Recent content by Dwayne928

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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Hello Havana, Thanks for the questions. Sorry I could not get back to you until now. I just got back from Oregon today and found your post. To answer your questions....I decided to go with concrete blocks for the foundation wall because I wanted to do as much of the work myself. I had...
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    I do plan on "camping out" in the shop when I'm in Oregon and working on the house. Too bad I'm not retired already - then I could work on the house full-time! :willy_nil
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Cool! I see now I can click on the pictures to get a normal size. Very good - I will continue uploading as I have. THANKS for the quick response! Building in a small town outside Eugene.
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Excellent! OK....here goes newbie question #1.... Why do my picture uploads appear to be small in my posts when other pictures I see in posts are rather normal size? I'm guessing there's some setting I have overlooked for uploading? THANKS!
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Great idea! I'll post an intro in the intro section - I do have a few questions. THANKS!
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    I do have a 928 affliction :D So, there may be a few 928s in the garage....as requested, here's some pics of the current inventory. In order to keep track of them, we decided to name them after the state in which we purchased them. Since we had 2 from Virginia, we called one "Iris" This is...
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Thanks all for the warm welcome! ...especially rdog422 for his generous offer to store my stuff in his blue man cave :) Great folks here on the forum!
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    View of the shop floor from the stairs. Upstairs, I planned to use the space for storage and clean workspace (e.g., auto electronics, soldering, automotive interior work, etc.) and install a couple of benches. The space is 6'10" tall, 13 feet wide and 70 feet long. The garage door folks...
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Next came truss installation. I had open span trusses with attic storage engineered, built and delivered to the site. I rented a 6K 42-foot reach lift with lift jib to lift the trusses in place. This was time consuming for one person because I had to get out of the reach lift frequently to...
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    Hello from California/Oregon

    Hello All, This is an amazing forum! I've only been reading threads (mainly electrical and lighting) for a few days and already have had so many questions answered - THANK YOU to those that have invested time to share experiences and knowledge on this forum that has helped a newbie like me on...
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