Recent content by pwright

SHMO- beautiful work. What kind of stone is that exactly? I'm trying to decide what to use on our house/garage, and need to decide soon. Was originally going to go with the fake stuff, but am finding that real stone veneer may not be that much more expensive. Did you consider both manufactured...

Greetings, I'm trying to decide the best course of action for my garage foundation. I'm in Minneapolis, so frost will be a concern. I will be doing all the framing, electrical and plumbing myself, but can't decide what to do about the footings and stemwall. I have two options: Poured concrete...

Hi Burleymike, Just to clarify one of your points on the beam loads. When you do the math, if you have a beam with one support in the center, and one on each end, the center beam carries HALF the total load, while each end support carries 1/4 of the load. So that center beam is carrying 2205 lb...

Looks great! Maybe I missed it, but I don't think I saw a ceiling height mentioned on any of the pages... how high are they?

Thanks for all the suggestions and please keep them coming. General concensus so far is that the 8' door would not be ideal, so that's out. I can't go any higher than 8' on the doors- my garage is already going to be quite large in comparison to the house, and with the massive header I'll need...

Hello all, I'd like some advice regarding door sizes for an upcoming garage build. I'll be adding a 30x36, with the garage doors on the 30 foot wide side which has the eaves (ridge runs parallel to garage doors). Due to my lot, I can't go any wider than 30'. I'm planning on 8' tall doors...

Great job! I hope to start a garage of almost the exact same dimensions soon. Couple quick questions: Is that a 16' foot and an 8' door? Also, what pitch are the trusses and are you able to walk around (albeit hunched over) upstairs? Thanks, and hopefully mine will look half as good as yours!

I'm nearing completion of my 10x12 shed. I built it to get everything out of the garage while I plan for a new one, probably to start next spring. It has a concrete slab and the walls are anywhere from 3 to 5 inches above grade- sheathed in plywood and Tyveked. I plan to use Hardi siding. So...

Shop vac is a good suggestion. Worked well for me on my deck holes, though those were only about 48" deep. I used it to clear out the loose soil, but the soil had to be pretty dry and the tub emptied frequently as previously mentioned. Another tool that helped greatly was a Fiskars post hole...

Where would one find the bearing capacity information? Are samples required from the exact building site, or will a city have data on typical soil bearing capacities in specific areas? Thanks.