Carefully-fitted into nature, blurring where the indoors & the rugged moss & fern-covered forest meet, this home is as welcoming to 6 people as it is to 20. At the heart of the property is a 6500 +/- sq ft, award-winning retreat, landscaped & built by Maine's top architects and builder. The entire property is defined by stunning topography, dramatic geologic formations, including two mountains, spectacular cliffs & mature forest canopy, and thousands of feet of private water frontage. This parcel is part of a much larger 483 +/- acre ''kingdom property'' which includes 1.5 miles of water frontage. Unfortunately, the first snow arrived early in November which meant that they had to spend several days clearing the garage foundation and surrounding area in preparation for the build which they expected to take only a few days.This rare private wilderness retreat, reminiscent of the idyllic Maine 3-season compound, which existed 100 yrs ago in multigenerational family cottages includes 112 acres and 2,325 ft of frontage on one of Maine's deepest and clearest lakes. Winter was coming in Maine and the Keoughs needed to coordinate the timing of the site work with the installation of the car garage and the arrival of snow.

One of the biggest challenges in getting the detached three car garage completed was timing. Most local contractors would have required huge additional fees for this service (Note from Sheds Unlimited: Plans are included for all Sheds Unlimited multiple car garages, but there is typically a charge for an engineered plan). Shed’s Unlimited then provided them with a set of fully engineered and stamped garage drawings which added to their confidence that they had made the right decision. This included excavation and a frost wall foundation with a poured concrete floor in order to give Shed’s Unlimited the exact final dimensions and door layouts. While those items were being worked out they applied for permits for the garage and hired a garage pad contractor to complete the site work. They worked on selecting items like roofing, paint, garage doors, etc. The next phases in the garage building process progressed as smoothly as the sales process. But when they inquired about the buildings, they were given vague information and sensed a lack of interest in their small garage project. They also found several projects on local garage contractor’s websites. That would have been a valid option if the cost had not quickly exceeded their budget. First, they thought that a rough-sawn timber frame building would blend in nicely with their log home. When the day came to build the garage on their site, it only took 17 hours to get the job done! That’s right! Only 17 hours of hard work until the three car garage with attic space and a stairway was completed!īut before those hours of hard work on site, Ed and Nicole began the arduous process by researching garage designs and options online. So they began looking for an attractive and functional, free-standing 3 car garage that could be built in a reasonable time frame and within a reasonable budget.

Their new log home was designed in such a way that it wasn’t feasible to attach a garage to the house. When Ed and his wife Nicole bought a beautiful log home in Maine it was lacking just one major item: a garage for their three vehicles. How a Garage in Raymond, Maine, was Erected in ONLY 17 Hours

Building the Detached Garage in 17 Hours!.

A Few Examples of 3 Car Garages on the Sheds Unlimited Website.

How a Garage in Raymond, Maine, was Erected in ONLY 17 Hours.

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