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A random musing... since zoning has already come up. This 12' restriction is merciless. There are a few ways around it. 1) Go gable for the different way they measure height, but that is out because I want a shed. (LOL why??) 2) Try and get a variance, which requires an official plan review with...

We missed 4 saturdays because getting Gordy's sons together apparently is like herding cats. But managed to pull them together late one Wednesday at 4pm. I was pretty anxious, rain was forecast and it wasn't until about 2pm that the threat passed. Gordie guessed about 11 yards with slack, paid...

I am likely just remembering the wrong numbers somewhere. I'll measure tonight and check my model.

Yes. The zoning height restriction is 12' and I have 2x12 16 oc rafters making the span which gives me low slope. I think it is 2' 3" ft rise, I believe the slope is ~1.2. But basically I figured I couldn't get beyond 1.8 without shrinking the short wall below 8', and anything under 3:12 seems...

I must have imagineered the costs of excavation and slab work at $4500 to $6000, because the bids I got were $7,500 to $12,000 and a warning that they were still months out in schedule. A slab with a course of CMU wasn't exactly what I had in mind for my garage budget. So I went over to my...

I have finally embarked on my garage. I hope to share it here so that others might benefit from my experience (ha!) as much as I have from others, particularly this thread, Garage build - Modern, Shed Roof, Rain Screen Siding, which above all else provided me the impetus to build the garage I...

I agree with others here that your HRV blower does not deliver the airflow adequate to leverage economizer "free cooling" mode. It is sized and designed to deliver adequate ventilation air, not space conditioning. The auto exhaust and high mass construction exacerbate the issue. In commercial...

oh, one reason I've been hanging around here. Working on this thing in the street at -20F is not as fun as it sounds. edit: google drive no go on pics, I guess? advice on photo sharing?

Long time lurker, new time builder. Thought an introduction of sorts was in order before I begin my amateur garage build comedy hour. Anyway, Josh from Minneapolis. I am a clown with a lot of esoteric knowledge and a penchant for trying to do everything myself. I figure a half finished garage...