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In my area any permanent structure has to be a minimum of 40' from your well at its nearest point. You may want to check your zoning before you go too far.

If you have adequate electrical service to the building, consider roughing in for baseboard heaters when you are insulating. You can turn those on just while you are in the building and if it is insulated it will warm up nicely.

How did you find these jokers?

When was the home built? Those first three earliest sales could be the subdivision and sale of the lot, with the third being the sale after the house was newly built. Then after that it looks pretty average in term of the number of sales (changed hands twice in 10 years and on the market again...

In Google, type: site:craigslist.org/tls keywords So if you are looking for a drill press, search site:craigslist.org/tls drill press

I bought this brad nailer over the summer and paid around $62 for it. I'm happy with the nailer.

$70k sounds about right to me. You are running gas, electrical, and plumbing to your building, and requesting a brick veneer. Those are expensive trades, and I bet those items explain at least $20-$30k of your estimate right there.

Decide on the grade of shingles (and system) you want and get the guys to all bid the same material. That will make it easier to decide. Roofing is generally a very competitive business so your bids should be pretty tight. Personally your first bid sounds high to me, but I don't live in CA...

Nice drill press. I like it. I would be a little worried that the rain that falls on (and through) your deck onto the roof of your shed is pitched back and falls right down onto the ground by your foundation. Over time that could cause trouble or in a big heavy rainstorm you could get water...

I have this nailer and am pretty pleased with it.

Very nice. Good work.

You almost certainly have a big header right above your door opening that carries all of the structure above the door. That would need to be moved up, which can be done if there is room above it in the wall, but it isn't a project for a novice. If it isn't a gable end door, the header is...

I think they do but Amazon's prices aren't competitive because you either have to pay shipping or they build in shipping into the free shipping/Prime price. Still cheaper to get it from Walmart and Walmart (at least in my area) has free shipping on purchases over $35.

My son is also three. He loves "helping" with just about anything I am working on. I think he's a little young to really take on a project at this point; that will come later when he's a little older. For the time being he is just very happy being around me when I'm doing a brake job or...

Very nice. So that's a "posted foundation," correct? What grade of pressure treated 6x6 did you use, and what kind of footing did you put under the posts? Also, what was the spacing of your posts? Thanks for posting this! I've been thinking about this kind of foundation for some time so...