tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post1343443173186303985..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: The Garage Mahal (or, what I did on my summer vacation)Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-90683393576327427022011-04-04T23:10:27.188-07:002011-04-04T23:10:27.188-07:00Wow even your garage looks to have been constructe...Wow even your garage looks to have been constructed just like mine! Instead of extending it, the previous owner merely ripped the entire front side of it off... doors and frame. I could have pushed it over had I tried hard enough. I now have a 16 ft. carport at the end of a ridiculously long driveway that can hold four to five cars front to back, plus a 6th in the garage. I need to find a good way to extend it a few feet and put some doors back on it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367397900809461882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-29926141052891104672010-08-19T08:47:08.723-07:002010-08-19T08:47:08.723-07:00Foundation? What's that?
We've got crumb...Foundation? What's that?<br /><br />We've got crumbling concrete, that we'll address sometime this decade.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-63594113428364996412010-08-19T08:31:51.809-07:002010-08-19T08:31:51.809-07:00Oh lord, you were so lucky in your garage. When I ...Oh lord, you were so lucky in your garage. When I finally find my camera charger I'm going to go take good pictures of ours. The foundation is horrid, the roof is caving in, and apparently a river does run through it during the rainy season according to our neighbor. Much cheaper to knock it down and rebuild than to fix.CrescentJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815886507577337762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-77441249949909531922010-07-23T16:23:36.057-07:002010-07-23T16:23:36.057-07:00Wow, I'm totally impressed with what you and R...Wow, I'm totally impressed with what you and Robb have done. How nice to rehabilitate an old structure instead of putting in something new! We had an old aluminum shed in back (dreadful) that I finally (after 10+ years) replaced with a stick-built garden shed. Much better. <br /><br />We also replaced an aluminum carport (sitting next to our side porch) with a further away garage. I can't imagine why the original owners of our older house (built in ~1936) would have wanted to look at an aluminum carport.<br /><br />Hmmm. LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-42697383889362167952010-07-21T11:56:59.535-07:002010-07-21T11:56:59.535-07:00Yikes, you're an ambitious pair! I love the ph...Yikes, you're an ambitious pair! I love the photos of the work in progress. As I type, the exterminator is walking around our old house with a flashlight and a clip board and muttering to himself. We have mice, spiders, ants and the ubiquitous termites. You give me hope that we may survive them all.Weeping Sorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617503185773155102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-88680972861974371072010-07-20T20:18:22.480-07:002010-07-20T20:18:22.480-07:00It's beautiful!!! :)It's beautiful!!! :)Marissa Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868609519981969958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-11676487797173560352010-07-20T18:56:23.692-07:002010-07-20T18:56:23.692-07:00First of all, Let me say how proud of you I am- yo...First of all, Let me say how proud of you I am- you did a great job! Isn't it satisfying to do it yourself (and get it done YOUR WAY) and then look back at all the photos? We have very few photos of our house while we worked on it, since we probably had the camera buried in a crate somewhere. We also used OSB board on part of our barn- it was cheap and it was available. <br />NOW- you have to deal with the neighbors...some will love what you did since it looks great. Others will curse you since it looks great and now their place looks even crappier. FACT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-15757626236373764872010-07-20T07:13:42.920-07:002010-07-20T07:13:42.920-07:00I am *sure* that the neighbors have "their&qu...I am *sure* that the neighbors have "their" side of the garage painted.<br /><br />They have perfectly topiary-ized rosebushes, planted in a chessboard grid, and lit with color spotlights. The paint on their house is immaculate.<br /><br />There's NO WAY they wouldn't spruce up the wall of our garage.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-70464539054062467602010-07-20T04:38:26.654-07:002010-07-20T04:38:26.654-07:00If your neighbor's are nice, you may want to s...If your neighbor's are nice, you may want to see if they will let you paint the side that faces them. If the wood is not protected on that side then you could end up replacing that part of the garage. We have a side of our 100 year old carriage house (now garage)facing the neighbors back yard and we paint it the color of their house (our side is beige and theirs is white)we do it to maintain our garage cuz they sure do not do it!! <br />Also the blue trim is probably showing darker than it really is in the picture due to the reflection of the house color next door!<br /><br />Keep up the good work! Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-15000928389655307062010-07-19T16:58:06.638-07:002010-07-19T16:58:06.638-07:00It was all 85 year old redwood. Like the stuff th...It was all 85 year old redwood. Like the stuff the contractors tore off the facing of the house, and then trashed.<br /><br />Without...Our...Permission.<br /><br />We're still fighting over that one.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-24711225654493888562010-07-19T15:24:01.964-07:002010-07-19T15:24:01.964-07:00I love your new and improved garage. Your garage ...I love your new and improved garage. Your garage will last forever now, and I love the colors! Good for you for not dusting it and building new. Besides, from what I can tell from the early pictures, looks like a lot of it was probably built from quality redwood. I almost sobbed last year when some friends knocked down a house addition and then junked all of the 3/4" redwood siding! I could have built a huge fabulous coop out of it!Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-38153280496065399932010-07-19T13:19:23.106-07:002010-07-19T13:19:23.106-07:00What I meant is that the exterior wall is on their...What I meant is that the exterior wall is on their side. If I wanted to paint it, I'd have to stand in their yard.<br /><br />So why bother?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-4100886027870454972010-07-19T08:39:22.524-07:002010-07-19T08:39:22.524-07:00Drop ceiling to hide the coffers?! Silly contract...Drop ceiling to hide the coffers?! Silly contractors! Good thing they didn't demolish or totally ruin the "house out back!" You've earned yourself a good long rest for this project! The hops will make it look all the more cottagey.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-13724928337517629442010-07-19T07:04:10.566-07:002010-07-19T07:04:10.566-07:00It looks wonderful. I sure know The Look and contr...It looks wonderful. I sure know The Look and contractors' suggestions. They wanted to put in granite countertops - or stainless - or concrete - in our kitchen and we insisted on formica! <br />-DJohn and Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073963959723677654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-75930680761115086042010-07-19T06:50:27.391-07:002010-07-19T06:50:27.391-07:00What do you mean, "the rest of the garage is ...What do you mean, "the rest of the garage is behind the neighbor's fence"?? Seems like that would be your property or is that a property line that has changed over time??<br />I am all for the "re-storing", a huge part of the charm....you guys did a terrific job...time for a garden party!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-48562700110121656952010-07-18T23:10:52.101-07:002010-07-18T23:10:52.101-07:00Becky, et al: Don't hold your collective brea...Becky, et al: Don't hold your collective breath, waiting for us to fix up the inside of the garage. That's not even on the five-year list.<br /><br />Actually, I think the five-year list is more like a three-year list, with a lot of breathing room for stuff we failed to anticipate. And general slackiness.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-49099815652559116372010-07-18T22:44:17.323-07:002010-07-18T22:44:17.323-07:00What an awesome transformation! There's absolu...What an awesome transformation! There's absolutely nothing more satisfying than a DIY project, especially when it comes out looking so pretty darned good!camissonia (Arleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10156059239148602974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-63431117304412047112010-07-18T21:58:45.328-07:002010-07-18T21:58:45.328-07:00How adorable! I am so glad you guys restored it in...How adorable! I am so glad you guys restored it instead of tearing it down. I love the colors you chose... it is such a bright and cheery "addition" to the garden =o)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958327340170798779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-10032125653037601972010-07-18T21:46:22.499-07:002010-07-18T21:46:22.499-07:00Adorable! I can't wait to see the inside. You ...Adorable! I can't wait to see the inside. You two get things DONE.Beckyhttp://www.beckyhaycox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-72485781759722296162010-07-18T20:46:33.436-07:002010-07-18T20:46:33.436-07:00You said it: Totally adorable! Great job, both of ...You said it: Totally adorable! Great job, both of you!Rabid Quilter from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838215045002688885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-22759437016863653082010-07-18T18:52:14.365-07:002010-07-18T18:52:14.365-07:00Congratulations! That looks so impressive, and I&#...Congratulations! That looks so impressive, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it for a long time to come.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-89457396161173732232010-07-18T18:49:05.552-07:002010-07-18T18:49:05.552-07:00I'll probably rip the osb off, install insulat...I'll probably rip the osb off, install insulation and then put up bead-board. But if that happens in the next four years, I'll be surprised. <br /><br />Then there's the little matter of the floor. For the moment we have a cheap carpet, covering the crumbling concrete. I'm a little scared of this project, since I know *nothing* about demolishing or laying a concrete floor.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-36217835710309220142010-07-18T18:32:21.337-07:002010-07-18T18:32:21.337-07:00It's too bad about the OSB, but other than tha...It's too bad about the OSB, but other than that - it's ADORABLE! I love it!! Way to keep it you way.Future Libraianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115000562134402682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-80673436821637804102010-07-18T18:22:46.534-07:002010-07-18T18:22:46.534-07:00Niiiiiice!
When my parents bought some property...Niiiiiice! <br /><br />When my parents bought some property down near Gilroy, it had something resembling a chicken coop in the back corner. After renovating the front houses, my parents went about renovating the little shack. My dad says he replaced, board by board, everything but the floor and an interior wall... I think that might be a little hyperbole, but we did replace, repair, tape, dap, paint, and finish a good deal of that little 400sf 1-bedrooom, 1-bath cottage. When they needed a place to stay while renovating their own house, they moved in there. My mom loved it, because housework was easy. I think of it... and your renovation as the ultimate recycling. ::::smile:::: as always, I loved your photos!Kellyann Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885203487094654761noreply@blogger.com