A garage and shop built for Mazama winters
We built this detached two-car garage with shop space for a home in the woods near Mazama, in the upper Methow Valley. It's a big gain in storage and workspace for the property: room for vehicles, snow toys, bikes, and skis, plus a heated shop to work in year-round.
The low-angle shed roof sits over an unvented, insulated roof system, and the walls and slab are insulated too, so a small box heater keeps the shop usable through the winter. Outside, Hardie lap siding and Cor-Ten steel wainscoting give it fire-resistant cladding that stands up to snow, sun, and wildfire season.
- LocationMazama, Methow Valley, WA
- ProjectDetached two-car garage with shop space
- RoofLow-angle shed roof, standing seam metal, unvented and insulated
- Walls, slab & heatInsulated walls and slab, plywood interior, box heater
- ExteriorHardie lap siding and Cor-Ten steel wainscoting
From dirt to done
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1. Site prepClearing and excavating the building pad among the pines.
2. FoundationFoundation forms set and backfilled, ready for slab prep.
3. SlabThe concrete slab, poured and curing.
4. Wall framingWalls framed and braced on the slab.
5. Roof framingFraming the low-angle shed roof.
6. Metal roofStanding seam metal roofing going on.
7. Rough-inElectrical rough-in before insulation.
8. Dried inWrapped, with the windows, doors, and Cor-Ten wainscoting in place.
9. InsulationWalls insulated, with the plywood ceiling going up on a panel lift.
10. CeilingCeiling insulation sealed in above the plywood.
11. InteriorPlywood walls and ceiling: tough, simple, and easy to hang things on.
12. SidingHardie lap siding over Cor-Ten steel wainscoting.
13. FinishedThe finished garage from the side.
14. Shop spaceThe finished shop, with cabinets, a workbench, and room to store gear.
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