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two new photos to add New paint job an a new retaining wall The retaining wall will be lined with plastic an drain pipe when I start tearing out the old driveway this weekend.

yes im lifting the entire driveway 3ft an building a retaining wall, plus im going to rebuild the porch stairs to allow a better path to the mandoor.

Updated photo of the new garage doors installed, I am working on the inside now installing my electrical an also building a retaining wall I will get more photos up soon.

I have used this model used by APC like 20$ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BKUSS8/?tag=atomicindus08-20 In the past I have encountered many problems with surges through network cables an coax an surge arrestors always will take the bullet if you get a big surge. As for Fiber optic cable its...

Running cat5e outside between structures is a bad idea. The ground potential between buildings when lightning strikes will damage computers, routers, electrical equitment. Most big companies use fiber because glass wont conduct energy surges. But if you must use a cat5 wire atleast get a cat5...

Well the main reason i dropped it down was because I did not want to reshingle the entire house. Second I was worried about my trusses matching the old existing ones from the house, an It would have been a 1500$ mistake. Third reason I would have had to buy 10ft 2x4s instead of 8ft an cut off...

update from past few weekends Wish I could keep that nice plain cedar look but I have to paint it to match the rest of the house.

big weekend update got alot done just me an friend we worked friday saturday an half day today.

Yeah he cut them yesterday after i took the picture

Re: Texas 24x30x12 Shop Build That long driveway looks sharp, concrete over asphalt anyday

I will try an get some scanned its just two big windows facing street then 2 9ft 8ft garage doors an a mandoor. I will cut a hall way out an door from inside the house at a later date. I plan on framing this week when I have some time off for thanksgiving.

Big update Got all the block an brick work done, got slab poured, an stripped the siding off today. Everything moving on great

I just got a quote back on the 2ft stem wall 1600$ for labor 1350 for materials 220 8 in blocks 1500 face bricks I'm not sure if that is a good price or not basically its 88ft of stem Wall subtracting the 16 ft of garage door so really only 72ft x 2ft tall. What do you guys think ?

Yeah it took along time to get my permits, It was like 3 months from first request to final permit to build. Then I got too busy at work so Im starting alittle bit late but atleast it wont be really hot. 2 ft block stem wall being installed this week.

Hey guys im Ben I have been watching the threads for about year an alligning all the stars to make my new garage happen. I have wanted a garage forever an was the only thing i disliked about my house. 28 x 30 with 2 ft stem wall an 10ft tall ceilings with two 8ft tall garage doors with it...