Recent content by bakins

Looks like an oetiker clamp. I use them for co2 and beer lines.

Wish I had: Ran water to it Used a sub panel for upstairs rather than just a couple circuits. Now using it for woodworking. Added a floor drain Did something better for heating/air. Currently have a window unit and a ceiling heater downstairs and nothing up stairs.

Kids helping me with stairs. The top deck is 12' from the ground, so - by code - I'd need a landing. After a bit of figuring, I decided I may as well put another deck as it would not cost much more than a 4x4 landing. So lower deck is 12x8. View of stairs. Other set is the same. Only...

View of front after siding: Building an 8x8 deck in rear at upstairs door: View of inside of garage door. Fairly simple insulated steel door Outside view with garage door: Full building view. I'm extremely happy with how the roof looks. Inside lights. 8 total fixtures. Each a 4 bulb...

View of the front before roof and siding: I paid the roofers to put on the sheathing up top as well. A view inside the "loft": House wrap on: View of the rear. I put the stairs outside as to not take up floor space inside. Upstairs will mostly be used for the kids and storage. View in...

Like I said, I have a ton more pictures on other phone. My pictures tend to skip a few steps. Setting the beam. Four 18" LVLs. That's me on the left, neighbor on the right. Joists: Only picture I have of putting on subfloor upstairs: Rafters. Each rafter is two 2x8's with the joint...

More concrete prep: I had to go to work, but this was waiting on me when I got home: A month or so later, I got most of my lumber: Fast forward a couple of weeks and we had the downstairs walls up. My wife and I did almost all the work. We raised the walls in manageable sections. 10...

I've been meaning to start a thread for a while. Where I live, an "accessory building" can only be 10% of your lot size, so 24x26 is about the largest I could build. I started planning last spring. My plan was to do as much of the work myself as I could. I passed final inspection a few...

I've been lurking for a while, but now am starting on my shop, so I figured I'd introduce myself. I live west of Atlanta. I currently have a "normal" 2 car garage which is currently has 2/3 of a '57 Chevy and tools in it. I just started on my "shop" project. Building a 24x26 shop in the back...