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I have built two garages by myself and used metal roofing on both of them. The advantages are that the metal roof can be installed by one person much faster than shingles. I did the entire roof on a 24X38 garage working 8 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday. Shingles would have taken much...

I went to one of Ron's seminars 15 years ago and all his seminars and DVD's are worth the money. I have had ongoing questions thru the years about bending metal and any time I have ever E mailed him, I received a detailed answer. Great guy great information.

I would like to run some large copper pipe in my garage for air lines. What is the largest diameter copper pipe that I can solder with a standard hand held propane torch?

You might consider the Lincoln 180 pro welder. I bought this welder because it was rated to weld 1/2 inch thick steel where the comparable Miller unit only went up to 3/8 inch steel. The Lincoln sold for about $800 which was cheaper than the Miller. You have to use .045 wire with this...

I have been in retail on the hard concrete floors for over 40 years. Here is what has worked for me. 1. New Balance shoes stock number MW928BK about $140.00. This company is one of the few that have wide and extra wide sizes in stock. If you have been using the medium, try the wider sizes...

I would highly recommend you save up another $500 and get a Quincy 60 gallon 5 horse model for about $1500. If you keep the oil changed and the air filter changed it will last you the rest of your life. I know money is tight, but in the long run it will be cheaper. You can type Quincy...

I have several cars from the 60's and 70's and synthetic is all I use. Here's why. Buy a quart of the regular petroleum motor oil, buy a quart of synthetic motor oil. Put both of them in your freezer for 24 hours. Open the tops of both and turn up side down. The synthetic oil will run out...

I bought a 7.5 hp 80 gallon Quincy Compressor with the Weg electric motor about 6 months ago and I can tell you it is a quality product. This compressor makes much less noise than my old 3 horse 60 gallon unit because it operates at a lower rpm. No complaints at all with my Quincy Compressor.

I was a photographer for 20 years back when we used film. I have also built two garages. One of the best things I did in the planning stage was this. 1. Get some stakes and string and get on the site and lay out all your walls so that you can walk around it and get a sense of where ever thing...

Have you thought about not putting shingles on the roof and going with a metal roof? I have installed both and if you are planning on doing this yourself, the metal roof will go up much faster and easier, and will last the rest of your life if its not hit by a tornado. If you decide on...

I built a 2 car garage about 20 years ago and installed 2 9X7 overhead metal doors. There was a wood grain finish on most of it which made it impossible to sand. I washed the door with soap and water, let dry, then went over it with grease and was remover. Next I applied one coat of exterior...

I wanted a 24X38 shop and the cheapest estimate I received was $45,000 plus finance fees. It was just too much money. I decided to join Habitat for Humanity to gain the needed building skills, and save the money up and build it myself, which I did for $14,000. I worked on it every day thru...

I built a 3 car garage and had a lot of bits and pieces of different things that I could not take back to the store, and did not want to throw away because there was still some value left. I called Habitat for Humanity and they said they would be glad to have it and sent a truck to my home to...

If you plan to weld or paint in the garage I would install a professional ventilation system in there, so you could paint a car or weld with ease. Plenty of 120 and 240 outlets. Plan ahead on any welders or compressors you will need. Plan on having some outlets close to the door so you can...

I have built 2 garages and discovered something completely by accident. The local big retailer was selling a 9X7 garage door for $320. I called one of the specialty garage door installers in my area and they sold the same door, installed and delivered for $360. I was astounded. I checked...