The New Garage - the inside

All that was well and good but there was much more to be done. Some of the items for the inside included electrical, insulation, windows and doors, drywall, wall finishes, stairs and railing, flooring, etc.

Insulation was tedious but I was able to draw the benefits from it when we had cold temperatures this winter. The flooring for the storage area is built from salvage planks from a farm building and parts of the walls are covered with corrugated steel for additional protection at the base.


























The upper part of the building is a bit more elaborate. But before that, I salvaged oak flooring, pine railing, window trim, and baseboard from a 1908 farmhouse that was going to be demolished to make room for a very large subdivision on 160 acres. Of course, it is work to salvage wood flooring but it is well worth it when it is back together. It is hard stuff that is not going to warp so easily once installed. Another nice feature about this older type of flooring is its length that could be up to 17 feet sometime. I think it really enhances the overall surface once finished.