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Our master bath at one point in our houses history used to be the garage, which means there is no plumbing down in the foundation. Everything will have to be built on top of the floor using platforms. The plan will include a shower, double sink, bathtub, and a toilet. The questions that I have...

He wouldn't have done the work, but the "POWER" company that he worked for would have. Very similar to "statewide remodeling" in their sales approach. They wanted to give you a discount if you agreed to a ridiculous price that day.

It is vented the normal way. Soffits vents on the bottom and ridge vents on the top.

A little backstory. We have had people over to our home to give us some estimates on getting extra attic insulation in our attic. As of now its spotty at best (from the 1970s) and could use an extra foot of insulation in there. The guy that came over today, unknown to us, was more interested...

I had considered propane, but again, it is all about cost. I'm hoping that the quote wont be above 5k, and the 10k post scares me, but there is only one way to find out.

I was thinking the same thing. Any idea if a system like this will cost under $3000 installed? I know that is a crazy question for someone on here to know the answer to, but looking again at home depot I see the systems at around $1800 or so.

The AC bills during the hot summer are half of what the heating bills are during the cold winter. I figure it is because the AC unit uses less electricity than the heater does. That is the reason that I wanted to get the furnace replaced, but that seems like according to this forum that it wont...

I looked up some info on TRANE units, but they refuse to put any kind of pricing on their website, which tells me it much be expensive. Any kind of ball park for those kinds of units? I know price varies on size. The funaces I saw at home depot were about $800-$1000 depending on btu. I'm amazed...

Can you guys give me more info on a heat pump?

I know my questions are not 100% garage related BUT I figure the questions will still be answered here, since this is such a great group. I have a 3500 square foot home (half built in 1970, the other half are additions). The one heater that heats the house is the same age as the house. It is...

Ceiling height is 8ft. The walls are made of 2x4s. I believe that it is a bearing wall, seeing that the door will be put in right in the middle of where the building ends right now.

Getting my shop extended an additional 6 feet so that I can park a car in the back end of it. In order to do this, I will need to be building a frame for a single garage door. Looking at a simple and cheap 84x96 door. I know I need to build an opening just a hair smaller than that so it will...

I called a gravel guy here in town, and they are wanting to know what type of gravel need to use in my up coming project. I am going to use it to fill a low spot on the driveway, to make a garden path, and also to use as a base for some future car ports. Any suggestions on which type to use?