Recent content by rotus7

Only when it comes time to sell! If you can, leave it open

Awesome job man! What ingenuity! One critique though (not the doors)....get some gutters and downspouts. Don't want to ruin that nice cedar siding. Don't want your doors to start rusting or the sheething to start pulling away from the frame.

That sounds a little on the small side to me, however, you do consider the soil bearing capacity when sizing footers. If you're on bedrock or your soil is very dense and stable clay, you don't need as large a footer. Where are you located?

My brother had one of the $20 craftsman's, he picked it up half off though. It melted on him after just a little bit of use....yeah they ****!

I thought about insulating my uninsulated garage door. There is a local manufacturing company that produces sheets of insulation and when the trim it to thickness, the end up with extra 1/8-1/4" sheets of the stuff that they give away for free. I haven't gotten around to doing it yet though...

Issues aside....what a great view!!! Beautiful country up there.

Great deal on the compress, but with the cost of gas!!!! you could have bought a new one locally!:lol_hitti

That's about what I've got, same brand. And also why I have not posted a pic of it. I feel inadaquate:( Like a 90lb weakling at muscle beach!

Around here in AR, typically, garage slabs are only sloped starting a few feet in from the door which creates a curb at the side. I don't really like the curb, it makes that space hard to use if putting shelves and such there. But the middle to the back is pretty level. I've spilt plenty of...

Lowes and HD as well as chain bookstores all have garage plans books as well as How to build a garage type books. Typically they are not expensive, $15-$20. If you are handy and have any construction experience, you should be able to build from your own design. If you are looking for...

You guys are still having winter?! That *****! It's already summer down here in Arkansas. I think we skipped spring this year.

Side parking plus the garage addition will depend on your setback. Do you know if you can get approval from your local jurisdiction to even expand your garage? Considering your lot drainage situation, your unfamiliarity with planning/setback and all that, I would suggest finding an architect...

That would be cove molding.

Looks good. I'm curious though, on the right section, is there support underneath? Just from the picture, it appears as though that section might sag.

Frame a wall or just have free-standing shelving and benches.