Recent content by Davis21

Looking for some feedback on people who are further down the road than I am. I’m building a 30x50 shop next to house. Will I be able to recoup any cost when I get ready to resell? Will it factor in to appraisal value? Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

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I’ve had the water the grass thought too...hopefully won’t have to worry about fertilizing the grass. Lol. I would like to have a spigot outside on front and back. And water inside. I thought about tankless heater. Think that’s be best option. I got a guy coming to pour slab, just not sure...

Any advice on stemming the plumbing before concrete pour? Would like to have running water, hot/cold, for cleaning animals and clean up on various projects. Not too worried about sewage and bathroom as shop will be close enough to house if nature calls. Was thinking about just running a buried...

Thank ya for that good ideas

30x50x10. I was thinking the same about the blocking. Would 1 be enough or should I go 2 rows? My next question, and it may be a dumb one, but how would you get the block to work with the bottom plate of the wall. If I’m thinking right, the blocks are 8 in wide and the bottom plate 2x4 or 2x6...

If you were planning on building a garage/workshop. Insulated. What route would you recommend and why? Pole vs stick. Was going to go stick built just for the ease of finishing the inside, but the idea of building a pole barn instead has crept in. Will be in a neighborhood so I was thinking...

Thanks for the advice guys. I’m in Arkansas so I wouldn’t imagine our frost line would be a big issue. I need to check with local authorities first. I sounds like consensus is what I was leaning towards-stick built. The way the property lays out my garage bays would have to be in back, down long...

starting down the rabbit hole of designing and building a shop, so looking for advice from people who has done it. First choice is pole barn vs stick built. i live in a neighborhood on a 3 acre lot. i have a f350 crewcab long wheel base, jeep wrangler, mower and yard tools, hunting/fishing ****...