Thanks Brian, I really appreciate that. You're welcome to contact me anytime you're planning to be in the area. I might even join you at Sapdra if I can swing it. I've yet to try that park out myself, but I've heard it's a nice one.
1) I remember having real tears in my eyes the day I backed the truck and camper in for the first time. But I think it was because it was Friday, and Fridays were "Write me a check" day! :(
2) As much as I'd like to take full credit for the tops of the door openings lining up like that, it almost happened by accident. There were so many old vs. new elevation changes on the two levels, and height relationships that we wanted to turn out a certain way that it was even confusing the architect. The ceiling was very low in the old garage (where the upper bay is now) so I wanted to drop the floor level a foot and raise the ceiling a foot. I guesstimated how tall the poured concrete wall between the upper and lower bay needed to be to allow for the desired door and ceiling height in the lower bay, and still leave enough wall space above the lower bay roof to have a decent amount of windows in the gable of the new room above the upper bay. I also wanted the ceilings in the two bays to come in close to each other in height. When it all came together and we saw how close the tops of the doors were lining up, the boss and I did a couple of high-fives and (like a cat who's just run full speed into the patio door) said to ourselves: "Oh yeah, baby! I planned it that way!" :W The top of the lower bay door is less than 2" from being even with the upper bay doors. And yes, we love the way it looks like a normal 3-car garage until you get up close.
3) I hadn't thought about it, but I probably could get close enough to the center retaining wall to get on top of the camper. Looking at pictures of the camper and truck inside the garage, I think the roof height would be just about at the top of the pipe railing on top of the wall. I have thought about and intend to use the roof of the camper as a work platform when it comes time to hang the light fixtures in the lower bay. I'll pay someone else to have the fun of hanging the sheetrock on the ceiling, but the lights I can handle. Hopefully, I can avoid stepping through a roof vent. :E
4) The boss and I are both taking credit for those windows. Of course, only one of us is remembering correctly who's idea it truly was. And you know which one, right?!?!? :B
Thanks again Brian. Go for it buddy! Follow your dream!
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