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That would be perfect, I just hope it works out that way being it's already on order and due in any day now, will keep you posted. I due have a thread on the garage build started.

The bay next to the loft is the side prepped for a two post lift :headscrat

Has anyone used metal soffit and facia vs aluminium. I priced the aluminium and I have to purchase full cartons due to the color I want, so I will be stuck with lot's of extra. I thought of pricing metal, I will have metal siding on the walls with some cedar and cultured stone on the front to...

Radiant pex in floor, hoping to use that someday. Electric will be run from house.

Re: Garage door advise or ideas Doors and track where orderd from a person who installs these for a living, tracks orderd to follow 3/12 pitch ceiling, no extra height track orderd. I guess I'll wait and see, if I end up 19" from pitched ceiling might not be too bad. Just thought if I ever get...

Garage update, roof finally on. Looking for advise on loft, should I box it in and use pull down stairs or leave it open and access from the garage from a ladder.:headscrat Closed off easier to insulate, storage would be clean, save on flimsy stair cost. Open, easier to put things up thru large...

Nice job with the wedges, I will have to try them always looking for a way to shape or downsize rocks.

New garage has 10' ceilings with scissor truss giving me 3/12 pitch at ceiling 13' 6" at peek. Garage doors are orderd and comming in soon tracks are to fit the 3/12 pitch. Now looking at my current garage has 10' ceiling with standard door tracks which hang 19" from ceiling, should I have...

Garage door size is 10 x 8, the rock I was trying to dismantle in the opening thread was one of many, happend to be the largest from digging for the house foundation 22 years ago. I also used over 3 tri-axle loads of crushed stone to fill in the over dug holes, and bring areas back up to grade...

Size is 30 x 40, 10' walls, scissor trusses over the overhead doors giving a 13'6" center height, attic trusses over remainder shop area. I had no fancy plans drawn up, just ideas from this site. I'll have lots of questions and will be looking for idea's from those who have followed so far. I...

Some progress today set the trusses, and sheathed half the roof.:)

From the research I've done Pex A is the type with the most memory followed by type B then C. Which is why type A can use the expansion ring type connectors

Ready to frame some walls, 2x6's with OSB sheathing.

My quarry is located in upstate NY and the rocks are for sale !!!. As far as the blocks, forming up with 2x12's then using them for headers seemed the simple way of doing it. Plus my help was more familier doing it that way.

ready to start framing with no set plans shy of entry door placement. Question is planning on putting three windows in, one on each gable end and one in front of garage size would be 48" wide 36" tall vinyl sliders. How far off the floor and is that a good size ??. I have a Thread started under...

Update, one course 8" block with cap block. lumber delivered.

Pressure test holding at 60 psi, I did leave room for a lift just in case, time for concrete,

Time for forms and 3" XPS foam on inside of forms, 6 mill plastic, drain tile for perimeter, some rebar, mesh, 2" XPS foam for floor. Also pex tubing for heat layed in.

Taking shape

Time for lots of crushed stone and some compacting, bringing things up to level. this is why I went with a slab vs trying to drill 20 some holes for poles. Also trench for utilities dug readu for some conduit.