Recent content by tallqwerty

I just completed my build about ten days ago and have attached a link to the before-and-after shot below: tallqwerty' new garage Mine was almost ten years in the making before I finally decided to take the plunge. Estimates were in the $21K to $26K range for everything, but I ended up getting...

I live in So. Mpls., and I hope the "security plate" is not ever needed, but the reality is that over the last several years there have been a few neighbors, perhaps more that I have not heard about, that have had garages broken into. I have a couple motion sensors and if a wanna-be thief has a...

I don't think I'll get to insulating it until next Spring, as I have plans to do add electrical and need to figure out what I want and where I want it. It's possible I would add gas heat, but I may end up buying a portable heater to use on an as-needed basis. The floor is another matter -...

I've been "lurking" around the last month or so and am posting a few pics of my new garage, which was completed yesterday (Nov. 24). Tore down the one car (14'x20') and put up a 24'x28', which is about the largest the city will allow without a variance. Here is a before-and-after...