Recent content by dnifong

thanks for all the input. I framed out the opening with 2X6 all the way around the opening. It made a very solid foundation for the rails and brackets to mount. the sheetrock will but up nicely. dale

wow, It's close to 50/50. so I'm stuck with the same question again:confused: probably no right or wrong way to do it.

greetings, whats proper? Is it proper to hang the sheet rock before putting up the garage door, or is the door first? they both arrived yesterday. the wife has agreed to help me some this weekend. the weather is supposed to be ugly this weekend. if I put the doors up, we would have...

OK, you've scared the heck outa me about the PVC. I'm taking it back. Can I use type M, thin wall copper safely? thanks, dale

thanks again. I had already purchased the PVC but did not do the install today. I went to Home Depot and priced other options. It will be a couple hundred bucks to use black pipe but i'll feel better. the rep said run down the wall metal and use pvc in the attic. :headscrat. "dont know bout...

thanks for all of the inputs. Ive blown most of the budget all ready. Economics might drive the sheetrock decision. as far as pvc air lines. What about metal leaving the compressor for 10 feet or more, and then switching to pvc for the long runs? also, if they are behind the sheetrock...

hello from dublin ga. I'm building a detached 24X32. starteded July of this year. I'm working on the inside now. I'm a 20 year USAF MSgt, and now a State Farm Agent, so i have more motivation than skill :) I'm doing as much as I can with the help of my son in law. It's coming along good...

thats funny, but is exactly what im building right now. started in july. I'm working on the inside now. I used hardi plank, because it was on sale at Home depot for 6 bucks a plank. I paid for the slab work, but i did the block work around the periminter. I shiethed it but paid someone 400...

Greetings. I just stumbled on this site. I building my first garage/work shop. 24 X 32 with 10 foot walls. attic storage with stairwell. My son and law have muddled through the whole thing. we didnt do the concrete or the shingles but everything else. Now its time to "wall" the inside...