This is how I built an addition onto my garage. Here's where we last left off in the previous post, after finishing the framing and roofing:
I started installing the siding and I also put in the mad door and windows. The door was salvaged and I got it for free from my neighbor, but it needed a lot of work. I had to repair the area around the deadbolt, replace the panel below the window, install all new hardware, and paint everything.
Next was the garage door.
I tore down the old "barn doors" and installed an overhead door. However I had to re-frame the opening. I used 2x6s for this even though the price of lumber was still pretty high.
Then installed the remaining siding and started painting everything.
Here's where things take a pretty drastic turn for the awesome. I installed all the trim, painted the gable-end triangle and wild colors, and installed some hardware on the garage door (the "windows" are actually just black magnetic squares, best $20 I've ever spent).
Before and after garage door:
And on the new gable-end, I built a custom vent with a "star burst" pattern, and painted it in the same color scheme as the other gable end.
Here's the overhang detail. A lot of work went into getting this right:
To keep with the craftsman theme, I built these faux rafter tails that will go under the gutter. This is how my neighbor's house does it and I liked the look so I copied it.
I installed gutters on the new roof, but on the old roof I put in a rain water diverter because there was no good place for a downspout on that end. The downspout on the new gutter goes into an underground pipe that I put in when I had a trenching machine rented for the digging the trench for the electrical service to the garage.
I could have stopped here but I decided to take it to the next level, and I got down and dirty with some landscaping. I even built a new patio between the garage and the house!
That's it for the exterior! How about a reminder of what it looked like before I started building the addition onto the old garage:
Of course I have a YouTube video of this build and if you enjoyed these photos then you'll really enjoy the video, please watch: