Recent content by Trick414

Heya all! Thanks for the replies! I did end up finding a local contractor (I'm out in the COUNTRY) that was very good. Texas A&M grad, very particular, knowledgeable, etc. Thanks to some of the original replies above I was able to incorporate some of the ideas I picked up out of the...

Well, I'm still at it! The garage is... coming along... The sink is in and working just fine. The 60 amp tankless electric water heater will burn you quick! It's pretty incredible for the price. I haven't painted and secured the cabinets yet, so they aren't perfectly square. The white...

I had a pad poured on the back wall for the garage for the HVAC. I'm going with a mini-split system with four heads. One in the garage, one in the boat shop, and two in the attic room. I installed a cheap hoist in the attic to haul stuff up. I had a welder make a bracket for me. I...

Heyas! Ok, so it's been nearly a year. Wow, what a bunch of work so far. Unfortunately, I spent most of the time on the house and the yard! But, I'm starting to tackle the garage! I got some lights and installed two pocket doors to the boat shop. I figured the pocket doors so I didn't...

Hey everyone, not much of an update, but the house is almost done. We will be moving in this week and then I can start in on the garage finishing. I've got some good plans, I think, thanks to this forum so I hope I can give back a little to the community.

Thanks for all the responses so far! Yeah, I'm going to have someone do it, but I figured I'd bone up on all the latest gizmos and techniques in the exciting world of irrigation, lol. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk

Heyas! Anybody know of the equivalent forum for irrigation aficionados? :) I'm in the process of building my new house and workshop, and I have to bone up on the irrigation (as in lawn sprinkler systems). I know there must be an equivalent forum out there. thirdgen.org for my camaro...

Just a small update. The windows and brick trim came in last week, so we have some more movement.

Yeah, I'm sure it's like 1.5 inches. I had them keep it small though so I could get my electrical and airlines in. I may get a kit and foam it all up later. But, I wanted to get it sealed up at least. Foam definitely out-performs "equivalent" batts. But, with it sealed up, I think I'll be...

Still trucking along on the build. I've got the closed-cell foam insulation on the walls. Only about an inch thick in the garage so I can run my electrical, airlines, etc. I'll fill with batts later. The windows were delayed a few weeks, but should be in soon. They are...

I've fought the clay fight for about thirty years in Fort Worth. Were building a new house in Corsicana. It's not as bad there, as it has more sand, but still plenty of clay. Anyway, the very short story is that we ended up replacing most of the nasty soil with good fill. We got a soil...

I'm guessing he meant "sonotube". http://www.sonotube.com/

I'm normally pretty private on the internet, but my address is hardly a secret. This one should narrow it down for you, LOL: Here's a shot of the garage with the upper framing in place. As mentioned, I had them put in a glulam so I could hoist stuff up there. I'm not sure what, but I'm...

It's kind of hard to tell with these pictures, but above the regular garage will be pretty much a full room. About 28'x24'. That's where the compressor and other items will live. I had to get the floor/ceiling engineered to hold all the weight. But, I'm pretty pleased with it so far. It's...

Should be up now.