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I am just starting to insulate my garage addition and I was wondering what you do about your access door in the ceiling do you just not put any vapor barrier there or do you seal it some other way? Also I have a second question. My garage has 2 sections now and I want to be able to heat one at a...

I was pulling my 10/3 wire and it got hung up on something and I noticed that it had cut through the outer insulation,but it didnt cut through the actual insulation on the wire it self just the plastic that holds all the wires together,will this matter,or should I take it out and run new again...

Im just starting to wire my pole barn addition and Im running all the wires up and through the first roof truss right where the 2x4 on the bottom meets the 2x4 running up to the peek right in that corner,does it matter that all the wires are running through the truss like this and does it matter...

Im going to start putting my soffits up tomorrow and I was planning on screwing them up, they are 26 inches long so I have a support in the center also. My question is,is screwing them up the way to go,and if I screw them on the outer edge and in the center will they buckle from expansion? Any...

Im going to be installing aluminum soffits,they will be 26 inches long and ive read that it should have a center support also,my question is if you nail the soffits at the fascia board and in the center of the soffit will it buckle between the two nailing areas when it expands and...

Ok heres whats going on,I have built a 22x22 garage addition and I put 1x6 fascia boards on to match the old garage,but they wave and im just not happy with them so this is my new plan. Im going to take all of the 1x6 boards down and replace them with 2x6 boards. The problem is that the 2x6...

Im thinking of putting Corrugated Metal on the inside of my new garage addition on the walls and on the ceiling,just wondering what the pros and cons are for doing this I was told that the metal holds in the cold more in the winter and will produce more condensation,also Im going to insulate...

Just wondering what you guys think the better insulation for my new garage addition is. I hear the roxul is much better but thats just by the flyers Ive read. Anyone have any input on these insulations? Thanks Mike

Just wondering what you guys think the better insulation for my new garage addition is. I hear the roxul is much better but thats just by the flyers Ive read. Anyone have any input on these insulations? Thanks Mike

Well I had to raise the back corner of my garage up about 2 inches in order to get it level for my new addition,the concrete slab had dropped that much over the years but I wanted to get the roofline closer to level, to blend in the new addition roof. After I raised the rear corner alot of the...

Hi everyone, Im just getting ready to start my siding on my garage and I was wondering if when you put the starter strip on do you nail it tight or loose like the siding itself.Just want to make sure I start the job off right. Thanks Mike

Well I bought 4 American Craftsman Windows, an Andersen Company 300 Hopper 32 In. x 19 In. White 7/8 In. LoE Insulated Glass with Screen. I installed them in my new garage addition in late october,and within a couple of days I noticed that the screens where buldging out at the bottom.So I took...

Im just in the process of ordering my siding and soffits,but im not sure how much of the vented and how much of the non-vented should be used. Im going all the way around the garage so do I just put a few of the vented every so often,or do I do the whole thing with vented? I do have a ridge vent...

When putting up the torsion spring on a high lift 9 x 7 door is there a certain height above the rails that it has to be,or just as long as its higher than the rails it will work? Thanks Mike

Im in the process of putting the windows in my garage addition,they are replacement basement windows,they are 32 inches wide by 19 inches high and they are American Craftsman Windows with Dual Tilt-N-Turn locking handles and open to the inside by tilting inward. Since this is a new building and...

I was talking to a guy today about raising my 9 x 7 door up and he said he could get me new track and spring with cables for $125.00. He said by going to a bigger radius that will lift the door closer to the ceiling. I need to raise it about 18 inches, does this sound right to you guys? Thanks Mike

To switch to a high lift door what do i need to change,the torsion spring the rails and the lift cables? Does this sound right to you guys? Thanks Mike

Just wondering if there is a way to open my 9 x 7 garage door closer to the ceiling. Right now the rails run about 7 and 1/2 feet from the floor and the ceiling is 10 feet high. I would like the door rails to be about 10 inches below the ceiling. Is this at all possible and if it is, how do I go...

Someone just told me its not a good idea to install vinyl siding in the winter because it will crack easily in the cold,just wondering what you guys think about this,it sounds a little far feched to me but I thought I should check it out before I go ahead with it. Thanks Mike

Im using osb for sheeting my garage and I plan to put vinyl siding on after but im not going to be able to put the siding on till the sping,how can I protect the osb from the weather,or do I need to over the winter? Thanks Mike