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Yes, the parging is surprisingly strong. Its only a couple of years in but it seems to be holding up nicely. Two points of caution, the Nudura foundation is an EPS foam, or like the white styrofoam you'd find in packaging. This has a much rougher surface than the XTPS or SM board and allows for...

Man time flies! Especially with little ones running around. Here is the front of the garage, still a work in progress. Exterior is 90% complete @Melvscott - To date I am up around $55000. Nothing but a little wiring is done inside. Might try to get some more info up here, share in some...

I just found some used roofing insulation with a concrete face. 2x4 foot sheets, 3" blue SM or Extruded Polystyrene R-15 + 1/2" concrete face. 35psi Compressive strength. Link 60cents /sqft Check classifieds or building re-purposing or retrofitting companies in your area.

No - his owe sig. advice is 'Too much is.... Just enough.' Looking great so far. Keep us posted with updates.

If you are going to be using the space for anything more than storage you will want to do as aggressive pitch as you can. Do you have a height restriction? Rockchucker makes a good case with having the room built in the trusses, this will also give you a clear span below with out the need for a...

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Pictures of both the problem wall from the inside and outside of the building will help us give you better information.

The Roof Frame was done by others - Engineered Trusses. I rented a telehandler to lift the trusses up. Had a team meeting with my helpers to discuss a plan. The Money Shot! Wasn't much room to maneuver in the driveway, was difficult to center the truss over the building but we got better...

I think this is a pretty self explanatory process. 2x6X10' studs. Pressure treated bottom plate, sill gasket and double top plate. 1/2" plywood sheathing. Let the pictures do the rest of the talking. My supervisor

Foundation: I am big on trying everything once, so this build is a example of how someone with very little experience can be resourceful and come out in the end with a decent product. I was lucky to have a father-in-law and Grand father-in-law who run an excavation company. They came up for the...

Hey everyone, thanks for checking this out! I've been meaning to get this thread started for a few months now. I intend to use this as a bit of a project log for my own reference as well as a resource to anyone else who may find use reading through my trials and errors. This is a...

If you plan on having a workbench in front of the window, make sure the bottom of the window is higher than your workbench. Probably a good idea to allow a few extra inches above bench to protect yourself from breaking your window with a wrench! Nick

Hey Kevin, thanks for the link. Any chance you are a member of the JLC? Want to download the pdf for me?? I'm not sure if I really want to sign up, is it worth it? You pin-pointed the reason to have the continuous insulation layer, and that is still my intent, to eliminate thermal-bridging...

Hi GJ, I am working out the logistics of attaching Hardipanel over furring strips and rigid insulation on my exterior walls. The proposed wall assembly (inside -> out) 2x6 framing 1/2" plywood 2" rigid SM 1x4 furring strip 5/16" hardipanel The problem is that the hardi installation guide...

Well done!!!!! You won't ever regret using the foam. I suspect you'll find a good chunk of the money you spent on the insulation will be earned back in lower heating costs this winter. Update us when you have some findings.