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will any knowledgeable builders give me feed back on my moisture/vapor management of this wall detail (pic below) This is a working shop in southern nh

Hi all, Its been a while since I last posted here but I always poke around and admire the great shops! Heres the deal I am currently designing my second garage as I have out grown my old one and the property it was on. I built my last shop as a place to tinker after work but it turned into me...

anyone know of a good cheap one that they can vouch for...

i just finished hanging these baeuties, and i've got to tell you i love em. i was on here looking for info on building carriage doors a few months ago and i did not come up w/ much so i figured i would just build them see how they worked and then post something up on them. well i started by...

well it time for me to build the doors fro my 2-bay. i have 2 9x8 openings that i want to put carriage doors with no windows into. i'm going to need to insulate them really well because i live in nh. i'm thinking i will build the frame from steel and then cover the front with hardiboard t-111...

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i built my garage with 9x8 door openings and cathedral ceilings so that i would have wide door openings and a place to "tuck the door up into". the reason i need the extra head room is for a lift. the lift is a 12' 2-poster and my the peak of my ceiling is 14'. here is my problem. only one local...

i have this compressor that i got from a friend because it needs the pump rebuilt. http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=storehome%2fpg_storehome.jsp but even if i get it fixed it will put out just under what i'll need it to, because it only puts...

what do you guys think i should do on the floor of my 25x24 garage. the slab has a nice finish already but i would like it to be even nicer. keep in mind that this floor with see alot of welding and torching and painting. should i do some kind of flooring or just leave it crete?

i'm nearing the end of my garage project and so is my wallet, so i will be installing my own overhead doors.(2-9x8) i'm looking for a place that sells your basic steel insulated door for a resonable price. most websites i find what you to call a dealer or are over priced. anyone got any ideas?

well im going to start framing my 2-bay tommorrow and was wondering if anyone had some good tips for marking the sill plate for where to drill the holes for the anchor bolts?

so i've got finish grade for my monolithic slab and i'm diggging the trenches and setting the forms this weekend.:bounce: this slab is for a 2-car 24x25 garage. my questions are... how do i slope the floor for drainage towards the overhead doors? how much of a slope should i do?(i was thinking...

I am going to be pouring the slab for my 24X25 garage in a few days and I am alittle confused by the the cross-section my building code dept gave me. I have placed concrete before as I worked for a construction company in the past but since i was just a peon i do not know the terminology. If...

so i have 600.00 to spend on a mig welder. any suggestions?

wondering if anyone has pics of a 24x25 2bay garage. want to see how big it is in relation to tools and cars and ect.

i want to move my existing outdoor hose water line into my dettached garage. i want a single water line from my house to the garage so i can put the hose in there rather than having it on the side of my house as it is now. my questions are: what kind of pipe to use? will a 25' run drop water...

does anyone know of any forums or sites that have info about land drainage? i will be renting equipment to do the work myself and was looking for some fairly in-depth information? info on swales, french drains, perforated pipes, land sloping ect. thanks jamie

this is the garage i am building in the spring. it is a dettached that is being built next to my first house that i bought last spring at 20. it is a 2-bay, 2-story, 30x30 and the top is an apartment and the bottom will be used for makin' money. the 2 sides will be seperated with a wall so one...