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I have a 36 x 28 x 12 two bay detached garage with a 10/12 roof pitch and attic trusses also north of Boston. I was limited to 1000 sqft by zoning regulations. My garage sits into the side of a hill so a good portion of the 10" thick concrete walls are visible inside the garage. I used 2x6's 16"...

I've changed a lot of struts on my own vehicles and for family and friends. I even invested in the Branick 7600 strut spring compressor and mounted it on a wall in my garage. From my experience I've learned to only use OEM on certain items. Struts is one those items.

If the setscrews on the pulleys were loose there would be nothing to keep the torsion spring from unwinding, losing all the tension.

No, I don't run heavy equipment. I do make it a point to know where all the utilities are within or near my property and to inform anyone who is working on or nearby where the utilities are too. I also have little tolerance for people who fail to accept their responsibilities and then blame...

"Am I Wrong?" IMHO yes. Being the property owner you had the responsibility to notify the contractor of any potential issues with your property. Why would you even try to blame him? If I were you I would apologize to the contractor for blaming him for your failure to notify him of the presence...

Anyone using a vent-less gas fueled heater should also have a carbon monoxide detector located in the space they plan to be for any length of time. Carbon monoxide is odorless, dangerous and can accumulate quickly. Your blood associates much, much easier with carbon monoxide than with oxygen...

In most circumstances I agree with you, but the OP has already experienced near hurricane force winds and considering his building's locale it could happen again.

How are you building this without $$$ ??? Sell some of the lumber, get the tools and equipment you need to salvage what's left.

I wouldn't use tapcons, but sleeve anchors instead. Get a rotary hammer drill to drill the holes into the concrete floor. I would 3/8" sleeve anchors. https://www.itwredhead.com/products/expansion-anchors/dynabolt After the garage is built cut the anchors flush to the top of the floor.

I would place some anchors into the concrete floor and bring the bracing inside. Plumb up the two corners. Run a string along the top of the wall, spaced out 1-1/2" from the corners. Using a scrap piece of 2x between the string and the top of the wall, add braces from the concrete floor to the...

I've used a hand held, battery powered router to make notches in wood studs and joists. Mine is a Makita but I think Milwaukee makes one too.

A dry system is required in a building where temperatures may drop below freezing.

The springs are stretched by the cables which are attached to the bottom fixtures on the door. For a door that is 7ft (84") high, the springs with the pulley arrangement will stretch from their relaxed length about 42", a distance closely approximating half the height of the door when the door...

The nuts on the bolts will loosen within the first couple of months of construction as the lumber shrinks and the added weight of the building compresses the sill gasket (if the builder installed a sill gasket). If the nuts are still on the bolts it should still hold the sill plates in place if...

I suspect there is little or no insulation behind that area of the drywall. In the winter the drywall surface temperature falls below the dewpoint temperature in the room causing moisture (water vapor) in the room to condense (turn back to a liquid) on and in the drywall. You can wash the mold...

Any place where there is stable soil if the organic (loam) soil is removed and replaced with a good compacted stone base, then that base alone would be sufficient to hold up just about any vehicle. A properly mixed and not watered down 4" layer of concrete added on top simply provides a hard...

Water weighs 62.4 lbs per cubic foot. A roof or attic has to be specifically engineered to hold a water storage tank. My suggestion for the OP is to look into having an artesian well dug.

Simple economics - an increase in the supply of money without a corresponding increase in the supply of goods to be purchased will cause increases in prices, aka "inflation." It best to buy any tools on the wish list now as your money will only continue to decrease in value. Actually it would...

After you trim off the inner ribs insert a new brass fitting and secure the fitting to the garden hose with stainless steel wire using a Clamp-Tite tool. To finish it off wrap it with good quality electrical tape. I've yet have one fail or come apart after doing this. https://clamptitetools.com/

I've never heard of them, but I've seen intumescent paint demonstrations. It may provide some protection as described but I've yet to see much that a fire couldn't destroy.