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Got my first penny deals today. 2 8" blades and a 10" blade. System said there were none in stock but I went to take a look just in case and was excited to find the 10" then when I found the two 8" i really got a rush haha! I went to SCO with a $20 bill in my jacket pocket ready to put in the...

i am fairly new here and have never heard of these penny deals. can someone explain how you go about finding them? Thanks!

by mixing the cocrete dry, you may not be getting the proper hydration in the concrete. you have to hydrate the cement for the concrete to reach design strength. how are you going to mount the pole? i dont see any anchor bolts in your pictures.

Now that the garage was weather tight, i decided to get the front yard torn out and ready for the new driveway: Front yard torn out: Graded and almost ready for concrete: Got some guys from work to help put down the concrete. All it cost me was the concrete, beers, and steaks: Garage...

After the framing was done, my build came to a screeching hault. I originally planned on using comp roofing, but I came across a roofing supply company that had 2 pallets (7 squares) of the same roof tiles that I have on my house that were left over from another job. The guy at the roofing...

The following Tuesday (7/2/13), I had my lumber delivered. When I got home from work and saw it sitting in my driveway I was concerned because it did not look like enough lumber to build a garage. Turns out my material takeoff was pretty damn close. I was only short about 3 sheets of 1/2" cdx...

So it has been a while since I have posted an update, I have been so busy lately with the garage build, work, and my fishing tournaments that I have barely had any time to do anything else. Here are some pictures of the slab pour. I have a guy that does great work and he is pretty cheap. Him...

Well today I scored some heavy duty wire mesh at work. I had a little time after work so I got my shut off forms installed for the two man doors, the wire mesh installed, and some of the expansion joint installed. Tomorrow I will have to finish installing the expansion joint and the shut off...

Hey everyone, I have been hanging around this site for a few months now ever since I first had the thought of building a detached garage in my side yard. My girlfriend and I bought a new home in June of 2012. The home came with a landscaped front yard, but the backyard was just a large oasis of...