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Hi. Started on my 18'X24' work shop back in Oct. when the weather was nice and have been moving slowly ahead. Very sloooowly!! Temps here are averaging a daytime high of 0 DegF. (-15 to -17 C.) since lately. Anyhow my advice would be to use one of the sketching programs available on line to...

I'm not sure how much the chips add to the clear coat roughness. After my chips were scraped down there were no real pieces sticking up. I had applied two coats of clear. With out adding grit I think the floor would have been deadly slippery as it was very smooth and high gloss. What I did...

Hi Rocco. What program is that to do the light calc? Have a similar size just 24' deep so would add an extra 4' bank. Will the program allow me to put 3 or 4 halogen lights down the centre and show the coverage? The ceiling is 4/12 vaulted inside so will the program take that into account...

Well I thought it was all smooth sailing until today. 18'x24' with 10' walls and 4/12 vault. Started standing up walls, wife's comment after the first wall went up was "Well I wonder how long before someone complains". Next day in the evening when I was picking up tools a guy stopped asking if I...

We have a system that draws from the three baths and returns via the duct work. System is in service all the time on low speed. It has high speed timers for the baths (20 min). When I shower it keeps the humidity out of the bath fine. When the wife showers the bathroom fogs up bad. She does use...

Now that's cool. Don't you just love all the stuff that you made way back in high school that you still use. Have a hack saw, car ramps, vise, and winch that are still in use at age 44. Kid can't believe that I built all of those items every time we use them. Goes to show you how smart our old...

Thanks for the input. I do here you on the security aspect. Shop is going to be tied into monitored house system and have a four legged enforcer. Reality is if they want in they will get in. One aspect is blending it with the house as it is on a city lot and does fill a large part of our yard...

Hi all. Weather is suppose to break and warm up to above freezing this weekend, so time to finish up my framing. 18'x24' workshop in my backyard. Located 20' from the back of house so decided to place a couple of windows to help break up the wall of vinyl and provide some natural light...

Very nice build. Just stood the first wall up on my 18'X24' workshop in the back. The walls are 10' with a 6/12 roof with 4/12 vault. Have to say that after standing up the first wall it looks tall. My wife is sure the complaints will be coming. Curious on what you did for the gas line. Did...

Thanks everyone for all the advice, pictures and for rotating my drawing CNGsaves. Called and had the order for the beams changed to 18' so it will span the entire distance. There is the local building dept. involved, thats why I talked with the inspector. With the amount of people that just...

Yeah I don't want it to look like the bottom picture. That's what worries me. Good picture of what the front structure should look like. Thanks for that. So using the strong-ties to the concrete is not an option as the pad is poured and J-Bolts are in place 1' from the edge in both directions...

Large garage door and small walls. Framing? Hi all. So I have read about shear walls and the problems that short garage front walls create with racking. Reality is there is allot of 18'-20' wide garages with 16' doors now that we have smaller lots. So the question is, am I better off running...

Thanks for that. Should it be kept moist even with the temp. being so low? Have been giving it a light misting in AM as I have been lucky that the temp. has stayed above freezing, but leaving it to dry out throughout the day so as not to have water sitting at night incase it does freeze. Will...

Hi all. Just finished having my monolithic pad (18'x24') placed. Pad is 10" at edge and 6" middle, 2" foam, poly, then rebar and Pex tubing. Placement seem to go ok. Temp. was at 0 Celsius (32 F) in the morning. Concrete comes with hot water this time of year here. They told me that "one...

I agree. Excellent info on framing. Not to highjack the thread, but it seems to fit all this information. What dimension of lumber is used for a 16' garage door opening on a gable end (not load bearing)?

Thanks. Will see if I can find that clamp fitting. I have used the Fernco in the past but this was in a location that could be dug up if ever needed. Thought was that the sump outside of the building would act as containment if anything was ever to leak. I remember years ago when I placed floor...

No control joints was also a consideration. My house garage (20'x22') was done with out CJs and even has a protruding corner into it. Only a few hairline cracks which I filled and covered with an epoxy coating. Never showed up after three years. Knock on wood!! If I did this, then I would go to...

Thanks will keep that in mind. Do you feel that greater than the standard 1/4" per foot is required?

Just to be clear the plan is to use a cast flange with a threaded in metal drain. The flange will be imbedded into the concrete. Thought was that this would be stronger just in case something was rolled over it (jack, sleds, etc). A Fernco coupler would be used to connect to the ABS or PVC pipe...

Hi. Looking for some more informed information/opinions. Installing floor drain piping to a centre location in a new slab which will run to a sump outside of the slab for now. What is best ABS or PVC? Both will join to a cast iron drain with a rubber coupler so I can use either. Don't know if...