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    Did you OSB?

    5/8 osb on the walls, 3/4 osb on the walls with my garage door. Love it. Detached garage so no issue with fire code. Didn't paint it but put up bright white metal siding on the roof inside with good Led lighting, no problem with darkness. Ties the building together better and you can hit walls...
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    Garage Cabinet Door Issues - Help Needed!

    If you do decide to do malemine, and you want to keep your existing hinges, then maybe just use a hinge screw with a plastic dowel, this is what the euro hinges are attached with into malemine, hardwood, etc etc. They will work for any purpose. They are meant for hinges, you'd have to make sure...
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    Garage Cabinet Door Issues - Help Needed!

    These are the European style hinges, these particular ones offer soft closing but they still make standard closing ones also, the backer plate on the back of the cabinet would take no more space than your standard hinges, unless they will just not work also. As you can see by my screw above the...
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    Garage Cabinet Door Issues - Help Needed!

    Particle board will hold a screw if you find the proper fasteners. To completely change the hinge might sound like a lot of work but for a particle board it's wise. European style hinges are set into the door edge on the inside and a backer plate is installed in the base cabinet. As long as your...
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    Garage Doors - 2x10 or 1x18?

    At 30' wide, I would recommend a minimum of 3 feet between wall and door and atleast that much between the two 10' doors if you go that route. That will fit what you are wanting to do. For a lift, it should have its own door. I can currently squeeze 2 full size trucks through a 16 foot door, but...
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