S1: E1: New Garage for Giant Train Layout... and some cars

The new garage has been done for a while now, but see how it all came together! Train layout in second story loft is well underway, with videos currently in production to follow!
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[@errollpalmer9568]

What an absolute joy it must be to have the freedom and the finances it takes to do something like this. A 3 car garage and HUGE train room?? My dad would've absolutely loved this. He enjoyed all aspects of modelrailroading: building benchwork, the electrical, scenery... You name it, he would've just loved it.

[@Chris-BognorRegis]

I can only dream of having a railway room like yours especially as mine is in N Gauge, wow think what I could do then. I have watched the last three videos back to front, no its not because I am English, I just saw the last one advertised on here and watched it then the next, then I thought where is this huge room and watched your lovely garage being built. Loved the way you went about building your baseboards etc. As you can imagine over here we dont have the room or the salaries to build something like that so mine is up in the loft where I have to crawl all about on hands and knees LOL. Our main problem is that everything is just so bloody expensive over here and I am on a fairly good wage. Looking forward to the build, thanks for sharing. Regards Chris

[@dirtrusty7228]

It takes a real man to admit when he's jealous. I'm jealous. l

[@John...44...]

It takes a real man to admit that he's a real man

[@D_M_S_4]

I’m jealous

[@John...44...]

@@ruudmobile6726 what's scary about the build quality and the design? Looks good to me

[@John...44...]

@@ruudmobile6726 well sinse we are both only watching a video we can only go on looks.... What do you think is wrong like? Remember this is just a garage, probably different building codes to a house

[@stonehengeman]

Well said 👍

[@HumancityJunction]

That is really exciting to have so much space dedicated to your trains.

[@Frankestein01nl]

Very nice placement of the camera's! Congrats on the new garage/hobbyroom!

[@jasonboche]

Watching trades work their craft is so impressive.

[@JustinOhio]

This is so cool!!! I've never seen something like this built from complete start to finish before. It gives some real insight to how some things are actually built, thank you for this upload!

[@Puni_19]

Impressive space. Look forward to watching the journey. Subscribed

[@andresu83]

Wow man! Amazing proyect!

[@waltereturner]

You are definitely living my dream sir. A garage with a few bays for the cars (in my case muscle) and a room above to construct an awesome train layout. I am hoping to be at this point someday, but until then i will enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!

[@davevan8864]

Having collector cars and big layout.......I'd love a building like this!!!! Nice work!

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks!

[@walterg.dinkla2478]

Looks good and you can see how much work was done.

[@trainroomgary]

👍 Like 😎 • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@rogergags]

Wow.....what a space!

[@retracyrb]

that is going to be great train room.

[@D_M_S_4]

Train room/ MAN CAVE ????? Amazing how either way!!

[@BadApe351]

What a magnificent structure you've built. I'm sure you're very proud of it...and so you should be. Looking forward to the progress videos.

[@easternwoods4378]

From the trees it looks like it took a year to build. I appreciate that you put in full size garage doors and put pillars in between so you're not banging doors. Around here garages are so small you bang doors on Civics. ( Ontario Canada ). Nice solid structure holding it square. I like the cantilever giving more space upstairs and helping to keep the foundation dry. PS I'm an engineer

[@johnmajane3731]

I am jealous you have the time and the means to do this. Watched all the videos, amazing.

[@blainevalentine6846]

Very Nice from Houston, TX

[@MartinFutter70]

Cor! What a great amount of space, I could easily fill that with Star Wars models, toys and all the other stuff my partner thinks is rubbish! Great video 👍

[@bjkjoseph]

That is a nice garage.

[@lottaaction8072]

Never saw this before. Love it.

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks!

[@stratman9449]

well done...and very good job.....triple garage AND great railway room.....cheers....😃

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks!

[@mpeterll]

Now there's a man who places a high priority on trains - cantilevering both sides of the garage to maximize the layout space.

[@FBMRR]

Wowwwww.... so jealous.

[@steve87thpsap]

That is really cool

[@yametekudasaisensei539]

That's even better than my house xD

[@D_M_S_4]

It’s so relaxing watching it being built with the music. Great Job!!!

[@SimoWill75]

I wish I could afford a house to do this to

[@renekreisel8165]

I aaaallllllllsssooooooooooo

[@Trublemaker12]

one day ill have room for that much train lmao.

[@tompoynton]

There’s room for anything in your dreams

[@fruitgums]

Your Builders are top notch, however being a Brickie I would have built the shell out of masonry. I can do the timber work but I just like masonry. Jack of all trades Master of one. That's what happens when you have 35 years on the tools behind you. Good work

[@rainman7992]

you cannot stand between a man, and his desire for a railroad.

[@miguelsuarez8010]

It's bigger than my house....

[@torbinator9729]

This is not a man cave… This is an engineer cave! What hobbies does your wife enjoy? And did she take the large attic above you for it? Amazing series of videos so far, thanks for sharing!

[@WestCoastRails]

Gorgeous!!! You just built my dream layout room / garage. One thing that I really like is you mentioned not building the layout up against the walls. I cant agree with you more. I'm all about windows and the natural light. Just one question, How big is the layout room floor space? I'll be watching the progress. Cheers G

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks! The room is approx 34x50ft.

[@klugermann5806]

@@rcgrabbag Wow! Congrats and happy railroading from east TN!🚂🚃🚃🚃

[@derekalexander4030]

That’s gonna be a fun space. Do you have a layout or track plan?

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 22 Oct 20.

[@Brighton_Hughes]

That ain’t a garage that’s a house!

[@claygilchrist632]

Very nice! Heated garage?

[@timeflysintheshop]

Wow! If you don't mind sharing, what did it cost to have that garage addition built?

[@CobraChamp]

Awesome! I’m moving from CA to NC soon and want to do the same project. Please keep posting!

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Super

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks!

[@pesto12601]

I would have included a few drains in the garage along with some rubber flooring for doing things like washing the car, etc...

[@pesto12601]

@Brisdad53 Huh?

[@easternwoods4378]

The floor is slopped to drain out the door. Most people wash the car out on the driveway. ( Around here we just go through the dive through car wash, at least in the winter. Ontario Canada )

[@pesto12601]

@@easternwoods4378 I suppose.. though if I was builiding a $50,000 garage like that - I'd add the drain and the flooring... can't hurt and doesn't add much to the cost.

[@easternwoods4378]

@@pesto12601 True. I would have added living quarters for the mechanic for the cars

[@robertnichols4833]

Just curious to me given the scope of the project why use lally columns between the garage bays instead of a steel beam overhead to make the garage an open free span space. But I love it!

[@rcgrabbag]

Hi thanks, the columns are holding up a steel beam running the length of the structure.

[@bobfinkenbiner2539]

how many square feet is the layout room? looks very impressive.

[@hrstang001]

If you don't mind what size of room is your train layout in i have a 2nd farm house on my property and thinking of turning it in to a hobby house

[@massimo3002]

wow very nice. i hope you don't mind me asking but how long did it take to build it and much does something like this cost?

[@easternwoods4378]

From watching the foliage on the trees about a year

[@bear1245]

A garage that’s twice the size of a normal house!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

RC I was wondering if you ever mentioned the size of the room above the garage that you are constructing the layout in... Thanks

[@rcgrabbag]

In the description thanks!

[@peterduvo9210]

I would love to get ahold of a copy of the blue prints for this…Did you have a set drawn up or did you find something and just use that?

[@XthTerrorOfDeath]

When you find the infinite money code in real life,

[@hntrains2]

Would going higher have broken the bank? Because of the size of the room, it feels like the ceiling is coming down on on you. How long did the entire build last? It looks like the team was very efficient. (A timelapse could be misleading, though.)

[@rcgrabbag]

The ceiling is slightly over 8ft from the floor so that’s plenty of space. Most of the structure was done in about two months and then slowed down because of winter. Total time ended up being around 6 months.

[@hntrains2]

@@rcgrabbag, 8 ft is not bad. Still, the bigger the room, the higher the ceiling should be. I bought a house and removed the old ceiling to expose the beams; the ceiling is now 9.5 ft from the floor in the 13 x 13 ft rooms and completely removed above the kitchen and dining room to make the space even more generous and relaxing. Nevertheless, the time you managed to build the house is impressive; and the layout - even more than that! What you will achieve there will become a landmark.

[@rcgrabbag]

@@hntrains2 I think a lot depends on the purpose of the room and your personal preferences. I don't think a railroad room benefits from high ceilings. You typically want lighting closer to the layout and often install valances even closer to the layout. We have 15ft high ceilings in certain living spaces in the house if I need vertical relief. Thanks for checking in and glad you enjoyed the video :-) I hope I can do the scenery and detailing justice!

[@regen_alexander]

What is the floorplan of this structure?? This is the structure I've been looking for to replace my garage that's at least over 65 years old. Is there a link to any blueprints, floorplans, and how-to info for this structure?? Thanks.

[@TitoRigatoni]

lol, floorplan? Floorplan is a rectangle, 34'x50'

[@davidcurtis5398]

I'm also a real man and jelous. The only thing I would have done different with this build is to put a metal roof on the build. They have metal in shingle looking coated steal and it looks just like the regular shingle. Don't know what insulation you used but I would have used 2 pound closed cell foam for the thermal break and the insulation it would give. Also there is no plastic barrier needed...

[@michaelteasdill6410]

Where are you in North America. I am in UK England South. Just for reference so I can picture where it is. Great Videos Please more Railway ones Thanks for putting it out here on the web

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks for watching, Michael. I am in the northeastern part of the US.

[@jbdbackfan]

Nice work. Also curious on the music you used?

[@rcgrabbag]

I just grabbed a couple off of KZbin's free music library. Do you want the names?

[@jbdbackfan]

@@rcgrabbag sure if not too much trouble. Looking forward to seeing this progress. Subscribed.

[@rcgrabbag]

@@jbdbackfan Dream Escape - The Tides, and Timeless - Lauren Duski

[@johneveritt3976]

Let Alone That This Izza Fantastic Construction Speed-Viddy To Cater For Both A Vee-Hay-Kill Collection AND MR-ing ( We Share Common Passions ); What Was The Total REAL-TIME Taken From The First Day Of Ground-Gouging ? Best Regards / John

[@alcovitch]

The privilege and joys of being rich.

[@andrebastos5635]

How long did it take to build?

[@rcgrabbag]

Most of it was done in about 2 months, then winter slowed down progress until it was completed in the spring.

[@andrebastos5635]

@@rcgrabbag awesome

[@barbaralcharles]

I glance a super car. What are you driving?

[@rcgrabbag]

That is a Jaguar F-Type SVR

[@michaelteasdill6410]

What is the first music on this video please as SHAZAM is about as much use as a leaky boat. Thanks Please name your music soundtracks used it would be most helpful

[@rcgrabbag]

It's in the KZbin free music library, and it's called Dream Escape - The Tides.

[@michaelteasdill6410]

@@rcgrabbag Thank you Jonathan for taking the time to put me out of my misery. Just love that track

[@easternwoods4378]

@@rcgrabbag That's appropriate. I dream and escape

[@lukebell8590]

I am not saying that you built this woung but it was dif. like you had a LOT of trusses up there and the blocks were put in weird. i have built a couple of houses but not like this. and i loved the timelapse

[@rcgrabbag]

Thanks for watching! Blocks were done by guys with literally decades worth of experience so I'm assuming they know what they're doing. The trusses where designed to contain another room in the 'attic' area so I assume there's a lot because of the structural needs of a floor, walls, etc., but I know little about house construction.

[@Ondrokan]

Why does someone in an Land woodfire ones a year an tornados build his house out of wood? use stone its saver

[@easternwoods4378]

I suspect it's up state New York or Boston area. not a whole lot of tornadoes. Snow on the other hand LOTS

[@memadmax69]

All I see is everyone standing around doin nothin while one guy does all the work. =P jk

[@michellegraham5707]

Yes. Bloody cruel watching.

[@phil36310]

Not a very ingenious construction - especially the roof. What a waste of space and wood. And that I - steal beam resting on thin posts. Was this the calculated minimum ? Flimsy constructions would never pas in EU. Was the wind resistance calculated ?

[@rcgrabbag]

Filip 36 Where to start...Firstly, if you paid attention to the video, you would have seen that the roof trusses actually contain space for a third room. Yes, the roof contains a room. Second, the so called thin posts? What do you consider thin? They are steel and more than adequate to support the weight above. If flimsy construction consists of 2x6 wall studs and 2x12 floor joists 12 INCHES ON CENTER then I’ll take my methods over your EU any day. And wind resistance? Let’s see, the original house has stood for over 30 years so, uh, I think we’ll be fine lol!

[@phil36310]

Still, was this all calculated ?

[@rcgrabbag]

Filip 36 I know you’re looking for flaws, but the roof pitch is typical for housing in my area of the country, so yes it’s calculated based on virtually unlimited empirical data that exists. As for the rest of it, it was designed by a professional architect and meets or exceeds all modern construction code. That’s the extent of it that I know.

[@timeflysintheshop]

I think in Europe they are accustomed to less wood and more masonry in their buildings. This building was well built. I have seen some flimsy looking construction, but not this one! A waste of wood? It literally grows on trees! LOL. I crack myself up😂. Besides, for the hundred years or more that this structure stands, all the carbon in that wood is sequestered from the atmosphere. The lumber company will plant more trees to soak up more carbon and turn it into more lumber. This is not lumber poached from a rainforest. Its grown like any other crop but with thirty years between harvests.

[@phil36310]

@Brisdad53 Your language speaks for you. Insulting is a mark of what you accuse others hé !