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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    Pool - they are nice, but endless maintenance and chemicals. I filled mine in after 10 years.
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Mountain State Shop Build

    wow - what a change!!
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT The Suburban Working Garage in VA...now building the Highland House in the Teton Valley

    Where is the rock subbase or drainage?
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT The Suburban Working Garage in VA...now building the Highland House in the Teton Valley

    Chalk and paint are a carpenter's best friends
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    I just trim out a standard door jamb with finished 3/4" wood cut down to needed width. Once caulked and painted trim colour, it blends in with the jamb. My exterior walls are double framed.
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT From Urban Pie Factory To Mountain Barn

    Congrats on getting a little car - as I call them. I have an 82 with a few mods. Exterior looks stock, but under the skin she is mine!! Some of the brakes, most of the suspense and all of the engine. If I can suggest......you might want to consider a M&K muffler. Build quality is amazing...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    These heaters work well - tough as nails - and can be set really low to keep a room above freezing. I've used one in my shop for years. I too am on the Cdn wet coast.
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    Did you use vapour barrier??
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    Get well soon
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    Just my 2 bits.... Insulation - I would target R value. Energy is only going to get more expensive. Your call on ROI. Wall finish - I have drywall on 3 walls. The 4th is plywood for stiffening around man door and garage door openings. Finishing drywall is ....well, a mess that I hate...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage build in South West B.C

    Home builders here just pay the $10k per tree as part of the building cost.
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    Redoing Dad's Garage

    Perfect
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    Vertical venting garage heater?

    If those vents are intake, you need minimum of 10 feet from them.
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    Natural Gas Venting Option

    I would hang it just above the garage door motor and vent out that wall.
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