Got the new house and shop's

rokcrln · 02-19-2005, 09:32 AM

I am in escrow on both my current house and the new house as of last week. I had the whole house inspection yesterday as well as the pest inspection done and all came back better than I was planning on. The house is in down town Winters off 505 up near Sacramento ca. I currently live in Dixon Ca. about 10 miles away. The new place is a 1946 Craftsman style Bungalo, 1700sq/ft with a 12x16 basement and as we fount out yesterday during the inspection the attic is open framed redwood and just about 8' tall. This will get built into a home theater and loft area (17x30 when finished). The house is all redwood construction with alot of built in features (book cases, hutches ect) the floors are all hard wood and in real nice shape. It is currently 4 bed rooms and 1 bath.

Then in one corner of the back lot (10,000 sq/ft lot) is a cool 12x20' two story building with a concrete floor and running water and an old working toilet with a wooden tank! This will get a small garage door (6' high and 8' wide) for my GF's mini cooper-S and the up stairs will be her practice room for singing.

Then my garage, a 25'x 45' carrage house that has 8" thick poured in place concrete walls that are 13'6" high. A thick a$$ concrete floor with a changing pit in side one of the (3) 10' wide x 9' hight sliding door. The roof is shot beyond saving but this is good. I spoke with the city planners and I can raise the peak of the roof up to 22' and put a second floor rec room up their. This will house my pool table, dart board area and Bar. I am a metal framer by trade (68L) and will build the floor and roof structure out of steel studs and joist's. I will leave one area of the shop (far right side) with a 13' high ceiling so I can put in a four post lift. A two post chassie lift will also go in the cente of teh shop.

The two main problems with the place is that the roof on the house is shot and the electrical is a 60amp knob & tube set up. First I will be replacing the entire electrical system starting with putting a 200amp service at the shop with an under ground 100amp feed to the sub panel in the house. Then re-wire the whole house (basement, crawl space and attic will make this easy) and add outlets every 12'/wall in the house as well as data cables, phone, and satalite cables to all rooms. Then the shop will be over outletted (if that is a word) and a 30amp system to the little 12'x20' building.

Then will be the roof of the house and that will add room to the home theater by means of two flat top gable's on each side of the attic. They will be about 15-20' in length each. The same roof pitch and gables will be incorperated into the design of the shop roof to allow more head room for the pool table & bar.

This will be a big project but well worth all the effort when complete. The property is also zoned residential/C-2 commercial and this is how I can do the 22' peak on the shop (15' for all other detached reidential garages).

If anyone live's in the area give me a PM as I will be getting the key on the 5th of April.

Kevin

Joey D · 02-19-2005, 05:53 PM

What does something like that run on the left coast? Sounds like it will be a nice pad when done. Good luck with it.
Why main panel in garage and not the house? I would look into a seperate service for the house and garage if possible.

Poley · 02-20-2005, 09:22 AM

pix needed

rokcrln · 02-20-2005, 06:31 PM

Main service on the shop due to the power pole being right on the rear corner of the shop and the house lines just miss the 13' high shop roof. So by going to the shop first solves this problem. In fixer condition I picked it up for a little under $4.

Here are some pics.

rokcrln · 02-20-2005, 06:35 PM

A few more. The house has ton's of wood trim and detail (my pics dont do much for it) All the painted white trim and doors are the same wood as the floors. We plan on stripping one room at a time and varnish all the wood.
The shot of the guy standing in the little building is Jim he is 6' and it is about 8'6 to the peak. Once the flat top dormers are framed in the room will be much more open. I have drawings of teh finished buildings I will try and post in the morning.

02-19-2005, 09:32 AM	#1
rokcrln Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5821 Location: Lost in my own head! Posts: 1,414	Got the new house and shop's I am in escrow on both my current house and the new house as of last week. I had the whole house inspection yesterday as well as the pest inspection done and all came back better than I was planning on. The house is in down town Winters off 505 up near Sacramento ca. I currently live in Dixon Ca. about 10 miles away. The new place is a 1946 Craftsman style Bungalo, 1700sq/ft with a 12x16 basement and as we fount out yesterday during the inspection the attic is open framed redwood and just about 8' tall. This will get built into a home theater and loft area (17x30 when finished). The house is all redwood construction with alot of built in features (book cases, hutches ect) the floors are all hard wood and in real nice shape. It is currently 4 bed rooms and 1 bath. Then in one corner of the back lot (10,000 sq/ft lot) is a cool 12x20' two story building with a concrete floor and running water and an old working toilet with a wooden tank! This will get a small garage door (6' high and 8' wide) for my GF's mini cooper-S and the up stairs will be her practice room for singing. Then my garage, a 25'x 45' carrage house that has 8" thick poured in place concrete walls that are 13'6" high. A thick a$$ concrete floor with a changing pit in side one of the (3) 10' wide x 9' hight sliding door. The roof is shot beyond saving but this is good. I spoke with the city planners and I can raise the peak of the roof up to 22' and put a second floor rec room up their. This will house my pool table, dart board area and Bar. I am a metal framer by trade (68L) and will build the floor and roof structure out of steel studs and joist's. I will leave one area of the shop (far right side) with a 13' high ceiling so I can put in a four post lift. A two post chassie lift will also go in the cente of teh shop. The two main problems with the place is that the roof on the house is shot and the electrical is a 60amp knob & tube set up. First I will be replacing the entire electrical system starting with putting a 200amp service at the shop with an under ground 100amp feed to the sub panel in the house. Then re-wire the whole house (basement, crawl space and attic will make this easy) and add outlets every 12'/wall in the house as well as data cables, phone, and satalite cables to all rooms. Then the shop will be over outletted (if that is a word) and a 30amp system to the little 12'x20' building. Then will be the roof of the house and that will add room to the home theater by means of two flat top gable's on each side of the attic. They will be about 15-20' in length each. The same roof pitch and gables will be incorperated into the design of the shop roof to allow more head room for the pool table & bar. This will be a big project but well worth all the effort when complete. The property is also zoned residential/C-2 commercial and this is how I can do the 22' peak on the shop (15' for all other detached reidential garages). If anyone live's in the area give me a PM as I will be getting the key on the 5th of April. Kevin Attached Images __________________ Buildem--Rollem--Tearem Apart--Get Rid of the Wife--And Start All Over! BRONCO BUGGY; dana44,35spln 9", 37's, 351W efi, C5full manual w/comp brk, atlass 5:1, fox 16" air's master craft rubicon's, full hydro, and a girl friend that loves to help. Last edited by rokcrln; 02-20-2005 at 06:42 PM.

02-19-2005, 05:53 PM	#2
Joey D Wheeler Join Date: May 2003 Member # 20053 Location: Arlington MA Posts: 493	What does something like that run on the left coast? Sounds like it will be a nice pad when done. Good luck with it. Why main panel in garage and not the house? I would look into a seperate service for the house and garage if possible. __________________ 98 K2500 SAS dynatrac pro rock 60, ORU high steer, longfield CV's, arb's front and rear, 4.56 gears 06 D Max Express

02-20-2005, 09:22 AM	#3
Poley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Member # 31642 Location: where it's HOT!!!! Posts: 121	pix needed __________________ FULLSIZE DOES IT BETTER!!!!

02-20-2005, 06:31 PM	#4
rokcrln Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5821 Location: Lost in my own head! Posts: 1,414	Main service on the shop due to the power pole being right on the rear corner of the shop and the house lines just miss the 13' high shop roof. So by going to the shop first solves this problem. In fixer condition I picked it up for a little under $4. Here are some pics. Attached Images __________________ Buildem--Rollem--Tearem Apart--Get Rid of the Wife--And Start All Over! BRONCO BUGGY; dana44,35spln 9", 37's, 351W efi, C5full manual w/comp brk, atlass 5:1, fox 16" air's master craft rubicon's, full hydro, and a girl friend that loves to help.

02-20-2005, 06:35 PM	#5
rokcrln Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5821 Location: Lost in my own head! Posts: 1,414	A few more. The house has ton's of wood trim and detail (my pics dont do much for it) All the painted white trim and doors are the same wood as the floors. We plan on stripping one room at a time and varnish all the wood. The shot of the guy standing in the little building is Jim he is 6' and it is about 8'6 to the peak. Once the flat top dormers are framed in the room will be much more open. I have drawings of teh finished buildings I will try and post in the morning. Attached Images __________________ Buildem--Rollem--Tearem Apart--Get Rid of the Wife--And Start All Over! BRONCO BUGGY; dana44,35spln 9", 37's, 351W efi, C5full manual w/comp brk, atlass 5:1, fox 16" air's master craft rubicon's, full hydro, and a girl friend that loves to help. Last edited by rokcrln; 02-20-2005 at 06:40 PM.

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