Building the Chrome Theatre
Phase 7: Insulation, Etc.
Friday, September 23, 2005
The second winter for the garage was fast approaching. Heat was installed back in August, but what good is it if it goes right out the roof and through the walls? Click on the pic above to see
Phase 6: Beam Removal
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
When the new garage was built in place of the old garage, the remaining garage went from being the new garage to the old garage. Ya got that? Anyway, the garage was lacking a few niceties such as
Phase 5: Brick & Electrical
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
With major construction ended on December 23, it seemed like forever for the weather to improve enough to get more work done. We chanced across some free brick back in November and waited for
Phase 4: Trim, Roof, & Siding
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Once construction began, some progress was visible just about every day. The trim color was barn red and the roof was green. This combination was chosen for complicated reasons. Brick was located
Phase 3: Rough Construction
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Nearly a month after the concrete was poured and ready, construction finally began with the arrival of building materials. Rough construction took about a month for my contractor and his partner.
One of the biggest problems with being a Lincoln owner is having enough space to either store the cars or work on them. My wife and I found a house in Southfield and sold the old house in 2002. The new house had enough property and the proper layout to build the closest to a dream garage that we could afford. The following pages describe the process in detail.
