In February '06 i bought a new 3 bedroom house. I knew the previous owners, and when they bought the house just a couple years prior, the owner before them had a simple garage put in at the end of the property.
When i bought this house, the other building seemed to me like the perfect, very bare skeleton of what could be a kickin' 3 room, medium/small sized studio. They never had electric service to the building, so i've got a seperate service set up for the studio. Which will help alot with taxes and accounting.
This week we broke ground and began Phase 1, which consists entirely of exterior construction, much of which is in the back yard. I'm having a Car Port and Utility Shed added to the side of the building. As well as a gravel side drive which will accomodate 2-3 cars, giving a total of 7-8 off street parking spots.
Also, i am having a new back patio put in.
Now, none of this is real exciting audio stuff, but its stuff that just has to be done. I can't store my lawn mower, bicycles, etc. in the studio.
eh.
The deadline is August 1, so as you can imagine, the contractors i have hired will be busting ass for the next 7 weeks.
Here are some pics i snapped today
Here's the back yard. With the pre-existing concrete slab/patio.
The Power & Light pole by the street can't be moved. but there is clearance to get a a normal sized car or two in (we drive VW's). Basically, the perimeter of 2x4 on edge you see is the Carport and is where cement will be poured. You may notice how it hooks around the other side of the building. This 4ft. strip will be the foundation for the utility shed and will extend the length of the cement. The shed will provide additional protection from weather for the carport, as the shed is on the west side of the carport.
-To the right of the garage building, in the pictures - that nook of grass will be a fenced off vegetable garden. Just beyond that fence you will see another Power & Light Pole, this houses the main transformer and distribution (for this cluster of about 6 houses) where the new electrical service will come from.
-The green plastic fencing is a temporary dog kennel.
They've learned to escape it though, so the panels of picket fence and gate that have been removed will soon be used to make a temporary kennel for them (though they spend alot of the day inside, sleeping.
-The curved, thin walkway of stone slabs across from the plastic temporary fencing will be removed.
-Where the truck is parked is where the gravel side drive will begin, and extend another truck's length, or 1.5 car lengths.
-Yea, the garage looks real small from these angles. its 20x18.. i'll upload the floorplan.
more pics coming.....