio Valley Concrete) and they said it was from improper finishing (the people who the contractor hired), and they also refused to fix it. Long story short, we filed a complaint against the contractor with the Better Business Bureau since he was the one we had a contract with. The contractor contacted Ohio Valley, and they agreed to replace the driveway rather than lose the contractors business. Neither party would admit fault, but the end result was satisfactory.
First day of construction
First day of construction
View from the yard.
View from the yard.
Side view.
Side view.
Rear view.
Rear view.
Shows scale.
Shows scale.
Rear view.
Rear view.
Concrete floor
Concrete floor
Floor
Floor
Floor
Floor
Close Up
Close Up
The walls delivered.
The walls delivered.
Concrete blocks, waiting for the builders.
Concrete blocks, waiting for the builders.
Construction begins.
Construction begins.
View from dirty 2nd floor window.
View from dirty 2nd floor window.
Blocks finished
Blocks finished
Kim inside
Kim inside
Rear corner
Rear corner
Side view.
Side view.
Idea of scale.
Idea of scale.
Scale
Scale
End to end test.
End to end test.
End to end test.
End to end test.
Side by side.
Side by side.
Door Arrived
Door Arrived
Soon to be roof.
Soon to be roof.
Everything is ready.
Everything is ready.
Roof takes shape.
Roof takes shape.
8' 2 tall x 16' wide door opening
8' 2" tall x 16' wide door opening
Some progress.
Some progress.
Side overhang
Side overhang
Front
Front
Roofing
Roofing
Skylight opening.
Skylight opening.
Interior
Interior
Front overhang trimmed.
Front overhang trimmed.
Jeep inside.
Jeep inside.
Another
Another
Exterior with roofing paper.
Exterior with roofing paper.
Shingles and roof windows.
Shingles and roof windows.
Door installed.
Door installed.
Both roof windows installed.
Both roof windows installed.
Roof window open.
Roof window open.
Overhead door installed.
Overhead door installed.
Driveway prepped for concrete.
Driveway prepped for concrete.
Driveway drying.
Driveway drying.