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grr456

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I want a large shed/small garage built in my yard. Does anyone know someone who is reliable and good? I need everything, including cement.

I am in Troy.....Gary
 
Maybe a stupid question, but can you even do that in Troy? I'm sure that there are differences in the areas even within Troy, just curious.
 
They were a bit expensive when I was getting mine quoted, but Miller Garages offer turnkey garages and sheds including cement. I ended up subbing it out myself, and Sal did most of the work...

-Geoff
 
sofa king said:
Maybe a stupid question, but can you even do that in Troy? I'm sure that there are differences in the areas even within Troy, just curious.
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Yeah, I can build another garage, no big deal. Just can't build a 2 story, 5000 Sq ft one anymore.
 
WhiteHawk said:
They were a bit expensive when I was getting mine quoted, but Miller Garages offer turnkey garages and sheds including cement. I ended up subbing it out myself, and Sal did most of the work...
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I don't mind subbing it out, but where do I start? Meaning, who can I trust anymore? Sal is working for others now...
 
grr456 said:
I don't mind subbing it out, but where do I start? Meaning, who can I trust anymore? Sal is working for others now...
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I don't even know anymore. I used John's Lumber on Gratiot but last I heard they don't offer the installation anymore (maybe they do now?). I had Sal do Concrete, John's Lumber framed it, I paid the John's guy cash to roof it (he did my house too), then I sided it. I posted up my garage door guy on a previous thread. I had Miller come out and quote mine turnkey and they would have done it but it would have cost me another 20%.

Concrete was almost half the cost too. Not because Sal was expensive, but because when they excavated my garage, the foundation was actually a sistern filled with water and old bricks. Every neighbor was draining into my garage sistern, and there was a french drain spreading it back into the soil. It was crazy. The guy behind me threatened to sue because his back yard started flooding and I just laughed at him.

-Geoff
 
WhiteHawk said:
I don't even know anymore. I used John's Lumber on Gratiot but last I heard they don't offer the installation anymore (maybe they do now?). I had Sal do Concrete, John's Lumber framed it, I paid the John's guy cash to roof it (he did my house too), then I sided it. I posted up my garage door guy on a previous thread. I had Miller come out and quote mine turnkey and they would have done it but it would have cost me another 20%.

Concrete was almost half the cost too. Not because Sal was expensive, but because when they excavated my garage, the foundation was actually a sistern filled with water and old bricks. Every neighbor was draining into my garage sistern, and there was a french drain spreading it back into the soil. It was crazy. The guy behind me threatened to sue because his back yard started flooding and I just laughed at him.

-Geoff
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That's pretty crazy.





I have been thinking about building another garage in my backyard. The wife is tossing roadblocks on how big she is "willing" to let me go. I'm pushing for a 3 car or deep 2.5 car (I want a hoist) so 3 car is better for that.

There is a guy around the corner from me who built a large 2 car garage with a middle floor and giant attic. It was taller than the telephone poles (so Id assume 35-40 feet). It sat with no progress for a few months (wood getting soaked with rain water. I see he now has the middle floor removed and is slowly rebuilding. I want to talk to the owner to see how much of a nightmare it was/is.
 
WhiteHawk said:
.....the foundation was actually a sistern filled with water and old bricks. Every neighbor was draining into my garage sistern, and there was a french drain spreading it back into the soil...

-Geoff
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This sounds interesting. How old was your house? Any pictures of the drain system?
 
Driven2slow said:
This sounds interesting. How old was your house? Any pictures of the drain system?
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It was built in 1950. There is a big house behind me that was built in the 1920's and the houses around me are all built on his "Garden". I didn't get any pictures of the cistern. I might have some old snaps of the garage though. There is still a PCV drain in the center of the low spot in my backyard. The French drain works great when all the neighbors aren't draining into my yard! I hardly ever flood.

-Geoff
 
mikesfastss said:
Chelsea lumber sells kits and people to put them up.
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From Chelsea...

[FONT=&quot]Hi Gary,[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Received your bid request for a small garage in Troy. While we could price the materials for this project it would not be competitive by the time we add the freight costs for 70 plus miles in urban traffic. Same holds true for contractors and concrete suppliers, they would have to include minimum charges in the bid to cover travel time making the pricing non-competitive as well.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Thank you for considering us but we must decline to bid at this time due to the distance from our market.[/FONT]
 
I've contacted at least 7 different companies, including Miller Garages and wanna know how many have contacted me back??? Exactly ONE and that was Chelsea Lumber saying they can't do it....Sheese....

Must not be enough profit....
 
It is SO hard to get contractors right now. I feel your pain - been trying got get a local electrician since March.

-Geoff
 
Contractors and skilled labor have crazy backlog, most can name their price and turn down anything they want. It's crazy, and only going to get worse as no young people are getting into the skilled trades :(

--Joe
 
It’s just as crazy down here. I wanted to put a 14x24 bay on my garage and replace the roof trusses to give me some attic space and reside/reroof in metal.

I was quoted 31k and they couldn’t start for at least 6 months.

I scaled back my plans to something myself and a few friends can handle on our own.

Dennis
 
With the prices of wood these days due to the tariffs on Canada be prepared to sell a kidney, I just paid $12 for a 4x4 x8 piece of pine.
 
grr456 said:
Does he also do building? I looked at his website and all I saw was designing and structural consultation....

Thanks........Gary
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Yes he does, but now he focuses more on structural consulting, since he makes more money that way. He will take on construction jobs from time to time.
 
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