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That's pretty cool. Do you have a lot of grinding to do? Even without the glove, the hose-fitting style would have given the size away! That's pretty bizarre...

I can't speak to that model in particular, but usually the downfeeds are just some combination of check valves and adjustable valving--probably needle valve--to regulate downward motion. Essentially, there is a bypass with a check valve that allows easy (bypassed) upward motion, while downward...

I did mean to add; Here's the only picture I could find of the garage as it stands today (or at least, when it was sold). Prow roof is gone, back to zero overhang. Ugly front door painted white. The building is standing straight, though that crooked drain spout will bother me to my grave...

Ok, first off everyone, don't get excited, I don't have a new garage yet. However, I'm healthy, and the number and complexity of projects that are going on in this Georgia apartment is reaching a bit of a silly level, considering the space I have to work with, so I have decided to start a new...

Well, I see I have been remiss again on my thread replies. I got pretty well buried in work here, and relaxing strolls through the interwebs have been few and far between. So, the Canted Castle has been sold (as well as the house that goes along with it, but who really cares about that?)...

Eh, Georgia's alright. Just another place, I suppose. So far I'm not too bothered by the heat (though I know it's still getting worse) but boy, the gnats are really something! At the moment there is no new garage in the picture. My apartment lease runs until mid-June, and I don't expect to...

I must have missed an update notification a while back; I didn't realize until just now that there were any posts after mine in July. Well, I have good and bad news. The good news is that I have some rendering teasers of the Canted Castle. You can see the rafter planning that has been a point...

You said you might, so now you have to. Hey, I don't make the rules :dunno: Whether you put it on the boards or not, good luck! It can be daunting, do doubt...

Sorry, in retrospect I guess it is hard to see. It's "paper". It's a wasps' nest. Dark spots on the floor are from water that has leaked under and through the old, rotted sill.

The garage's left wall--which is the remaining wall needing sill replacement--is also the only wall that had pre-existing sheathing on the inside. So as I go along, I'm moving **** away from the wall, ripping down OSB sheathing, jacking, cutting, replacing. Today I got as far as moving ****...

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46) Nice! I'm sure it feels good to have now done some maintenance work in there--makes it feel like a space with a purpose!

Yeah, I'm not pleased. Especially since I'm 99% sure that the previous owners lied--in a written statement--about there being no known leaks. I don't expect there's much to do there though except take them to civil court (open to suggestions on this point if anyone has any). I'm sure you're...

Thanks jd, that would be a nice look to achieve. It's a 1956 building, so it'd be appropriate! Garage progress has been halted by the recent windy rains and discovery of several leaks in the house roof. It was a 2009 tear-off, so shouldn't be such an issue, but it's only strides away from the...

Some progress to report this week. The front wall is ready for housewrap, as is the front 8' of the left wall. The front 8' of the left wall sill plate got replaced in the same manner as the previously shown walls. I decided to air-seal at the structural sheathing layer, so all the...

Thanks '76, glad it's useful! Finally have some real progress shots. I can't believe it's been almost week since the last ones. The exterior sheathing and framing is done on the front wall. Still need to do some interior rafter framing work, but the front wall is very close to structurally...