Started clearing the back wall yesterday. The enclosed awning will definitely make life easier, I will move the benches & tool box back there, which adds about 5' behind the Fiat. That will be enough to have the Datsun or even the pickup truck inside & be able to work on it in the dead of winter.
I found out from the meeting with one of the town building inspectors that I would be most unlikely to get approval for an additional structure of the size I wanted added to the existing garage, due to both current zoning codes and the fact that I'm in a hamlet, which apparently means any plans have top go before an architectural review board, not just the building inspectors. Reviewing my property survey, he intimated that would be a significant issue, given all the variances that would have to be factored. Apparently even a shed over 12x12' has to have a permit in our town. However, he told me that what doesn't need any kind of permit is a 'patio'. Basically, I can have a slab off the garage, just has to be 10' from the side & back. I can easily add a 16x18 concrete pad without it sticking out more than about 6' from the existing side of the garage facing the house. I'd rather have an enclosed space, but a pad would still work for me.
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Started framing the enclosure yesterday also - the end wall is approx 14'. Add the first top plate with the rafters cut with 'birdsmouths', or chocks on the ones that didn't align well enough.
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Today I added the 2nd top plate & started placing the studs 16" OC across the span. Had to make drawings to figure out the lumber & the placement of the large fixed window that I will move from the existing back wall. Calculating the cut lengths needed from the lumber lengths available is always a challenge for me, so this at least helps me mostly get it close. The window is actually 75x36. I also found my local lumber yard (vs. the box store) had the period correct 1x6 'clapboard/ lap siding' that matches the existing siding. It's now called Novelty Siding. Hopefully I'll finish the framing & sheath the walls tomorrow, and maybe get some of the siding up. The short end wall I will side with cut pieces from the old wall, there is enough length to cut off the 54" length I need for that. That will also help make it look more original from the street, since that's the only part that is really visible without entering my yard.
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