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Our garage is 25 x 25 x 9 with an 18' x 8' door. Plenty of room to park a Honda Odyssey and a BMW 5 series. We are planning to add a 12 x 24 single on with a 9' x 8' door. We aren't setting the 3rd garage back.

I am considering building a 24 x 36 triple (detached) with one double door and one single with standard shingles and cedar siding. Do you know what a package like that typically costs? How much should I plan on for labour and electrical? I already have a pad quote. Thanks.

That statement is not neessarily true. You lose more heat through the floor than you realize. I'd check building codes for your area before relying on the experts here. Or, use an online heat loss calculator to show how much heat you'll need with vs without an insulated floor. There is also a...

Additions are more expensive than stand alones, but I'd prefer the addition because you end up with one large space instead of 2 smaller ones. Best thing is to compare quotes for the two options.

Re: Opinions on garage htt water heater You run a hot water supply line to the faucet in the garage. Just before the faucet, you plum in a Tee and then run the "return" line through a pump and the back to the hot water tank in the house. The pump will continuously circulate hot water from the...

Can you help me trouble shoot our shallow well problem? We have a shallow well at our cabin. The old cast iron pump failed last year and I replaced it with a Grunfos model. There is a foot valve at the bottom of the suction line and a back flow valve at the inlet to the pump. The pipe coming...

Thanks for starting this thread! I live in a city that has increasingly poor water quality (lead pipes are deteriorating and the city adds chemicals to keep the lead for sloughing off which is bothering my skin), such that I have considered drilling a well on my urban property. The drilling...

It's a one time cost though.

I live on the prairies and heat my 25' x 25' with a 5 kW electric heater. Humidity ranges from 50% to 20% in cold weather. The outside RH is usually 30% or lower in the winter. Usually if you bring fresh, cold, dry air in and vent out humid air, you can dry the air out pretty quickly. It adds to...

Sorry, I thought you were looking for the best way to preserve your batteries. :)

Sounds reasonable. How many years do you get out of your marine battery, recognizing that manner of use (in addition to storage) also affects longevity. :)

Instead of seeking opinions from a bunch of forum participants who might not have any actual experience, why don't you call your local Interstate Battery rep and ask them what the best way is to preserve your battery? They told me to put my Sea Doo battery on a float charger and keep it from...

Put them on a wood block in a heated space and put a trickle charger on them. They will discharge if left sitting over the winter, especially in the freezing temperatures experienced in Keswick. A deep discharge is hard on any battery including a deep discharge marine battery.

How often do trains come down that line? Like the '67 Fastback!

If you have a choice, I wouldn't accept a field fix. It's eith made right or it isn't.

I find the range a bit short as well. I used to able to press the remote from about 150 yards away on my old lifter. With the 8500 I have to be at the end of my 60' driveway. That is using Homelink - I haven't tried using the supplied remote.

That is exactly what I was thinking.

There is no question he can cut the root to avoid more damage. The better question is can he get the bank to pay for the damage already? In my view, it will likely be cheaper to just remove the root, cut out the damaged section of driveway and replace it. The bank isn't going to replace the...

I'd consult with a lawyer to find out what you can and cannot do to the tree in the USA. In Canada, the law is as stated in this court case: As per Centrum Land Corp. v. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario et al (1988), 1988 CanLII 4823 (ON SC), 64 O.R. (2d) 289 (H.C.), it is...

You need minimum 2.5" of 2 lb closed cell foam to get a vapor barrier. You don't need R40 with spray foam as it is stoping the moisture transfer. I wouldn't recommend a ridge vent in the snow belt - they become ineffective in the winter along with any other vent that gets covered up. OP, where...