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## Garage to Guest Suite ##
good customer wants to add a Guest Suite over her 2-car garage....this is the job we remodeled a sunroom a couple years ago....
here's the exterior views....
the front entry...
the Sun Room we remodeled a couple years ago
looking back from below the house...
Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Edited 5/28/2009 9:25 pm ET by MikeSmith
Edited 5/28/2009 9:26 pm ET by MikeSmith
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(post #130036, reply #1 of 237)
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(post #130036, reply #2 of 237)
and a long view from the leach field..
this job requires alteration of the septic system... so we got the septic designer / surveyor.... and the soils engineer...... and Randy to dig the test holes....
like most garages...this one was full of stuff... both on the first floor and the storage area under the roof
so we set up our 12 x 20 storage structure.... this is about the 5th job we've used this on
this is the low area under the roof.... 2x6 ceiling joists.... the high portion has 2x10 @ 16" oc
Edited 5/28/2009 10:11 pm ET by MikeSmith
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #3 of 237)
What part of Jamestown is this on? Far side from Newport, maybe over by your first house?
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
(post #130036, reply #4 of 237)
this is out on Beavertail, across the West Passage is Bonnet Shores
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #5 of 237)
this was one wet Spring.... lucky we weren't too worried about the garage... started demo...
....wassup ?
just got a message saying i've used up all my allocation of personal document space
hmmmmm.... news to me
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #6 of 237)
Mike,
You can zip the photos you want to post, email them to me and I can pop them up on my server. You'd just have to enter the URL for each one in your posts to get them to show.
Best,
Steve
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
(post #130036, reply #7 of 237)
that's very kind .... but i hate viewing posts that i have to go off site for... i'm going to find out what is going on with this allocation thing
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #8 of 237)
Nope, you wouldn't have to go off site at all.
You'd just need to put in a code snippet for each photo along the lines of <img src="http://www.fatroman.com/MikeSmithPhotos/garage1.jpg">
And the photos will appear inline in the post.
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
Edited 5/28/2009 10:07 pm ET by FatRoman
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
(post #130036, reply #9 of 237)
Steve.... a couple years ago , I used up my allocation.... and they simply increased the allocation.... if they don't want to do that.... fair enough...
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #13 of 237)
Hmm, I was wondering if they capped space in an effort to move the photo threads to the blogs they had started.
And really, for one of your photo threads? I'd be pleased as punch to help get that out to share with the bunch.
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
(post #130036, reply #14 of 237)
lessee if gunner is onto something....
who knows ...... this is a different computer with a different email addy... and i don't get any "space allocation " notice whatsoever
here's the view looking west towards the Bonnet
and another looking NW over Dutch Island to the Jamestown Bridge linking North Kingstown
Edited 5/29/2009 1:03 pm ET by MikeSmith
Edited 5/29/2009 1:04 pm ET by MikeSmith
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #15 of 237)
Hey hey, lookin' good!
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
(post #130036, reply #16 of 237)
So when do we get to see the Chief renderings of the outside and inside, as proposed?
And some of your CAD details to show us how it's done.
"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
(post #130036, reply #17 of 237)
my condocs are pretty much stripped... i use a lot of photos......a few cad detail windows ... some render cameras.... i'll see what i can export to .jpg
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #18 of 237)
sorry gunner....when i click on "if i think they're wrong....
they come right back with a statement.... "sorry , our accounting appears correct"
so , i can post about 3/4 of one pic
that pretty much kills this thread until they fix it
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #19 of 237)
Hmm I wonder why they have it out for you?
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
(post #130036, reply #20 of 237)
what, me worry ?
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #21 of 237)
They're shutting us down by the looks of it Mike .
I just put up the start of a photo thread and 3 pics used up half of my space .
Walter
(post #130036, reply #22 of 237)
I had that problem this morning posting pictures. I reset three times. It worked every time but it was a little annoying.
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
(post #130036, reply #26 of 237)
Where's your pics? I seem to have missed them.
(post #130036, reply #27 of 237)
119628.34
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
(post #130036, reply #29 of 237)
Mike, you're welcome to all my photo space. I've only posted a couple of low resolution pics, over the last two+years, so my allotment should be available.
Considering the value I've received from your photos and descriptions, it's the least I can do.
Peter
(post #130036, reply #31 of 237)
Can we do that? I'd gladly give him my space allotment also. According to their records, its 100% available. Since I post my pics from flickr.com, I don't need their pixels to post pics. Like you, I'm here for the education. Mike and Stan are my two favorite professors!
"...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn
bakersfieldremodel.com
my website
(post #130036, reply #32 of 237)
Can we do that?
I don't know if it's possible but if someone can figure out a way to do it, I'll gladly make mine available to Mike.
Perhaps someone should bring this matter of allotments to the attention of Justin Fink or some editor who is more aware of the value of Mike's threads to many of us, professionals and DIYers.
Mike not only does an exemplary job of photographing and describing his work and methods, he graciously answers questions from anyone who shows real interest.
Of course there are others here too, who have real knowledge and skills worthy of a "no limit" policy on bandwidth, or whatever it is that they want to restrict.
(post #130036, reply #28 of 237)
Just another in a long series of attempts to ruin the forum
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(post #130036, reply #30 of 237)
I've heard that before. It will flesh out. Or everyone will have to use flicker. That ain't that hard to get used too.
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
(post #130036, reply #23 of 237)
What a view!
(post #130036, reply #24 of 237)
you know it....
Helen & I have dibs on the suite when we get done....
the Owner says we gotta get in line...all her relatives and friends are laying claim too
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #33 of 237)
see if i got any more room......yup....room for about 5 pics
we started the demo on the front... this is the section we have to replace ceiling joists with floor joists
we got a level on the floor system and found the center beam had a 3" sag... apparently they poured their footing / slab on uncompacted soil back in '81
we'll replace that 3 1/2" ' lally column with a new 4" and reinforce the beam with an LVL
i did'nt trust the garage door headers and we had to raise the front wall ... so we used an LVL here too
you can see the rafters dipped below the ceilng line on the front.... so our new front beam will bring us up to where we want to be
Edited 5/31/2009 3:41 pm ET by MikeSmith
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com
(post #130036, reply #34 of 237)
i think my allocation will gimme about one more pic....this is like pulling teeth... nope TWO pics ... then i get a new message...."user limit"
more like LOSER LIMIT !
anyways.... this was one rainy day after another... so we were tarping every night
we got our truss delivery before we had the walls framed... but we're going to set them without a crane anyway
more when they give me some more space
Edited 5/31/2009 3:46 pm ET by MikeSmith
Edited 5/31/2009 3:48 pm ET by MikeSmith
Edited 5/31/2009 3:49 pm ET by MikeSmith
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
www.mfsmithbuilder.com