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A few people asked, so I thought I'd put up some pics and tell the tale. I know it's not a garage where a car is stored, it's actually set-up as a woodshop, but it was built to work either way. It's somewhat unique in that it has barn doors on two sides. The town wouldn't let me build anything...

Still gotta make and hang the carraige doors, get the fake'n bake stone on the walls and paint the thing, but its really starting to come toghether

I searched this to death both her and abroad via google and found little of value, so I thought I'd start a new thread on the topic. here's the deal: I have pergo in my house living area and the stuff is nigh indestructable. it's withstood scraping, scratching, floods, grit trampled into it...

ok, as some of you may have read my previous posts abuot how rough of a time i've had with my town, the end reuslt was that I COULD build my garage, but it HAD to be attached to the house. Well, I already ahd some pretty bold ideas on how I was going to build my DETACHED pole barn garage that I...

Yesterday I recieved the permit from the town to construct my attached garage addition. While this may seem a small point of jubilation to the average homeowner, for me, it represents the end of an epic journey that has been both tragic and comedic. To truly understand my story, let me take you...

hey all, long time since I posted. Since I *just* got my variance approved, I thought I'd kill the time between the variance approval and the building permit approval by pre-fabbing my garage doors. I always knew I wanted carriage doors. I don't care for roll-ups. Bieng that I'm an engineer...

alright, I can get a very good deal on treated 4x6 timbers, and I want to use them for the floor of my small attached garage project. building the garage this way is not only cheaper than using concrete, it's also more unique and in keeping with the Amish barn I grew up with. problem is, I...

here's the story: a few years back, we bought our current lakefront house, and the mother in law liked it so much that she bought the place next door to us when it came up for sale. our yards are seperated by a small stream that is bound on one side by a 4' high concrete retaining wall. it's a...