The Big Project

I have run out of display room, kit storage room, workbench room, research book room.. the trucks have filled the Truckroom

I decided to fix the problem with an addition onto my home, enlarging the truck room.

The Project started in the end of September 2005. I targeted mid-December before I would be parking trucks on the shelves. How often do you hear of a construction project actually being completed on the target date? This one was! And a day early at that!

The hole is dug (end of September)

Rory and the Big Pile

Foundation in and backfilled (10/13/05)

Lots of the leftover dirt was used outfront to regrade a problem area by the mailbox. Maybe now I can actually grow grass on this spot.

All the trucks ended up on the shelves in the guest room stacked and jammed everyplace.

The trailers and shelving are in the garage.

The kit boxes are stacked and wedged everywhere. This is one stack.

All the shelves and trucks had to come out of the room, drywall repair soon.

To this point (October 13, 2005) was quite nerve wracking and so far I haven't broken any trucks outside of 2 mudflaps, an antenna and the sideboards off 2 dump trailers. Lets see how good I do when the new room is put back in order.

Here's the original truckroom now back to all white. I repaired the damage to the drywall from the old brackets, pulled up the carpet as it won't be able to be matched.

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Inside facing east. There will be two windows on this wall providing ample natural light.

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Inside facing north. This and corner will be all shelving.

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Inside facing west. No windows on this wall. Too much afternoon sun to bake and fade things!

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Inside facing south. The tarpaper is to protect the existing wall incase of rain

I went with a cathedral scissor truss to eliminate the 'cave' feeling.

The dog is not very please with all this.

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She's not happy at all. Her yard is a mess, there's a house where her "sunny spot" was. A mess on the grass, workermen pounding all the time. Yup. She's upset.

The roof was on, soffit and fascia added on 11/5/2005

Looking from the northwest

Electrical rough in, some insulation done.

Looking inside from a window opening, this wall will have the archway to the existing truckroom.

The exterior has been sided and trimmed. No pics yet, mother nature is in a foul mood as of late.

Archway cut open.	Looking from inside the addition to the old room	Looking from the walk-in closet through the old room into the new.	Rory is not quite sure about this.	Double windows on the east will let in ample light and ventilation if needed
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Only thing new here is the electrical outlet has been moved to beside the archway (Thanks Mark!)	Looking from inside the new room, the archway is just shy of 6 feet wide.	Looking from my old workarea (the walk-in closet) across both rooms. 26 feet from wall to outerwall.	Same angle as the 11/15 photo, Rory is a bit more at ease about things.
First coat of drywall mud is on and curing.	This wall will be all shelves eventually		The only thing new on this photo is the added electrical outlet near the archway.
Looking from the dining room door.	View from the backyard	Looking from the back	The snow hides the mess nicely. Spring will be a busy time repairing the grass and landscape.

Drywall mud and taping done, sanding done! Phew!	2 coats of primer/sealer and 2 coats of 'color' and my arms and shoulders are tired.	The archway still needs to be trimmed out.	The windows also need to be trimmed out.
Looking across the old 9x13 room into the new room	The West Wall	The white stripe on the floordeck is nothing more than me using up paint in the tray, not enough to save, no sense in pouring it down the drain..	Fresh Snow from last evening.

Everything has been trimmed and the trim has been painted.		As soon as the carpet is installed the shelves will go up. Then the worktable will be constructed.	Poor Rory, she's still not sure about all of this. Although she did get to like the attention the contractors gave her.

Carpet installed	The room looks darker only due to the bright outside confusing the camera.		Rory inspecting the carpet job.
		Up go the shelves!

The work desk is made from 2 kitchen base cabinets and 2x lumber	The top is a nice sheet of Cabinet Grade plywood. The rough edges will be trimmed eventually	The two book cases in front of the bench are MDF assemble-your-self units.

Well, almost finished, still need the overhead lighting installed and some trim work on the desk

Everything is back in!		The big CF logo was a new-old stock vinyl graphic	North wall Note the Plastruct display	Looking back into the original room
Behind the desk. The computer area will be changing, I need an under-mount tray for the keyboard	North wall	West Wall	Looking over the desk. The top doesn't look that big, but it is 4x6, my old was 2'x4' !	Misc Peterbilt photos grace the walls
More 'truck art.'		The old workbench, now set up as parts storage, and possibly the winter-time photo area	These trucks have all been in Model Cars Magazine	Looking like a library.. that poor green lamp needs the drywall dust vacuumed off.
Knick-Knacks on the front of the desk	Sort of a 'sick bay' as many of these trucks need rebuilding or repair.	Theese kits and these shelves are all that remain in the guest room now. It's huge!	This little 14'x14' addition has taken just under 3 months. The house was a mess, there are things that I'll be looking for for months to come. I can't even imagine a whole house remodel or larger addition. Complaining aside, I'm glad I did this. I'll be paying for it long after it's overstuffed!

Looking across the backyard.	A real mess!	View from directly behind	What the neighbors see from the street

		DECEMBER 8
			A trip to Home Depot and plenty of $$ later the adjustable shelf brackets are up.