GARAGE STEP 6 - DOORS, WINDOWS, & PAINT

Now that Google has its hooks into me for a whopping $2.49 a month, I once again have enough storage capacity for as many pictures as I will ever be able to put on this computer.  Perhaps there was another way, like removing photos onto a disc, or something like that, but what the heck, sometimes it's easier to just go with the flow.

The garage is done!!  Yesterday morning, the smaller roll up door was installed, the county inspector came by and signed off on the final inspection, and we now have a 1,504 square foot building that will allow us to get serious about moving everything to the new place.
 

During the last couple of days, all 3 doors were installed, the 3 small windows were installed, and the entire building was painted to match the colors of the house.   From start to finish, the entire project took exactly 2 weeks, and that included a few days of down time waiting for the roll up doors to arrive from Utah.  There were also some delays getting the building permit, but the actual construction only took a little over a week.

My next focus is to get the underground conduit closer to the building, and to where it will tie into the main power source at the left side of the house.  I also have some plumbing and utility clean up work to do in that same area, where the power comes into the property.

This experience with the Original Shed & Garage Company, has been a very positive experience through all phases of the project.  It took me awhile to commit to a contractor, getting bids from several builders, and that delayed the process.  Once I decided to have Spence, Bobby, and their crew build the garage, everything went just as promised, with no surprises.  There were extra expenses on their end, such as increased costs for the doors, and a re-engineering of the plans, but there was no attempt to pass on those additional costs.  Total cost of the building, including concrete patio & walkway = $42,000.  When making the final payment yesterday, I told Spence that I would be happy to serve as a positive reference for any future customers.  

Now that the building is complete, the next priority is to get back to Lake Havasu, and get serious about moving our stuff to the new place.  That's going to happen right after this Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

A Happy Thanksgiving day to all, and a special thought for our son Michael, who is in transit back to Afghanistan.