Recent content by Sundowner

many structural steels, such as Cor-Ten or ASTM A709 HPS Gr W are intended to rust via the alloying agents in the metal; they form a protective tight grain patina of rust, which then seals off the deeper metal from further corrosion. It's a popular choice for bridges since it doesn't require...

Right now, I'd say go with a dewalt. Maybe I'd say different some other time, but DeWalt is rolling out the new 20v stuff this month and the 18v stuff can be had for heavy discount. I've had good luck with the brand and I still use my Black and Decker Professional (which later became DeWalt)...

The hinges came from McMaster.com.

I'm going to take a bunch of pictures this weekend in the daylight and post them along with some of the woodworking projects I have going on.

the clamp rack was born from a day of frustration trying to sort through a pile of parallel clamps. I used to just clamp them to a 2x4 but it's such a hassle loosening and tightening them every time I went to use them. And you don't use just one parallel clamp, you use 4-6 at a time. In...

It's nice to just look at the dollar cost, but the tradeoff is that all the labor was pro bono. I do not like to remember cutting and hanging roof rafters after work and in the dark on frigid February nights. I think back on what I saved and what it would have cost me and sometimes while working...

The garage has held up quite well. One lesson learned is about roof overhangs. I always loved the bold roof overhangs on craftsman homes, but I never realized just how much good they do in terms of shielding the windows, doors, and siding from weather, water, and sun. We copied the detail when...

The sock knocker on this thing is that it cost me about $15k to build, or at 17'x20' with a 3/5's loft (two truss bays are left open to below) that's about $28/sf.

A few people asked, so I thought I'd put up some pics and tell the tale. I know it's not a garage where a car is stored, it's actually set-up as a woodshop, but it was built to work either way. It's somewhat unique in that it has barn doors on two sides. The town wouldn't let me build anything...

Re: Can my garage get your vote? Jack, if anything, i found your post to be complimentary and also well in the right spirit. I really do wish you the best of luck in the contest and you certainly have an awesome garage worthy of it. I think there are some older threads on here from when I...

Re: Can my garage get your vote? Hey, good luck with the contest! I voted for you to be a good sportsman about it, but to be honest, I hope I win the contest myself (I'm the bridge engineer entrant) I really appreciate the compliment that my garage looks really expensive, but it actually...

I looked into the blown foam for my house. Like carguy said, it comes in many different flavors. All things equal, I would have preferred the ridgid closed cell sprayed-in foam for the full thickness of the walls, and I would have paid double or maybe even triple what the 'glass bats cost me(...

I have hardit siding, both the T1-11 style with battens over top and the lap siding style. It's good stuff and worth the extra coin. LP alsl makes a treated OSB variant of T1-11 called "smartside". It comes preprimed, which is cool, and last time I looked it was $20/sheet and HomeyD. You see it...

or just get an aluminum drip edge and lap it up under the shingles and over the 2x6.

a thirty six (36) band saw?!? WTF are you going to do with that monster? cut 1/2 thick sections from a WWII liberty ship?