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Beautiful setting. Nice cars too

What manufacturer made the metal roof?

Some old homes had carriage houses which included a 2nd story as a hay loft. I think the other poster's idea about a 2nd story sounds good.

This is why I love this forum. About to epoxy the floor and was wondering the same. Thank you fellas.

This might sound strange, but if you're serious about this, contact Cheng Concrete. It's a design business that does countertops and other furniture out of concrete. They're very knowledgeable. If you're going to color conrete, use an inorganic dye. Inorganics are made from oxidized metal, ie...

Andres, fantastic house and garage. I love the minimalist style and intend to remodel the house/yard/detached garage in a minimalist style. I would like to know more about the truss that you're using to hold the halogen lights. Did you have it specially fabricated or is it a structural member...

Thanks for the post. That is a beautiful house and I don't give a darn if there isn't a single screwdriver in it.

Great place. I love modern design and your use of industrial materials looks great. Nice work.

One more thought about ventilation. The roof vents are to prevent condensation in the attic space but won't enable enough air movement to cool the space. Air movement will significantly cool a space which will enable you to keep the A/C off for much of the year and be fine. So, I'd install a...

Second "Scramblur's" comment about power trowels. I'm a General Contractor and just came off making a concrete parking structure. Power trowels are great to use after the concrete has been screeded (leveled). The next step is to use a bull float to get it smoother still. Then, any tooled edges...

For color fast in spite of UV, look for aliphatic rather than aromatic. It's more expensive naturally, but only the top coat needs to be aliphatic if you're using multiple coats like a primer, etc.

Forget changing the car. Just get it running and looking nicely as it came off the line. Then you can start worrying about changing it. One note of advice is that there is nothing more difficult or disheartening when working on a project than not having the space you need. So, my advice is to...