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Hi All Just finalizing plans on my 24x24 detached garage. I'm using scissor trusses (4/12 over 2/12) for the inside trusses and gable end trusses. I know I can't notch into the trusses for the lookouts (like you can with rafters). My overhang will be 1 foot. I was going to order dropped end...

if I understand correctly 6" is good if using metal conduit and it's not going UNDER a driveway or parking area? (I'm going from house, thru yard (grass) to back of garage)

why would they be under the slab? wouldn't they stop at the outside, come up exterior wall and then into garage. that's how I normally do my electrical

Hi All I just got a quote from Menards for a 24' span (scissor trusses were almost double cost of common trusses BTW, but only total of $500 extra for entire project.) The specs I got from Menards are pretty poor (see attached). I t looks like there is no flat are where it meets the top plate...

Thanks My walls are gonna be 9.5' high (can only do single story in skokie). With a 4/12 pitch roof, that's about as high as I can go. Will do final calcs at weekend and may be able to eek out a few more inches. In the end, it will depend on final height of slab. I'm allowed 15' to peak, so...

Thanks LB. Not sure about heating yet. My last space (half size) i used a portable propane vented under crack in garage door. Hope to do something better. Will take a look for a used gas furnace (much cheaper than electric, no?) While I'm trenching for electrical and low voltage, will run a...

Been there and got there detached garage requirements. Nothing about insulation (which figures as many people don;t bother)

in Skokie (so just north)

Hi Guys Just budgeting my garage build (Chicago). Gonna be a truss roof (2x4 top chords and 24" OC). Will be 22'x24' 4/12 pitch roof (I make that about 556 sq ft). There will be no ceiling below trusses Will get some guys out for quotes eventually. What would I be looking at (approx in...

Thanks DC. Wasn't aware of that at all

Unfortunately the cords on my trusses are 2x4

I'm in Chicago. Will use for woodworking so will be heating in winter and cooling in summer (at weekends)

regular bats with kraft paper (then OSB/ply)

Hi all Building a new garage/work shop. Will be truss roof. There will be no ceiling, but I will insulating walls and underside of roof and covering with ply/osb. Do I need soffit vents and ridge vent or are they just required when you have an insulated ceiling? TIA Mark

Thanks Thumper Good idea

Great stuff Thanks a lot The requirements from village say "short walls to be braced per current adopted IRC" guess I need to try and figure out what that is :-(

Thanks will give that place a call if I decide on a single door. Think I'm gonna stick with 2x8ft though. Was planning to use a single engineered bean to support a single door if I or future owner decide to move to a 16 foot door. Those screens are pretty cool I was thinking of a double door...

That's what I was concerned about I tried to find a 2 car door where you could open just one half: no luck. Any idea where I'd find one?

Thanks The garage backs onto an alley, so I have no option to block the view. Revised it a bit (see door locations2.jpg) I'd back into the LH door so I would have a ton of space to open the door. I live alone so no concern about passengers 9even so, there's 2 feet) I made the bigger opening...

Hi All Building a new 2-car garage that will house 1 car and remainder will be a woodworking shop and storage. I want to have 2 separate doors so the I don't expose all the equipment to passers by if I have one door open. The garage will be 24' wide and i'm considering putting the two doors as...