Recent content by Randy B

I agree with tiling,easiest fix and cost effective given the other options.

Time for some updating,had take a couple of days to remove 78 years of fencing,steel tee bar, chain link and cedar fence.Welder removed 50 + posts cut down to the concrete.Which make them below grade and out of sight,seems taking down the old before the new was not fashionable. Have spent a good...

Yes, the plan is to insulate and sheetrock. I have been looking at some of the different floor tiles as well. A friend of mine suggested a stucco like finish on the concrete walls inside. It does get a we bit cold here on occasion,I will take a WY/MT summer over any other place,have to have the...

One thing that is unique to all firehouses is the smell,diesel exhaust and dinner. I have worked in a few older firehouses. City of Pleasanton CA maintenance crew restored a very nice old Wolf stove/oven with a firetruck theme,powder coated all practical parts in red and black added diamond...

Yes Sir !

why are my pictures sideways ?

Some updates on the little garage,electrician has been through it and has all the wires ran for four 4" LED lights and outlets on the walls,2 new lights for the not yet colored concrete drive and a light over the man door.I've started the paint prep and fortunately the real weather exposure is...

Nice grayling.

Muriatic acid and concrete makes acetylene gas,well ventilated and open flames extinguished,i.e hot water heater.

I have seen where people have started threads with their project garages,we'll this is mine.I want to chart my progress and hopefully get some good ideas here. The attached photos have been posted in the "introduce you self" section, so a repeat here. I bought this house knowing the "bones"...

I have used all the paints mentioned and then some more.Best I have found from the box stores is Glidden,Dunn Edwards and Ameritone.Preferred paint is Kelly Moor then Benjamin Moor.I exclusively use Kelly Moor these days as I can get it in CO.Kelly Moor does more sq. ft. than any other paint I...

I just did my son's best friends house nearly 1000sq.ft. in CA. he asked the store what labor would cost. It was more than he paid for material and buying me a nice Bostitch floor nailer.His flooring was 6.25 sq. ft on sale.

So far my plan is to replace the garage door with a new Northern Woods garage door,pour concrete for the drive/apron(next 2 weeks.).I have a small water entry point at the man door.I will be digging out 12" and 2' down from the front and north walls.Placing a catch basin and 3" socked...

Thank You,happy to learn here.

Hello to all you garage guru's.I have been lurking the past few weeks and decided I needed this forum to further my education. And endeavor to restore a 1938 single car garage. A short story on this property is that it was at one time the Nurses quarters for the Buffalo WY Hospital.The actual...