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On the inside? All of it. I have a non-running car parked in front of the garage (I have the parts, but the willingness has yet to...

I bought the best-condition house in my neighborhood for a price tag that wasn’t inflated by private development. (Two roads away in my...

Certainly not a forever home. I want a few acres someday so I can have an area to screw around with. I miss having quads and a space to...

A building permit is somewhere around $180, and any inspector would force me to get one for the electrical. Another $180 or so there...

$1100 just for a permit? That is ridiculous. I think in Green Bay I spent maybe $250 total iin permits for my 24x28 new shop build. I...

Had to reply to main due to file limitations. Here are some additional photos of my beauty. The left wall isn’t fully pictured due to...

I know you already have, but I'd think longer about demo and new build. It seems to me that there is so little there that is worthwhile...

I genuinely want a new build. I’d like a larger garage with an attic space and room to have a bigger welding setup, but my lot is 51’ x...

Far more replies than I expected, and I apologize for not getting back at all. (Been spending my past few weeks rebuilding my DD’s...

Aside from getting involved with the city and permits, it sounds like whatever you do is an improvement to the questionable construction...

Without a permit, how long it takes, and how obvious the work is will be a concern. How are you with the neighbors?

Looks like my 30x40 shop before I redid it. It was originally just a barn storage area. Had two grainerys in it. The concrete was all...

At what point do the smallest of repairs require a permit? Nosey neighbor turns you in for making noise and dust... Clearly, the...

I agree with the others. That slab was just poured in place with no substrate prep.So I would not bother trying to repair/level what is...

Linked thread showed how a guy raised his garage substantially and installed a new foundation. Might give the OP some ideas how to...