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Hi, Just getting ready to pour a thickened edge slab/floor for my garage. I am planning to rough in a sink/ urinal drain pipe. Should I bring this up through my foundation/floor directly inside one of my exterior walls or have it come up through my floor some distance from the wall?

I'm getting ready to pour the floor for my 32 wide x 44 deep garage. I live where there's snow and slush for about 5 months a year. Thinking of adding floor drains; Maybe two to the front stalls? 1. Will they only lead to cracks in my floor? 2. Are they worth the hassle? Will water have...

Hi. Getting ready to start my 32x44 build, Finally. Its going to be off to the side and set back from my house about 25 feet with one side directly in line with the side of my house (hopefully). Are there any tricks to getting this alignment right? So that the two buildings (house and...

Hi, Thinking of building with Attic trusses in front half of garage, scissor trusses in rear half. Any good idea out there for attic access or stairs without taking up too much floor space?

Hi, I'm planning on installing a 4-post lift in my yet to be built garage. I'm planning to have a 9 to 10 foot ceiling with attic in the forward end of the building with the lift going in the rear under sissor trusses which will give me more ceiling height in this area. How long should I...

Do attic trusses add anything to height of building or exterior wall height? As in when calculating height of building for permits or are they the same as ordinary trusses?

Hi, I plan to use block or poured cement on top of my slab for the bottom 6" - 24" of my walks? What are the pros and cons of using each? Should they be connected or held in place with anything other than gravity? Is there a name for building a wall this way? Tks.

Hi, Any opinions on the Optimum distance between garage doors and between the doors and side of building? I'm considering a 32' wide building with two 10-foot wide doors with 4' between them and between the doors and sides of building? Is this a waste or not enough?

Hi, Whats the difference in a attic truss and storage truss when it comes to storage room, weight carrying ability and cost? I'm considering a 34' wide building with either 6/12 or 8/12 pitch. Thanks!

I see a lot of people are putting their lift in the back end of the garage rather than in the front by the garage doors? What is the logic behind this? Pros and cons? I was set on putting mine directly at entrance in front of a garage door but now wonder if it would be advantageous to have it...

Hi, I'm just getting ready to build and was set on getting a mini spit for my garage until I was told by and HVAC friend that an electric heater may better and more efficiently serve my purpose. My garage will be about 1200 square feet. I live in Canada but do not get really cold winters...

Hi, Just deciding on garage size. Unsure if I should go wide but shallow or narrow and deep. I can go with two or 3 garage doors on the front and want to put another garage door in the side near the right rear of the building. The width I go will directly affect how deep I can go...

Hi, My town will allow me to build a garage to a maximum of 970 sq feet. I want to get the most useful space inside this as possible. I'm thinking a rectangular shape with two, 9 or 10 foot wide doors in one end. I've been playing with 26x36, 28x34, 30x32, and 24x40. My garage will...