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Since completing our drainage system, its never really had a full on test with all its components in place. Saturday evening we had a very heavy thunderstorm roll in and it dumped 4 inches of rain on us. We were quite worried as we don't actually know how much our system can handle at once...

Thanks, I love my hidden storage spaces. Right now I am looking at building a garage computer that will be completely hidden as well. Thank you very much. I definitely spent a lot of time here lurking before we ever put a shovel in the ground. I think I designed about 9 different garages...

Thanks! Thanks for commenting! Good to hear. This is my first time ever having a "nice lawn". Going to do my best to keep it looking nice.

Well about two weeks after laying the sod down, finally gave it a first pass with the lawn mower. Very pleased with the results, lawn seems to have taken hold really well everywhere, and you can't see any grid lines from the sod.

That means a lot, thank you! :beer:

Thank you for the kind words. When we bought the house, the only thing we were going to do was finish the basement to add a few bedrooms and an extra bathroom. It escalated so far beyond that though, as you can tell haha. Since buying the property in 2012, we have increased its value by...

Thanks, basically just followed some online tutorials we found on YouTube, and I had a buddy come over that had experience installing sod from when he did his house years ago.

Thanks! :beer: Thanks, I hope yours turns out good as well!

Adding soil to the low spots, pulling weeds and grass. Found some instructions online on how to level your yard. Made this thing up out of some junk laying around, worked pretty good I gotta say. Looking pretty level, not perfect, but way better than it was. Sod arrived quite late, but it...

Exciting times, good luck with your pour!

Time to address our crappy back yard. Years of neglect, plus one neighbor who doesn't take care of his lawn, plus flood damage, plus construction damage, plus damage from a fire pit that probably burned all kinds of nasty stuff over the years equals a very damaged lawn. I borrowed a heavy duty...

I didn't realize venting wasn't required when you did spray foam in your attic. Does that mean they will be installing non vented soffits then as well? The spray foam isn't that popular here yet so I am unfamiliar with building practices surrounding it. In 2012 when we finished our basement...

Congrats on the liftmaster 8500, you will love it, especially if you add the internet control unit so you can use your phone to open the garage door. This has got to be a record for fastest garage project from breaking ground to mostly completed structure.

I noticed that there was no attic ventilation, then I noticed the gap between the sheeting as well. I am thinking the guys doing the roofing forgot to install the ridge cap vent as you wouldn't leave that gap otherwise. If this isn't in the plan you should insist that they install one, I...

I know what you mean, my garage is bright enough to perform surgery in, but every time I take a picture my camera adjusts the lighting and makes it look darker. Just looking at how they mounted your garage door opener, would you not have been better off going with a jackshaft opener like a...

Good to hear! I really hope he fixes the slab to your satisfaction and that the rest of the build goes according to your plans. Good on you for sticking to your guns.

Sure thing. Graphite on the left, and black on the right. You can see the concrete through any of the colors by looking straight down. If you are on any sort of angle, the concrete disappears completely and the floor appears to be solid. The free flow was the right choice for me, I can list...

Glad to know you enjoyed my thread. I am also enjoying following your thread, especially since we have a common passion for wakeboarding boats. The RaceDeck tiles I ordered from RaceDeck directly. They will ship to Canada, or what I did was have them shipped to the border then I just went...

Thank you very much for all your comments and observations on my build. The bulkhead was part of the plan right from the beginning. I've always had a distaste for seeing the garage door rails and openers out in the open, I felt like it was a limiting factor for a garage to transform into a...

I love this project, and your yard. I would love to have a pool just like that.