Recent content by Sirducky9

I love the fact that you are hand nailing everything. Working in the industry, I see all the things wrong with using hand nailers in the wrong manner. I myself and a firm believer in the 50/50 method, drive the nail with air and set it with the arm. Most people don't realize that air nailers...

Having gone back and read the begginning of the thread, I noticed that the building department made you go get engineered drawings, which you did. And if they ok'd the drawings and gave you the permit to build, and the specified requirements for load bearing aren't in the plans, it's the...

after going back and looking the picture of the header, you'll have to do something about the 1 inch difference in the header location. Probably the best thing to do is infill with 2 layers of plywoood to bring the header flush to the studs. Best thing to use is plywood (not osb if the...

to go a little farther, you could use pressure treated 2x6's on the side, and then install the cross piece (the 2x10 or 12) with glue and structural screws to the existing header, that would essentially give the header a 5 inch bearing on each end. The glue and screws would essential make the...

I forgot to mention, that this makes your door stick 1 1/2" into the room more, and makes for a deeper jamb. Also, that is a non load bearing wall, so the only weight that the header is holding is itself, and shouldn't call for a double jack stud assembly. However, over kill is never bad...

In New York, our garage installation companys like to see 2x6 nailed flat to the edges of the studs, with it flush to the door rough opening. We generally install something taller (2x10 or 12 accross the top to attach the spring assembly to. Basically, this gives a nice flat surface, with no...

FYI: USG says you can install sheetrock both ways on a wall. http://www.usg.com/rc/installation-application/panels/sheetrock-gypsum-panels-installation-guide-en-J371.pdf, page 5.

Ever think about installing sheetrock, and instead of finishing joints, installing a 1x6 board along the joints. Makes for an interesting grid pattern depending on sizes and layout of the sheets (more for the ceiling but possible for walls too.). And if you install the sheetrock on the walls...

Whats the ceiling height? Can you hang wall cabinets (buy or built). This would probaby take care of alot of the knick nack loose stuff, and it gets above the cars. I'm not seeing the layout by the way.

Nice build, I'm jealous. Couple of things: 1) it looks like your using the foundation insulation as both an expander joint and a leveling guide for concrete??? Is that common in Washingon State? I'm thinking that'll tend to break up a little as the years go by, just around the edges...

Hey Dad, You haven't posted in awhile.

Nice barn/garage. I'm looking to build something close to that in the next couple of years, a little smaller though. I would steer you towards LED strip lighting. Very small (roughly 1-1/4" wide including the mounting tabs), quite a bit of light, a little pricey however. I've actually...

I'm in central New York (not the city, the state) and people around here are always building garages SLAB ON GRADE. The Slabs have to be "Haunched" (I think that's the right spelling), and I've seen them with the short masonary walls above, and never break. Here again, it all depends on the...