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Thanks guys. Its sunny out, but I'm stuck at work doing CAD drawings.

Sorry for the lack of updates. We have had way to much rain the "summer". I took a day off from work last week, so I could tackle the sheathing. Its definitely a challenge doing it by yourself, but I got a lot done. My wife got home, and we talked a little about the man door, and next thing I...

Busy weekend so far. Saturday morning I was back at it. We got the 2nd top plate nailed on, first. Next we started sheathing the walls. My neighbor got me started on the first few, then when home to mow/trim his lawn. My brother stopped by to lend a hand, which made things a lot easier. The...

No big updates. I finished blocking the walls last night. Saturday we will put the double top plate on, and the sheathing. Then its a waiting game for the the trusses. I also need to decide how I'm getting power to the garage. I have a 200 amp service going to the house. the garage is in...

Thanks everyone. "keys to the store" are good, but I dont wanna make a habit of doing it. But it is better then an 2 hour round trip to cheapo depot.

Thanks. Yea, hes great. He left me alone for 30 minutes, to cut some cripples. I set his saw down after cutting the first one, and the power cord wrapped in the spinning blade, and cut it off. I felt horrible. He came back, and I told him I'd get a new saw for him, and he laughed. He trimmed the...

We started bright and early Saturday morning. I had some verbally committed help, but of course, they were all no shows. It was just my neighbor and I. He is a long time carpenter, so we were good. PT sill plate went down first We had a slight issue with the nail gun, but a quick call to a...

Thanks for the tip. I received a partial delivery yesterday. It's enough to get me started either tonight, or first thing Saturday morning.

There are no remaining buildings left, only memories. I'm embarrassed to say I don't have any real good pictures of the house. I have a bunch during construction, but they are printed photos. I'll upload them sometime. Google maps has a decent picture, so I snipped it. The house has 8" log...

My wife and I are keeping a running spreadsheet of expenses. We use Google Docs, so we can both update it where ever we are. Does anyone else do this? If not, I recommend it, its a great way to stay organized. The best part is, you know how much you spend. The worst part is, you know how much...

Current projects are a MK1 Jetta 4 door 1.8t, O2A, Manilla green, and a MKV Rabbit. Rabbit is getting bagged this summer, MK1 has been a 10 year project, will probly take another 10 to finish. Pics soon...

Thank you everyone. I definitely take pride in owning a piece of family history. So I got some quotes on materials. This will be my 1st delivery, hopefully by Friday. 80 2'x6'x10' 10 2'x8'x10' 30 7/16" 4'x8' OSB 4 2'x6'x16' PT 4 2'x6'x12' PT Total was $1291.40, and 10% off if I paid cash. The...

Hello all. My name is Kevin. I have been reading a lot on GJ, and now starting my own project. Before I get to my project, I will give you a little background. When I was a little kid, my family and I lived in my grandparents old farmhouse. It was a working farm in the 70's, but as my...

+ = silver lining to a broken $200 stick...

The VW pickup is awesome, please don't scrap it!

Hi, My name is Kevin. I live in a small town in northern Vermont. I am designing a garage on my land, and came here to get ideas. One thing I have learned from other forums, is READ. I don't post a lot, but I read a lot. I will do my best to absorb as much info as I can. I have taped off a...