Garage Addition:

On this job we were called in to rebuild an existing garage. However, the garage was in very bad shape – built partially into a hillside the walls were caving in from the pressure of the surrounding earth.  The client decided to replace it with a larger garage with second floor living space. 

The new garage will tie into the existing home directly above the area of white siding in the picture below. 

Since the original garage was not salvagable, we demolished the structure and regraded the area.

Next we began pouring the foundation and the concrete slab for the new garage. Instead of using a block foundation, we made the foundation walls out of poured concrete. Once the floor was poured, a power trowel brought the finish to a high shine.

Below are pictures of the framing work as the garage begins to take shape.

We began the process of tying into the existing home after the majority of the roof framing was in place. Once the roof was complete and this area was enclosed, the exterior wall of the house was removed allowing direct access to the garage from the second floor of the home.

Arches were framed into the garage doors and breezeway entrance give the garage a classic look when the stone is applied. Wood siding was used on the front dormers and rear shed dormer to match the existing home.

The stone we applied is 2" veneer stone to match the existing home. Some of the stone came from where we cut into original stone walls of the home above the breezeway - we had them cut down thin to be reused on the garage. Mixing stone from the site with purchased stone allowed us to match the look of the original house more accurately.

At the client's request we also created a custom wrought iron gate, arched to match the stonework overhead, for the breezeway entrance.

While tying the garage roof into the existing home, we discovered 5 layers of roofing on the house. Local building codes required us to strip all of the old layers off and cover the original lath with plywood. After that a new 30-year roof was installed on the main house.

The inside of the garage was insulated using a mixture of fiberglass batts and blown-in cellulose insulation. Once the drywall was hung and finished, the interior rooms began to take shape. Finished pictures of the interior are below at the bottom of the page.

While the garage was under construction, the client was also having a pool put in. They approached us to help with creating their future outdoor space. We began by installing block retaining walls faced with the same stone as the garage to create a two-tiered entertaining area.

At the far end of the patio the client asked us to create an fireplace for evenings outdoors. The fireplace has a gas-burning insert and is also finished with the same stone as the garage and retaining walls.

Work began on the pool deck and lower patio areas after the blockwork was completed for the outdoor fireplace and retaining wall. The client opted for stamped concrete in both of these areas - a textured surface on the pool deck and a flagstone finish for the patio.

The pool deck surface was created using "skins" - textured stamps without a defined shape. The day after the stamping is complete, the surface is pressure washed to remove any excess coloration, helping to bring more of the texture out.

A set of interlocking stamps was used to create the flagstone pattern for the lower patio. A project of this size has to be broken up into several pours, but interlocking nature of the stamps allows us to blend the pattern across the entire patio.

Below are some finished pictures of the job and a letter from the homeowner about their experience