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After spending 2 weeks (Seemed allot longer) putting all the Roofing shingles up ( and don't forget having to clear the Dam Snow of the roof a couple of times as it was December by now) I could start on the first fix... Here's the wall between the house section of the addition and the garage...

Spent about 3 days in the roof squaring all the trusses and fitting all the braces etc, then about 2 weeks nailing all the OSB on the roof... November 8th (4) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr

3 mates and some Hired scaffold lifts, and we lifted all 26 roof trusses up by hand, and it only took 4 hours..... November 8th (2) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr

Nearly done framing... Oct 12 (16) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr

Walls going up.... Oct 12 (14) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr

Walls poured with studs 90 deg bent placed in the wet concrete before it set. Then pressure treated bottom plate bolted down, and back filled.... Oct 12 (5) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr I also cribbed and poured my 6" dropped floor for my Scissor lift, ready for the main...

Gar (13) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr Jumping the gun a little but here you can see the upper Quad Lock cover walls....

Due to Issues with the Inspector not letting me "A Novice" use ICF up to the roof line, ( my comment of "its only bl**dy Lego blocks and Re-bar" may not have helped), I had to change my plan. They did let me use ICF for the frost walls and 2ft above ground, but above that I had to use normal 2x6...

August 31 (11) by 710b74a35785a46826085330f1e6eb64, on Flickr Getting out of the mud seemed it would never happen, but once I poured the footings things started moving faster.... I used allot of wood to sure up the ICF walls, and making a walk way around it so to ease pouring the pumped concrete...

I need to open a flicker account, will post pics the weekend... I've been working hard on my project car and now my tidy garage is well used lets say and full off **** . Its time to start building that 16x24 "Shed" then I can store all my molds and other equipment. Back to the planning office...

Well the garage is almost finished.... Some parging and a Signature left to do. Been busy actually enjoying my self during the winter months working in a Nice 18+ when its -30 outside......

Maybe time you moved out of your comfort zone and Skipped countries then ??? Yes ...

Had a similar thing here in Alberta. Had to apply to the Rural Rocky View No44, to ask for a 1200sqft Detached garage (Only 1/4 Acre Plot) only to find out the Maxium for detached buildings was 969sqft..... So resubmitted to find that meant Total of 969 if you had 2 buildings, if only one the...

I found a local lumber yard with some 1" MDF of cuts cheap..... took nearly month to get them all trimmed and fitted butcan hang nearly anything off them.....

I'm a Engineer of 22 years and have never fitted any black iron pipe to any of the 50+ CNC Machines I have personally built. Yes BIP it's cheap ( although Galvanised is close to 4 times the price here in Calgary), and my last shop I used Gav Pipe, but I'm installing Plastic pipe this time. You...

So 2 tone Painted MDF Walls and Base boards are to much ??? does this make me sad... not as far as I'm concerned.... The wife even helped me Paint the walls last weekend.... she's a good girl really... but she does know me to well now not to laugh....

Sold our little Cottage in Southam 15 miles south of Coventry on the Banbury road.... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dGrsGySHr9s/SFaUgogRPDI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qhTk_FFHfNY/s1600-h/DSCF3531.JPG

Now have all the dimensions i need thanks to a Good guy and all round helpful chap. Have done alittle modifing as the Cylinders I can get that are made for this kind of work are slightly different in stroke and overall lenght, but still works the same............ If anyone wants the CAD...

Ah is this one any smaller than the LR60 ?? does it lift in the same way ?? Dims Please... PS thanks for phoning last week.... Clive

The Dealer I got a Quote from was in BC, maybe the same people.... had a chance to get for $1950 before the Dollar slid against the US... Doh...