Recent content by JOECOOL

My sister just purchased a house in Florida ,the house is a few years old but not stained or discolored at all. She wanted some advice on the different kinds of coating, she probably won't do the work herself and she will only use it for parking( no race car fab work). What would you think...

Thanks ,it looks like my wife may be right again,darn it.I think I can be realistic on the prices,I might try some collector stuff and some trinkets on Craigslist this week. I need to start somewhere. Thanks everyone

My wife and I have been looking at doing the snowbird thing. I say that I would rather sell all the garage stuff in one lump rather than pieceing it out or having an auction. The problem I have with an auction is it it hard to show that all the stuff works and the auctioneers want me to...

Re: Building on existing pad. (with twist) This is what I did to build on a parking lot in back of my place. Drilled in rebar poured on top just like footings would be ,filled the center with rock and laid a slab. Hope this helps Sorry for the size of these ,just click on them, it still...

About 2 months ago I posted with a problem on a garage building project. It seems a locate was off about 16 feet and I was stopped from building. I am happy to report that the power co. has sent me a check for all expenses I have incured ( I had to have receipts). I am now progressing in a...

You can talk to a experienced builder or a good real estate agent and he can give you a loose guideline as to what the per square foot average building cost is in your area. Rural areas may be $55 to $65 a square foot and a lot of areas $350 a foot. This cost would generally be less...

In my opinion the pole barn style will costs less per square foot initially to build. The pole barn will probably cost more to insulate due to the way the wall's are made. The best buy may be conventional wall framing ,steel siding,steel roofing.The advantage of steel roofing is weight saving's...

I was doing something a little smaller but got hung up on legal issues.I was going to buy one of the spray foam kits and do around all the poles and girts just to make it air tight.Then use faced roll insulation. I personally do not like floor heat. I may not go in the garage for a few days and...

I agree with not allowing it in the garage. Years ago I was preparing a 63 split window Corvette for paint. My daughter and her boyfriend decided to clean up his car and pulled it next to my garage . with both garage doors open they washed waxed,vacuumed, and armoralled inside and out. They used...

Ok I'll try to answer some questions. Yes, it is the main power from the pole in the alley to the bank.They do have an easement,they do own the line as the meter is on the bank.Yes I can pay to have the line moved.Their estimate ,100 foot of concrete removal,(alley is concrete also) 115 foot of...

I normally just lurk here as I am a frequent troublemaker on the H.A.M.B. This is a post about my quest to build just one more garage. I am not like everyone else,good or bad I always see things different. That being said my wife and I retired,bought a Bank,moved in it and have been converting...

Just doing a 24x32x10 Menards building now.It was less than $6000 delivered, I was going to do it myself but found a builder with a idle, hungry crew that is erecting it for $1.65 a square foot. That $1270 ,I can't wear out my friends for that. I am now looking for a spray foam installed that is...