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Hi all, I recently built my new shop/garage. 48x30x12. The 48' wall is the front of the building and I have 2 12' wide by 10' tall and slide apart. I had a new property appraisal done and the appraiser called my building a 2 car garage. Because it only has 2 doors. Does this sound like a...

Hi all, I have been building a pole barn style shop and stumbled upon a problem. I want to add a man door, but I am being told that requires the door framing to be 4x6s set 4' below grade like the main posts. Is this true and would there be alternate methods to frame in a man door without...

So I finally started building my new shop. It's a 48x30x12. I am putting the vehicle doors on the 48' side, but only 2. I want to have as much wall space as possible. I am looking at doing sliding doors, but have heard they aren't great for weatherproofing. Any recommendations on what I...

Hi all, I haven't been around much in a very long time. I've been reading and looking at your projects and they're great. I'm finally foing to start my poject and need some advice or ideas. I'm going to have to build in stages for affordability, but with a pole barn it will be fine. I'm...

I am getting ready to build a carport and patio for my in-laws and wanted to see if anyone had pics of a 12x20 single carport or some similar size. I am also looking for suggestions on building it or things to keep in mind while planning. Any responses are appreciated. Thanks.

I recently bought an attachment for my pressure washer to siphon sand and sandblast with water. I got a new pump for my pw and tried it out. Some quirks, but overall I like it. I posted a 1 minute video here: http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/fclaridge/ Let me know what you think.

Well, after reading different posts about heaters and the Fahrenheat model, I went ahead and ordered one yesterday. I'll be excited to get it installed. The wiring is already run and hooked into the panel. I'll only need to run the wire and connect.

I was short on space in the 26x24 attached garage and wanted to get the "junk" out of it so I could use it as a shop. So I added a room on the back of the garage for storage space. It turned out nicer than the garage itself I kidded with my wife that I was going to turn it into a game room...

Hi All, I am new to the forum here and wanted to say how cool this site is. I was a little hesitant at first looking at all the very cool and high dollar garages, shops and mancaves here. However, There is a wealth of information in all of your minds and I am not too proud to ask for some...

Hi All, I found this site yesterday and had to join after reading so many good posts. I live in the Pacific NW in WA state in a little town called Tenino. We are about 20 minutes SE of the State Capitol of Olympia. I just moved here with my family(wife and 6 kids) about 3 years ago. We built...