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Fiberglass batts and poly vapor barrier

Awesome. Thanks guys sounds like I got a plan

U are clear thank you very much for ur time. The garage has a small gable vent in the rear, perf vinyl under the front overhang, and it also has a continuous ridge vent at the roof peak that appears, as hornman says, to have been done at the last reroof job. No holes in the soffit at the top of...

Thanks for the help guys! What do you call "soffit" that overhangs the front of the garage? Is that acting like a soffit vent that I should leave or a gable vent that I should block?

Did a bit of Math and 2x4x18 can be had for 7$ each. I think that is the route I'm gunna take. It would raise the existing ties by a foot. Anyone have any comment about how many fasteners are going to be required? I'm thinking if I put each one up with 4 screws per side to hold it up and the...

thanks for the reply. there are collar ties, they happen to be perfectly behind the rafter ties in the pic so you can't see them. I do have to worry about snow. I live in michigan. I only have about a foot to move the rafter ties up and keep them in the lower third. It really is the last thing...

Hey folks, I have been trying to decide the best plan of attack for a while here. I am insulting and finishing a 20x20 ish detached garage. there are a few things i am struggling with. First problem is that the garage has rafter ties on 4' centers. the rear most 8' of the garage has them set...

this is just awesome man. Hats off to you for giving back and hats off to some of the stories on here. I have only read the first pages so far but this is just to cool. I am not sure if it has already been mentioned yet or not but is there a way we can set up something to get you a bit of money...

Re: Anyone ever tap into the hydraulics on a abckhoe for a logsplitter not a backhoe but for anyone who has not seen this yet... just awesome. this is a hairy-chested salute to all that is manly.

i started with impacts for my 1/2 deep and just recently bought SO deep chromes mm on the truck on sale with a dual 80. It is nice to use a lighter chrome socket but in my 4 years as a full time heavy quip. guy I haven't run into a situation were i couldn't get the job done without them. I am...

Re: Anyone ever tap into the hydraulics on a abckhoe for a logsplitter I am building on for my cat 416c. if it does not already have an aux. setup on it then it will be a bit tricky but no big deal at all if ur already set up for it. I am building mine upside down so you just put the splitter...

The best i have found for pulling studs is http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=10319&group_ID=1247&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog/. obviously it wont work if you brake one off flush but i used this set friday actually to pull exhaust manifold studs on a 35 year old cat...

Sorry using an iPhone and auto correct changed cman to clan

I have a hard time getting clan sockets off my so and Matco non quick release ratchets but it has nothing to do with strength I just can't get ahold of em with greasy hands as well as I can a SO socket. Clan has a smoth socket and SO has a step on the socket. Makes it alot easier to grab em

absolute must have when fabricating just about anything. have them in all shapes and sizes. several dogs that i made to weld on to my bench and clamp stuff down with too. with mock up you just tighten em up enough so you can move the metal with a hammer but it wont fall if you let go. I have a...