Project #2: You call that a garage?
Project #2: Get rid of the old detached "garage".
Two reasons. One, it's ugly. Two, it's not very useful because the roof is leaky and it's a tad unsteady. Ok, three reasons ... the insurance company doesn't want it there anymore. Apparently part of our coverage would go toward detached structures ... an amount greater than this shack is worth, thus, they don't want to end up paying 5x what it was worth if a tornado hits it ... or we bump into it with a lawnmower and knock it over. So, they want it down within 45 days (i think we have 40 left). This will have to be a weekend project as i doubt the neighbors will like us out there banging around at night.
I applied for a demolition permit yesterday and got a call today that it had been approved. I'll pick that up tomorrow or Friday. I plan to piece it apart to save most of the old lumber. There are some nice pieces left that could be useful for future projects (some nice timber beams/columns and wide planks from the roof). Short term ... after it is gone, we'll park on the old slab. Long term, we want to build a new 2-car garage with room at one end for a nice workshop area (we'll call it Chris' room). I'll try to get some better pictures posted to Flickr soon, including some interior shots.
-crm
posted by Chris and Chrissy Miller @ 11:01 PM
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