Recent content by Pike2350

You don't really see the 40-60v stuff outside of yard/larger equipment. I know Dewalt did Flexvolt, but really, the majority of their tools are still the 20v line. IMHO, 18V & 12V are here to stay in pretty much all lines. I love m M12 stuff for it's size and still having solid...

I started looking at firepits last fall....MAN they are expensive. So I decided to build my own. I used metal studs, concrete board and stuck thin brick to it. I cut the brick at the corners and added mortar to disguise the joints. I was asked a few times a few weeks ago at a poker...

Not that anything I've done since the last post comes even close to what others are doing...I thought I would update this a little (although I am terrible at getting good pics) Last summer I finally had the remainder of the patio poured on the west side of the garage. I came home to find...

If you are looking for a basic garage, have you looked into shed companies? I just priced out a Tuff Shed in that size in your area (used a Raleigh zip code) With an insulated garage door, 9 lite man door and a single 3x4 window, and horizontal siding and house wrap, using their "executive...

I'm much more modest then many here...but my importance is Width, then length, then height. I originally built a 20x20 garage at my first house...and it was basically useless as a 2 car garage. Too tight to fit 2 cars and get out the doors without being extremely cautious. Length is next...

That will be awesome. Is the apartment going to be separate or accessible from the house? Since you have a ranch style house that is pretty simple in design, I think the gray one would fit better with it's more simple design. I do like that the craftsman adds some dimension to the house...

I finally got the garage moderately cleaned and the heater installed. My wife and I had some friends over on Saturday night and hung out in the garage....it's getting there. I need to add more insulation between the garage ceiling and the attack to hold the heat in better. Now that the...

to add a little more information. There are soffit vents but no ridge vent. It is 2 passive vents in the ceiling. The way the ceiling insulation was done is baffles from the soffits to the peak. The R13 (2x4 trusses with 2x6 bottom chord) is over the baffles. At the peak, they tore the...

To clarify, I am located in Salt Lake City. No idea on the zone. The attic is just storage with OSB floor. The screws are visible, so I think pulling it up and laying batt insulation in would help. Even if I only did R15 (whatever the 24" x 5.5" r value is) There is R13 in the...

I had a detached garage built in 2020. It is 24x26x9'. The "attic" space is storage trusses in a 5/12 pitch (so not super tall). When it was insulated, the walls received standard R-13 batts. The insulation was ran in the trusses up the roofline (with rafter vents). No insulation was...

I wouldn't. The metal isn't very thick and usually has an indent or break point. Just go by with a hammer and bend them back and forth and you will see how easily they will break off. If they were used just for stabilization and not weight bearing, then maybe...but to me it wouldn't...

For that I would likely grab a small trim piece and attach it to the cabinet. Like this while caulk would work, it can be difficult to look good. It can, and would work...but it can also discolor over time, especially if it's over the stove.

well, let's continue the necro posting. lol My recent garage was approx. $61/SF for the shell, completed to close out the building permit. There were extras in there such as 18'x8' garage door, 2 3'x4' windows, storage trusses at 5/12 pitch, brick wainscot on 2 sides, moved electrical panel...

That has been asked by everyone that sees it :LOL: The problem is the setbacks for zoning in our city. Technically I'm not supposed to even have the posts against the property line. When I talked to the city 2 years ago when I built a shed on the other side of the house, they told me...

I finally was able to finish the major work on this project. I poured footings for new posts to support the carport. My father-in-law came with his crew and threw up some metal beams that extended from the house to the fence line, making for no posts in the middle of the new driveway...