Brick was found in November from an old in Sterling Heights that was being remodeled.  A few truck and trailer loads later, we had a pile of bricks waiting to be installed.  Once spring hit, it was warm enough to work inside and install the wiring, gas lines, heater, air conditioner, ceiling fans, main lighting, compressed air lines, and paint the floor.  Take a look (93 pics).
Phase 5:  Brick & Electrical
Nov. 12, 2004: Keith finds a source of free brick.
A house being remodeled in Sterling Heights donates its bricks to be my west wall.
Two loads later, the pile has tripled.
This pile of bricks will face the south and west walls.
March 29, 2005: The brick ledge is uncovered.
Work is expected to start soon.
April 13, 2005: Chuck says Jim is starting today.
The scaffold was set up so they are ready to go the next day.
Will they actually get it done quickly?
Here is the sand for the mortar.
Not sure what this angle iron is for.
April 14, Noon: I quick trip home at lunch catches them about half done!
A look down the side...
The largest section is done already!
Only the area above the doors and windows remains.
A five man crew.
You can see the lintels above the windows and garage door.
A shot from the window upstairs.
A team hard at work...
4:48PM: They are nearly complete.
The work above the door adds class.
The roll-off under the windows is to match the house and garage.
The hardest part is always the last part.
Can you tell this was built today?
The north wall will always be sided because you can't see it from the yard.
A close-up of the quality of the work.
Their attention to detail was top-notch.
It's hard to tell the house and garage are almost a perfect match.
Here is the final product.
The brick goes over the old garage.
One would never guess this building was six months old.
Here's a close-up of the window work.
A wide shot showing the final job.
The two garages do look well together.
This is what can be see from the edge of my yard near the front.
This is the most you will ever see from the road.
Dusk shot of exterior lighting.
The floor was painted as soon as weather permitted.
The final product.
Another floor shot
We did all new cement.  Even the crummy filled spots.
Here's is a comparison of old and new.
Back in December 2004, initial wiring was started.
Double boxes are for a single switch and plenty of room for wiring.
Some wires are run.
These boxes will hold a light and a smoke detector.
Another switch and outlet are by the far door.
This special opener requires no hanging.
This 100Amp panel will power the new garage.
Never have enough outlets?  Not in this garage!
Each wall has at least two outlets every 3 feet.
A major wiring path...
Lots of wiring...
More wires...
Now for lighting: This 400W Metal-Halide fixture is one of four to go up.
And then there was light...
Mounted on drop-ceiling rails, it will be the primary source of light for working in the garage.
These lights are plenty for just about anything.
How's 1600 watts of lighting?
All the lights are on one circuit, each on their own switch.
This is a 100 amp feed from the house.
Run externally, no trench was needed.
It mirrors the 50 amp wiring to the "old" garage.
It gets a little crowded in the floor joists.
You can see the feed and how it is routed here.
A single, 100 amp breaker feeds the garage.
How many garages have their own stove? This one's for powder-coating small parts, not cooking.
Hard lines were run for compressed air.
Copper was the best choice for air.  Here it passes through the brick.
This gives me a hookup at one end for air.
Up above, the 1/2" line that stretches to the sandblaster is seen and the wiring for cable TV and phone.
Currently two ceiling fans are installed.  Three are planned.
The sandblaster has its own regulator and water/particle trap.
A computer in the garage? Wireless internet and music streaming keeps me in touch.
Air conditioning for those unbearably hot days in the summer...
Cable and phone come from the house via the basement.
This red light tells me the smoke detectors are deactivated. A switch controls the power fed to them because the car exhaust sets them off.
The last bit of wiring in the old garage gives me control over the lights yet to be installed.
A lot of old pipe was removed.  This valve is new.
The new pipe runs a short distance across the basement and heads through the wall here. New valve and new gas pipe to the dryer was also installed.
This hole was already there. The pipe comes through and heads up the wall.
After reaching the top, it runs 20 feet across the old garage...
...and then passes through the back wall into the new garage...
...where is has a drip extension and then heads up where it is capped to wait for the heater to be installed.
The Reznor heater has arrived.
Hanging the heater was a delicate operation.
Jacking up the heater was the only way two people could install it.
Four threaded rods across two L-channels area all that holds it up.
We had to cut a hole in the new roof.
Metal flashing can take the heat.
Type B (double walled) pipe is used on the inside to reduce burn likelihood.
Close-up of the pass-thru.
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