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I have a 24'x'26' frame garage, gable roof with large dormers on either side of the attic, and open stairway to the fully insulated and drywalled upstairs. I have a Rinnai ES38 furnace downstairs which is more than adequate- I keep the thermostat around 60 and the upstairs is 4 to10 degrees...

Well the floor has some hairline cracks through which some moisture gets through. I have a furnance and keep the temp at about 55 or 65 depending on what I am doing out there, and I'd like to seal the cracks enough to keep the moisture from coming up, and then use a product that will seal the...

Anyone familiar with / has used / Bone Dry Products in Kenosha, Wisconsin- manufacturer of penetrating concrete sealers.?

Sooner or later most all concrete develops cracks- would it be correct to assume these products can't prevent cracks indefinitely? If so what treatment do you recommend? (or for an existing untreated floor that has already developed hairline cracks

Vent-A-Hood makes a big deal about how much quieter they are- Can anyone verify that? We're looking at 30" model, under a cabinet, then venting out the side of the house about three feet up. They want $850 for the 300cfm, and claim their 300 is equivalent to other's 450cfm. So, expensive -...

Rick, have you done a search in garage journal on Rocksolid and also Rock Solid? There are a few postings but I didn't read them. The "search" function is quite useful. Jerry

Youcould try contacting this company for a referral to a local contractor. I am curious as to what you find out, just talked with a contractor who has done this before, this is the company he used. But, if you have yet to pour concrete, they say the floor heating is the best. Detroit Radiant...

I think a big variable is the trench- Who is going to dig it? Can they get a machine in? Can you do it by hand? It maybe you just need to do about 18" and you can do it without a lot of problems. On the other hand if you have to dig yourself through hardpacked ground-- maybe then you're going to...

Are those heaters pretty noisy? Seems to me I've been places where the heaters are loud enough to make a telephone conversation difficult. I know the bullet type heaters that burn kerosene sound like a jet engine. What about the Williams in the wall furnace-- can these be used with propane...

Well I sure hope it's sturdy enough. They used TJI 360's 14 1/2", 2 5/16 flange width, spaced 16 o.c., and the plywood is t&g, glued down and screwed. Looking at the specs from weyerhauser, it looks like 40lb/20lb live/dead load for the 360 is okay up to 24'? I don't know if I am reading their...

Just finishing up the detached garage attic- this is 28X24 with 14' gable dormer on one side, 18' shed dormer on the other, and full height headroom in most of the space. We insulated R35 ceiling, next step is prime and paint the drywall soon. Midwest winter and summer weather dictate the hvac...

I am not clear on your construction, metal screwed directly to lathe- Are there rafters? If so how are they spaced? i.e. is there a possibility of attaching rigid insulation to the ceiling? and/or to the walls?

This is very interesting to me because I just dealt with a similar situation. I've build a 28x24 garage with a full attic, stairway, and a 14' gable dormer on one side and 18' shed dormer on the other side with roof venting and soffit venting. There are a few places where there isn't a clear run...

Re: simple alarm for detached garage-Cops 1- Badguys 0 Cops: Officer fatally shoots man who hit him after ramming garage door with van (link at bottom of this post) I have heard this technique has become popular among baddies. We, like many/most in the Chicago & burbs have alleys and detached...

great suggestions/comments all. We talked about an octagon, that is still a possibility,although that would likely require some additional framing. ($$'s too) Talking to the builder tomorrow about options-- he's pretty flexible. The easiest fix (would require minimal additional framing, would be...