Recent content by Squeaky_Alexander

Here's where my back porch is in relation to the garage. Would asphalt be nicer than metal given how in-your-face the roof is when you're hanging on the porch?

Wow, thanks for all the feedback. I am in Southern VT so I get a decent amount of snow during the cold season. This area pictured here does become a huge mess with ice formations coming off the house roof connecting with ice buildup on the garage roof. And the way I came to think about doing...

I would totally do the same thing. This seems like something an oscillating multi tool might have been useful for? Never used one but people say they come in handy. Maybe overkill for this if it peeled right off.

Got these posts installed, am happy with the outcome. Thanks guys! Garage is frickin mess but the posts (I think) look good.

Back view for shits and giggles. Also an idea of size, each side is about 13'x24'.

First off I want to say thanks for the advice I got in this previous thread on getting some 6x6 support posts installed. Now that the posts are done I'm moving on to my garage roof. The roof is already sheathed in plywood, most of which is still good. My plan is to tear off the shingles and...

Thanks for the feedback - I'm a new homeowner as of ~6 months ago so it's useful to get some perspective. Would love to just replace the beam with something that doesn't require posts but we have so many projects that I think I just want to keep this one simple. I tried finding VT code but the...

Hi, I'm wondering how much of a concrete base I should have for putting in support posts in my dirt floor garage. It's 24x20 with one temp support beam in there now. I've had folks tell me I would be fine with a 2x2 or 3x3 block block of concrete under a 6x6 post, but I'm in Vermont and am...