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I was the general contractor for my house build and i did not have a single contract for any of my subs, some subs i didn't even have a firm fixed price when they started work. I had very few problem or conflicts, most even said they liked working for me better than their regular contractors...

just paid for my drywall , 28 x 36 garage 12 ft ceiling , 1 bay vaulted, ceiling , hung, finished and materials included $6500 in central virginia it was a "2 coat job" , not perfect but very acceptable finish for me in a garage, better than my attached garage, not as good as my house

just bought and installed FAKRO steel pull down set for my garage attic storage, have 10 ft ceilings, and the choices are narrowed for high ceilings, very happy with it super stable, pulls down easy with the supplied tool. got a the 22.5" version to fit between the storage trusses. looks...

Aha ! call it a porch ! good idea may just call city inspections and discuss with them, see what they let me do thanks

So i am planning a pole lean to off the back of my garage for rough storage ( tractor etc. ) are there tables or rules for this style of constuction ? I am used to the perscritive codes for decks and rafters etc., but i dont have a good feel for post size and spacing, post to post beam...

you cant beat a z-car ! it amazing what the values have done , especially the early cars, used to just be a cheap old car !

December 2024 had 2 guys put the roof on 1 guy worked by himself till lunchtime , he had the whole front half done ! his help came after munch and the knocked the whole thing out before 4:00 !! well worth $1000 in labor !! shingles were $ 1800 ? if i remember correctly they also...

One final day and they got all the sheathing and the underlayment on the roof. plus they put the sub-floor in the attic portion of the trusses. the framer charged me about $7k for the framing labor. the lumber and trusses were about $13k

a week later we coordinated with the crane truck so we could get the trusses set CAT decided to inspect the walls, he loves to climb any ladder left for him !

started framing the walls the next day, interesting that they decided to frame the studs in place rather than on the floor and tip up . i have a 18" stem wall that was the stated reason, worked out ok ! they got all the walls framed in one day , and the sheathing and house wrap on the...

after waiting for the framer to finish another project he and his guys were ready to start , now fall of 2024 lumber delivery for the walls and sheathing

late summer 2024 Dug the utilities down to the shop I had buried 2 1/2 , and 1 1/2 conduits half way to the shop when i built my house, that way I didnt have to tear up the yard when It came time for the shop, just had to dig and find the end, not too hard as i left a stake of re-bar...

I have bought 2 tractors from barlow's and my friends and family have bought 3 others. I have been very pleased with my kubota's, while not perfect, they are easy to work on and parts have always been available. have a BX2200 for mowing and B21 TLB for dirt and bushhogging

THE SLAB fast forward to the the summer of 2024 , since the foundation went in , I had finished the house, got remarried etc. and the foundation had just sat . I said I was letting the rain finish compacting the fill dirt in the stem wall ! I am sure 7 years of rain didnt hurt at all ...

FOUNDATION Back in 2017 , I had a bunch of fill dirt from the house basement and bit of time, so I started on the dirt work and foundation. the location is down a hill and the total slope of the site meant there was about 5' from the front to the back of the building. I started by building...