The BIG Garage

I started to build my first garage for my then 2 Cadillacs in 2005. Unfortunately the town did not allow me to build it as big as I planned to. So I had to settle for a smaller garage. Its now the home for 3 Cadillacs. As my collection still grew I needed more space, so I decided to build another bigger garage 3 minutes from my home. I started building in September 2012 and the construction work is still going on.
It was planned by a fellow Cadillac aficionado - thanks Clemens for your support and great help! Once finished it can hold up to 8 full-size cars. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy another car for a couple of years now...
There is still some space to rent inside the garage - let me know if you are interested!

a 360º view of the property before the construction began..

trees are cut down - work started on September 13th 2012

lot of junk appeared under the bushes...

we dug out this old helmet

September 21st 2012

my friend Richard helping out

my friend Mike helping as well

September 24th - the walls are filled with concrete

September 25th. The roof was installed

filling out the gaps on the roof

filling the gaps

it will now get insulated and waterproofed

sealing the floor

October 5th

the new driveway

insulation for the roof

power lines

October 11th - insulated and sealed roof

October 12th - the floor

gravel on the roof

electric stuff

October 19th - doors and windows

my friend Richard installed the windows

lots of people at work

my friend Richard installed the windows

the doors in place

insulating the windows

October 20th - test fitting the 58

test fitting the 58

the 58 in front of the new garage

the doors in place. The rest of the garage will be painted in the same color scheme.

work on the roof

entrance door installed

little Elliot is having fun as well

my wife at landscaping

Elliots indoor fun house

very humid inside after the temperatures dropped

finishing touches on the roof in the snow

after a week the dehumidifiers brought humidity down to 67%. We started with 95%...

the Roadmaster will spend the winter there

preparations for paint

almost ready for paint

should I paint it like this? I made a quick photoshop picture to get an idea

My friend Mike suggested this - I like it!

the other option...

the new junction box

lots of work to do on the inside

ready for paint

light above the door

elastic grout

Humidity came down

the first lights are working. The Cadillac neon is waiting to be installed

The electrician at work

exterior lights and the first snow...

will paint the exterior next spring

some more color ideas

My friend Richard helping out once again!

January 2013 - my friend Tayfun helping out

my friend Tayfun helping out - preparing for paint

2013 - my wife Afra helped my planting a Thuja hedge

It was planned to coat the floor...

sanding the screed for the epoxy coating...

as it turned out - there is a huge problem with the new floor. Its way too soft!

as it turned out - there is a huge problem with the new floor. Its way too soft! Looks like it will have to come out completely again!

Plastering work on the outside

May 18th 2013 - My friend Richard Vobr once again helped me out! Here he is doing some plastering work around the garage doors

My friend Richard Vobr once again helped me out! Here he is doing some plastering work around the garage doors

some emergency roof repair work on the building next to the garage. It will of course be fixed correctly eventually later...

plastering work around the door

before plastering

before plastering - one can still see the insulation in the wall.

Lots of junk to dispose

The "old" floor has to come out!

Thats me on a digger ;-)

tools for floor removal

the last picture of the "old" floor

one of the weak spots in the wooden building on the side of the garage.

out comes the floor

fully removed screed - now they have to reseal the concrete baseplate again.

The baseplate got another sealing

new cement was delivered

June 28th 2013 - the new screed is coming in

the new screed

the new floor is finished!

sealing

preparations for the paint

my friend Richard helped

sealing the floor

my wife helped me masking off the interior

everything masked off

dressed for spray painting

the first coat of white

white ceiling

making the markings for the stripes

markings

starting to mask for the stripes

masking

painting the red stripes

red and grey stripes

carefully peeling of the masking tape

peeling off

looking good

August 31st 2013 - the cars are moving in

the cars are moving in

the dehumidifier

neon sign

Cadillac dealer neon sign

Cadillac Ad collection

Everything about Gerald´s 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville, 1967 Eldorado and 1967 DeVille

The BIG Garage

Here you can see pictures of my new garage project which started in late 2012. Its an ongoing project which will take a while until it is finished, so check back often for more...