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Since I'm feeling better we got something done. We managed to jack up the sides and back(one side at a time of course), used an air hose to clean the area, and installed the sill seal. My trusty air compressor came in handy. It may not be the best air compressor but it does the job. The motor...

Thanks :thumbup:

Yes, it is curved. Nice idea. Thanks.

Its been a little slow the last few days. I've been sick(how does one get a sinus infection at the beginning of August?!!!). We did get a few things accomplished before I got sick. We pulled on the back section and the whole garage is pretty much straight. Then we did some bracing on the inside...

No worries. No harm no foul :)

Sweet! Always nice to hear from another local. Thanks for the heads up and the offer. -Rob

I see. Thanks for the advice.

I get what you're saying. So in order for me to do that I'd have to cut each new stud(that is already in place) on the sides and front down to match the back( 91").

Thanks for the roof advice. My question about the trusses is this: can trusses be put on a building that slopes from front to back? There's a 14" difference in height from front to back.

Thanks and great advice. We did drill some holes in the existing footer and added some rebar. The back of the garage will have new gutters installed. I've had all the supplies(drops, downspouts, elbows ...etc). I was going to put up gutters until I saw the sill damage and decided to wait until...

Update time. After we got the front straight, we moved to the back and were having a little trouble. We knew going in that we would have issues trying to pull the back straight with no sills. So we just pulled a little on the back just to see. The sides were starting to come in towards each...

Thanks. Its been a little slow the last couple of days. My job has interfered with doing more on the garage and the weather hasn't helped either. It rained most of Saturday here so I spent the day inside the garage removing old shelves and whatnot.

Hello NUTTSGT. The size of the garage is 14' X 18'. At some point I do plan on addressing the roof after the garage is straight/braced. Good idea with the overhand. Thanks.

Yes, I saw that thread. Thanks :thumbup:. It was one of the threads that inspired me to fix up my garage instead of tearing it down.

It was more of my bad :dunno: . I should have posted some side photos to begin with. The last house we had had the same style garage (grrrr....I can't get rid of this style garage to save my life! :lol:. It was leaking but my wife and I repaired it(overhangs, drip edges, gutters...etc), with no...

Thanks...good idea. I may get lucky. My neighbor seems to think this local lumber yard has this siding. Fingers crossed :thumbup:

Yes, I fully understand. There are quite a few garages that are exactly the same as mine. It is very common style in this area. The back wall is shorter than the front which is its intended design. This is my neighbors garage directly behind me. I just happened to buy a house that had a...

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm pretty stoked at the progress we have had so far. I was VERY nervous about trying to pull it straight.

Thanks for the advice. When they repaired the roof, they left some of the old support boards and replaced others.

Most likely no. It has decent pitch. I'm going to put gutters on the back and collect the water in a rain barrel for my wife's garden.