My Garage
I started to build my own garage for my 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 of my Cadillacs.
Thats our house - as it looked like before the construction of the Cadillac garage began.
the 67 and my friend Tayfuns 81 in the old garage
Afra, the Cads and me in front of the old garage
Speaking of ultimate garages - here is a 360degree panorama of my friend Richards garage.
Speaking of ultimate garages - here is a 360degree panorama of my friend Richards garage.
before the construction began
In March 2005 the construction of the new garage began.
In March 2005 the construction of the new garage began.
removing the old wall
the old wall was torn down
tearing down the wall
the digger
the digger in the garden
viewed from the living room
lots of soil had to be removed
digging
the garden
a new door was cut into the old wall
a huge concrete cutter
the hole is getting bigger
almost done
after the first day
digging the pit
preparing the floor
the pit
the pit
the floor was poored
starting to build the walls
starting to build the walls
starting to build the walls
the pit during the rain....
the walls
lots of concrete was needed
the walls were poored
the walls
the walls
after day 4
the walls
looking out of the window
the roof is coming
the roof is coming
the roof is coming
building the roof
building the roof
building the roof
the finished roof
supports
supports
the pit - full with water
supports
supports
electricity stuff
supports
the new door
insulation work
almost looking like a garage
the roof
the roof
sealing the roof
the sealed roof
inside
the pit
preparing the doors
waterproofing the roof
finishing the roof
finishing the roof
finishing the roof
Richard installing the windows - thanks bro!
Richard installing the windows - thanks bro!
Tayfun helped as well - thanks!!
working inside
Tayfun helped painting the pit
Tayfun painting the pit
grass grew fast on the new roof
painting the interior
painting the interior
the pit - 7m long, 1,80m deep
painting the interior
painting the interior
painting the interior
I sealed the floor with epoxy coating
the Cads moved in
the light in the pit
the "chill area"
Cads in garage
my friend Tayfun visited me before the Cadillac Meeting
Richards 65 Impala in front of my garage
the "show light"
in front of the garage - after the winter
Tayfuns Eldorado
my 58 Eldo and Tayfuns 81 Eldo
at night
I stored my friends 81 in the garage over the winter - also the Harley of another friend got a winter home
My wife grew a great garden on top of the garage
some more decoration going on
some more decoration going on
some more decoration going on
some more decoration going on
thats how it looks from the outside now
working on the new epoxy floor
working on the new epoxy floor in the pit
working on the new epoxy floor in the pit
working on the new epoxy floor
working on the new epoxy floor
working on the new epoxy floor
the masking tape in place
the first coat of black epoxy paint applied
seen from the outside with the masking tape still in place
the red stripe was painted
almost finished
before the cars moved back in - panoramic picture
finished garage
finished garage
panoramic image
the evening sun shines into the garage
the evening sun shines into the garage
the evening sun shines into the garage
the evening sun shines into the garage
the evening sun shines into the garage
shiny floor
some new decoration
thats how it looked after finishing
In spring 2009 I installed this original NOS 1967 Cadillac promotional banner I won on ebay.
In June 2009 the 67 Eldorado moved in
The fleet in front of the garage
The fleet in front of the garage
A nightshot