Our garage is in sorry condition to say the least. It really should be demolished and rebuilt, but we'd never get a permit for a two car garage one foot from two property lines on our 5000 sqft lot. So, renovation is the only option.
We decided to start with the wall with the most visible wood damage (rot of the lower (sill plate?) beam on the floor and obvious water staining on the (apparently thrice replaced) wall covering.
Before, in the storage section from the door
Before, from the left stall:
After, same vantage points:
We decided to go with a big header and open the space up. It took about 6 hours of hard labor, but I am pretty pleased with the job so far!
Also, shout out to the Forester for getting all the lumber home on the roof, and props to us for getting that 10"x14'x3" header into place on our own.
