Recent content by MuleskinnerDave

Back in the day, houses and garages were built with rafters and cross ties. Back before trusses were so widely available. They also lend themselves to usable storage spaces. My brother and I built a 24' X 30' garage with rafters and ties going across the 24' span. The first ones are the...

Good luck! Looks like your well on your way. I see your plan drawing shows two doors of equal height (9'). I would recomend making one of them taller. Looks like you have some wall height to play with. Make the lesser used door higher for those times when you need to pull in a quick job...

Yes. The pit is 4' wide 16' long and 4' deep. There is a 2x4 sill all the way around the top edge. The 4x4's were plenty strong to drive on. They were a bit of a pain when I wanted to open the whole pit because there so many of them to move. I probably should have made it deeper at one end...

This is a very good question and is one of the main reasons that I like this forum. I'm glad I found this site becuse I too am going to put up a new building. I'm looking for more input to make a better informed decission. My last building project was too costly to repeat. I was a very nice...

Yea, That's a great one. I couldn't find one like that so I built as big as I could.

With all do respect, your little garage is very cute. And I must admit that your design is very appealing. But allow me to submit my dream shop that I built a few years ago when I lived in Nevada. Unfortunately I had to move because of a job change right after I finished it. And actually it...