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I dug over 400' of 24" deep with a walk behind ditch witch and it took a little over 6 hours on the machine and about 6 hours with shovel (cleanout and intersections of existing utilities). With the $2.50/ft price that was quoted by a local trenching company. I was very happy with the $140...

The 16’x9’ Insulated garage door was purchased from a local company and included a motor, installation, and service warranty. The price was very comparable to the online vendors I researched, and I didn’t have to touch it. In order to get as large of a door as possible, I had to use the...

A little delay on the posting, but I hope to catch up to the current status in the next few days. With the siding completed and the metal roof installed, I was finally able to have the garage door installed, work on the interior, and start the electrical. To save the surface of the finished...

As with most projects, they usually end up taking a little longer than expected. This is especially true when North Carolina had the wettest October and November in decades and when you have to travel to Europe for 10 days for a business trip and daylight savings ends with sunset at 5:30 and...

469 runner, I think I have driven by that farm. If you like muscle cars and live music, you should try to come back to Pilot next year during one of the Cruise-Ins (April 30th, June 4th, July 2nd, August 6th, September 3rd, October 1st). It has turned into one of the largest open street events...

Thanks! I am really excited about the progress so far :) As for the header, I used two 18' LVL headers above the top plate to span the 16 ft opening. The top plate 2x6 was nailed and strapped to the header and the bottom chord of the Gable Truss and the first 12" of the vertical members were...

I went 24ft wide primarily due to property line on one side and a 300 year old White Oak on the other. It has been a warm winter so far, but having it closed in will be nice as I finish up electrical, lighting, paneling and shelving

The exterior shell is completed, but the interior is still a blank canvas (minus some electrical I have started on). I have a few more "catch up" posts and the updates will be current :)

For the truss package I went with scissor trusses with a 5/12 roof and a 3/12 ceiling pitch. the cost difference was only a few dollars per truss and I like the option of overhead storage and the potential for a lift long term. I had originally envisioned 1/3 attic trusses and 2/3 scissor, but...

This week has been trenches for water and electrical (to be detailed more in future posts), but for now I will continue with the build sequence. 7/16" OSB sheathing was used on the exterior on the upper 8 ft of the wall and 1/2" pressure treated plywood was used for the remainder along the...

Thanks! here are a couple from last week. I need to take some more of current condition...

Spent the whole weekend trenching and prepping for the addition of power and exterior hydrants. since I managed to cut my well water line (more on this later), I wasnt able to post any updates. The materials were delivered the last week of September (except for trusses), and the rain didn't...

Thanks for all of the input. I will be picking up the 2/0 tomorrow before work and laying everything the the trench tomorrow evening. I dug over 400' of 24" deep with a walk behind ditch witch so I did not want to go through that a second time...and I discovered that the previous owner did not...

So what would be the suggested wire for a 100amp over 220'? Wyliesdiesels: right now I just have a 1.7HP 33gallon compressor and I do not own a welder yet. Thinking of starting with Hobart 140 or similar 120v unit and then upgrading down the road as skills improve. No other large loads that I...

The distance should be close to 220ft, I added a little extra to the order in case I encounter problems with the trenching. I will be using a 100 amp sub panel in the shop with 14 fixtures of 2 4 ft T8 LEDs and a a bunch of 20amp outlets on several circuits for misc hand tools, table saw...