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The anchor and Sketchup images aren't showing up for me ... so, I can't see all your dimensions/layout. You can check your rafters using an online tool: https://www.awc.org/codes-standards/calculators-software/spancalc The rafter in the picture with the 'strap' that you attached has a...

To the original question, 1 mil should theoretically be as waterproof as 15 mil, so the thickness you choose is more based on durability during construction. Once its poured it should not matter what thickness you have. On the curing side, you're more likely to get cracking from the air side...

I think your mandoor should open the other way as it will be more comfortable when heading upstairs.

Still waiting on the design (and cost) for the floor trusses, so I want to see what comes of that. Chances are it won't make me want to make the garage any wider. Just got to decide if I want to go to 36' deep. When I started I was at 28', now I'm at 32' so I've already bumped it up once.

Not sure - its a operation in Keene, NY. Black Rooster I believe.

The correct window in a shower looks like tile with some grout lines and is just about impossible to see through unless you're Superman.

How about leaving the ground profile like it is today and pouring your new concrete slab as its own retaining wall? (You don't want to build a slab on topsoil, so you'd be swapping out the topsoil for subbase/gravel, but the concept/profile would be the same.) Some day when you're PT retaining...

I will have a minor foundation under the end walls - maybe an 18" wide spread footing if its on soil or the same stem wall if its on rock - but the two sides won't be connected. There won't be a foundation in the space where the garage door openings are or where the 10' wide door will be in the...

Nails or screws don't want to pop without a reason. Nails popping (and squeaks) are likely due to movement. If you make the whole assembly more rigid than it is now, then it would make the nails or screws to be less likely to pop. I don't think you need to worry about them. Btw, there are...

Sorry for the long post, but maybe one thing I should have started with is discussing the size. I know and agree with all the comments that say build it as big as you can. I kind of feel that I've done that, but would like to get some input on what you would tweak to make the space better...

Something to think about on the practical side - Has it been this way for the last 30 years? By what you're saying - yes. Has the floor collapsed yet in the current configuration? No. By you adding the LVLs are you going to make it worse? Not likely. So your plan is only moving in the...

If you're considering upgrading the slab somehow, I'd consider fibers over increasing the compressive strength. There are a number of different options - steel vs. fiberglass, micro & macro, etc. Fibers will help with initial shrinkage (surficial cracks) and improve the long term tensile...

I was checking out a maple sugar operation recently and came across an awesome building that housed all the equipment. Everything was milled from some reclaimed wood off a local barn that was torn down. See attached for a couple pics. I love the style, but I'm not sure I could make it work...

Its going to be a pseudo pole barn style and the walls are going to be full height posts to the roof trusses except they're going to sit on a concrete foundation. I'm not a fan of buried posts after what I've read about what our government has turned the pressure treating industry into. I'd...

The problem is that I've got a whole lot of stuff currently in my garage - my CJ7, tons of tools (which I may/will need access to) and workbenches, a bunch of stickered and non-stickered hardwood, etc. I think I'd need a pod or a storage container. Plus I'm not the fastest builder and have...

Bummer. I got that same message regarding I-joist from a manufacturer. They're going to be designing floor trusses for me - it sounds like somewhere in the 24" depth should work. Its not capacity its vibration. What do you mean by 'connect them all together'?

My current objective seems to be make as much of a mess as possible. By the time I'm done I hope to have no grass left and the driveway completely covered in mud. Here's a pic of the stump I dug out this weekend (existing garage in the background).

Plans are a definite and I'll stamp them if necessary. The great thing is that the Town line runs through the middle of the garage, so I've got two sets of reviews & inspections. They've already talked and worked out any zoning or complications from that. The trolley beam will go in after the...

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I'm in the process of designing a new garage to replace my existing garage and this forum has to be one of the most active I've seen. Rip apart my plans and help me get it right! The existing is about 700 SF made up of 4 different rooms (two car stalls and two animal stalls), plus a 500 SF...