11. Groundbreaking! ! !
On February 8, site work began! After years of wandering the Texas hill country trying to decide on a place, after another 2 years and 7 months of planning and…
10. Workshop and Kitchen Appliances . . .
Workshop Appliances (Tools!) Back to the garage again. I plan to install an air compressor with permanent piping. There is a compressor closet in the workshop. I’ll run air lines…
9. Keeping cold things cold and hot things hot . . .
We want the GarageDominium to be energy efficient, but any upgrades need to have a good payout. There are a lot of design and equipment options to make very efficient…
8. If you are an engineer, you do this . . .
Back to the main feature of the GarageDominium, the garage. I’ve spent a lot of time on laying out the garage and shop to make sure everything would work and…
7. He shed, she shed and the ACC . . .
Actually, the shed, the shop, and the garage are “he” stuff with the rest of the house being U.W.’s domain. We decided that we should add a small utility shed…
6. Organization and other fun stuff . . .
This might be a good time to mention that it takes a lot of effort to keep stuff organized for a GarageDominium or house build project. We have scribbled notes,…
5. A Change of Plans . . .
When we started this, the plan was to build the house while I continued to work. I would retire in the late 2021 to mid 2022 time frame and we…
4. More design . . .
I’m definitely not an artist, which is one reason I didn’t become an architect. An architect needs some artist ability to create buildings that are more than just a combination…
3. The Design . . . a Garage with a house attached
Generic examples . . . not our plan A big part of our regular visits to the hill country was looking at houses. We talked to many realtors and builders…
2. North of hurricanes, South of snow . . .
How did we end up in the Texas hill country? Well in 2009, my entire department at work was moved from Ponca City, Ok to Houston, TX. U.W. and I…