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I have an older garage 24x24. The outside is hard board siding that has seen its better days. It needs painted bottom two boards need replaced and the end with the door 9ft was 18 only black board for repair{fill in}. Want to get new 9ft door and cover garage in pole barn metal? good idea or...

WOW! Dave I have a Ranchero with the same style fuel filler. Like yourself I want a fuel door now to try make a die . Maybe wood would work.( I have scrap metal to try the die on) I don't think I could make one like yours. Yours looks great. I did not want to cut and weld. Thanks for showing...

kd3pc,I did think abut metal, I can do it and my son will help when he is not working. but maybe$100 or so at a time.Kevin I was planning on adding 2x4's. something to nail or screw to. I did not include the two ends. This garage was built on the cheep by the previous owner in the 70's,I was...

Well I guess I should have looked at more ideas. I did not know drywall cam in 12 foot sheets.This might be my answer. any thoughts. Thanks Ken.

I have a 24x24 older garage and I want to insulate the ceiling. Or the main idea is to shut off the draft form the ceiling. This is a budget project. Ceiling than the walls later. The problem with the ceiling is there is only three rafters that are 6 feet apart. I don't want to waste any...

Thanks Falcon67, That like what I want to do get insulated simply and for now cool it of and heat in winter. Can not get any work done on the Ranchero so got to fix the garage!

How well I know about ventilation. The new roof on my was looking like a washboard. Come to find out the rafter on my house were cut with a birds mouth and the soffit has a ONE inch at best gap for ventilation to my ridge vent. You never know what you get on a house over 100 years old.Thanks Ken

Thanks Paul, I insulating for hear and air. I don't care about the attic may be used for light storage and don't need the height.No sheetrock or plywood on walls. So I guess I'll treat it like I did when I insulated my house as far as wall and ceiling and used batt not blowed in because no...

I have a stick built 24x24 garage. No coverings on the walls Just 2x4's no celing.I want to insulate my first question is in what I have read here the rafter are insulated over putting in a celing and venting the roof. Why and what is the pros and cons of both.I need cheep and easy. Is drywall...

Ask and you shall receive. Maybe easier said than done I really appricate the feed back. Will have lots of food for thought.Thanks Ken

I want to add a toilet and sink in my garage.It will be in an outside corner and thought I could dig a trench under the slab. The problem is what is the best way to cut a hole for the water line and a hole for the toilet drain. Thanks Ken.

Thanks for all the help. Maybe I will need to find a stove with (bricks).I know coal stinks ,but part of my job is smelling it because I work in a coal lab. Thats why it could be free.

So if you have a really thick(metal) wood burner it wiil burn some coal? Wow I have a wood burner that I got from my neighbor when he died.This thing was awsum He was a bodyman worked everyday.Thanks Ken.

Thanks so much everyone! I don't know how much coal it will burn to heat my garage but I can get a fifty gallon barrel free every week.So looks like I need to find the right stove.Thanks again!

Years ago people could heat with coal. I think the coal was hunks as to say. I have access to coal but it small like the size of a marble or smaller. I thought maybe a pellet stove would burn this . Cheep heat for my garage. Does anyone know if this could be burnt for heat? Thanks Ken.