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Thanks guys I'm sure I could do something that would hold up. Problem is, these days, have to pass an inspection!

Thanks. Just got quote (inc dropped end) from Midwest manufacturing (supplier for menards)

Hi Guys Was looking at stock trusses (24' 4/12 24" OC). My local Menards carries these, but the end truss is same height as common trusses. They don't seem to have a stock dropped gable end (I know I could get one custom made). I was planning on at least a 1 foot overhang (maybe 2'). Is...

I'm actually buying in Skokie. Do they have Aldermen in burbs? (I'm an expat)

Thanks for info guys

Hi All Just got detached garage requirements from village. Drainage It's at back of lot, so can't run gutters to front of lot. Does anyone know what specs are for a dry well? (depth, width, material, covering, etc.) What the heck is "an open and improved public alley with positive...

Thanks a lot!

Nice job I'm just buying a place in Skokie. has an old one car garage with cracked slab and I want to expand to 2-2.5 car garage (about 24x24). What R value insulation did you end up putting in? What did the concrete work cost and what size? Any recommendations on someone to do the concrete...

2nd one was great. Thanks for sharing

Thanks Was definitely planning ridge vents

Thanks for comments Matt. Haven't seen inside in daylight yet, so hard to tell condition of framing. Inspection didn;t pick up any issues with framing. Looks like the exterior just hasn't been touched fro 10 year, paint has flaked and some rot. (Similar to garage at my current place when i...

Thanks for the reply Bob. I think I'd just replace the roof entirely. The existing one probably needs a tear off, so I'm probably only looking at a few hundred more in lumber. What's involved to "Pin and tie the two slabs together" I have a dust collection system (auto starts when tools start)...

Not extensively yet. Nearly everyone else on the street has a 2-car and my lost size and house are a similar size, so I'm not anticipating any issues. My buddy in Evanston built his and he got a doc from the village that told him all the requirements for footings, etc. Searched high and low and...

Hi All I'm just buying a house in Skokie, IL (just north of Chicago) and trying to do some planning/budgeting while I'm going thru the closing process. Hope to close in about 3 weeks. The existing garage is 20' deep and 11' wide. The slab is not too bad except for a big crack across the width...

It's close to 18". Didn't measure, but it's a way down. I can't find anything definitive about being able to use the conduit as ground back to main panel. I wish they'd write the NEC code in plain English. Apparently even inspectors have different views on this. Plus, our local inspector is a...

If I'm right, that gives me 55A, so I'm guessing I'd use a 50A DP breaker in main panel (or will they let you go to 60, like they do with 95 to 100) and then 2x15 and 1x20. (Would it be OK to install 3x20A knowing it would trip the main breaker at 50A?

Not 100% sure what code is here in Chicago

Hi All the house i bought has a detached garage about 20 feet from main structure. It currently has 1/2-inch rigid metal conduit with a single 20A circuit (3x12ga THHN). I need about 13A for a table saw or router (two are never on together) and 11A for dust collection. Then enough for "small...