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Not sure which supports we're talking about, joist hangars? I am using 2x8 rafters with a 2x10 ridge. Still need to add collar ties and rafter ties at the ceiling level. So far everything is straight, level and plumb. I had some help today from my neighbor to add the second half of the ridge and...

The roof plan draft was still in my head up until two days ago when I picked up the rest of the materials. Once the walls were up and sheathing was on, I had the wife prime all the cut edges then the siding panels went on with all overlaps and corners sealed so there was no chance of water...

I didn't see any advantage of putting the roof on first and wanted to keep moving forward when weather permitted. Also, I plan to close in the soffits with the same siding material for a clean look. Along with a few Helis

Had to wait for a few bad storms to pass but managed to get the siding panels finished. Picked up the rest of the lumber tonight to start on the roof. More pictures to come.

Hi Jim, Read through your garage build thread and am building one the same size. I plan on raising the ceiling to 9 foot almost exactly like yours and insulating and finishing. How many lights did you end up going with and is it enough light to work by? My shop will be primarily used for...

Finished the last two walls and got the siding panels on two of them. It was so nice to install windows into near perfect openings also.

One wall at a time is good for me as I'm **** and tend to spend more time thinking, measuring and cutting than the average carpenter. Temps are in the high 20s in the morning so I wait until it warms up a bit before starting. I didn't need a lumber package for this small of a building. I hauled...

Herb, the shop is mainly going to be used for my model airplane and Honda trail bike hobbys so I'm planning on lots of cabinets and workbench area. I like your shop/office and hope to have that nice of a shop to work in. DiF I agree, a few bucks more for a stronger structure is piece of mind...

110 in the summer only if I drive 90 miles down to Phoenix, up here summers are mild except for July/August when we have the monsoon humidity. There is going to be one window on the next wall and an 8' sectional door opposite the service door. December is normally our coldest month but this...

I went with 20x20 because there are no inspections required until I add electrical later. Got another wall up today, decided to sheath it afterward as the first wall was a bear to lift with the sheathing on.

Greetings all, I've been reading the GJ forum for several months in anticipation of starting on my small 20x20 shop. We recently moved from a home which had a 20x22 garage that was fully finished and had cabinets spanning every wall. I had a place for everything as it was well organized. Well...

DiF:, Thank you. After seeing some of the restored vises on here I definitely want to make mine like new. I have another thing to look for when we go to yard sales from now on, old vises.

Here is the tag cleaned up a bit with lacquer thinner. From the looks of the tag where the pin hits it, the company must have decided to move it to the other side of the vise to protect it. I was glad to see "MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" instead of just the initials. That was back when...

Let me highjack this thread for a second, Ross/Kzoo is that your Goat in your avatar? I have a 66 hardtop, had it since 1981, wish it was a vert.

Thanks JP, Sounds interesting but I have family coming up this weekend from Phoenix. I'll take a raincheck though. I found Yavapai county very easy to deal with especially after dealing with Riverside California for 20 years. My brother in Phoenix tells me horror stories about Phoenix/Maricopa...

Thanks LB, the book looks like a lot of good info. However, I wasn't sure if the rafter span for a given size board was the entire length from wall to wall or from the ridge to the wall. I just learned from some carpenters on another forum that the span the table is referring to just the ridge...

I'm in Yavapai county like you. The building department only requires a land use permit for structures up to 400sq as long as it isn't attached to another structure and has no electrical/plumbing. This requirement is supposed to be changed soon to 200sq so I got in just under the wire. They told...

Thanks drivesitfar, Forums are the best part of the net and I hope I can contribute here and also learn as much as I have in other forums.

Nice thread. I never thought of restoring or needing to repair the old Rock Island 574 but now it's on my list. I saved this vise from a trip to the salvage yard when the Air Force Base (Norton) I was stationed at back in 89 got BRAC'd (shut down). It was used for countless years back to the...

Hopefully there is a framer around who can answer a simple question regarding the rafter span table. When it refers to "maximum rafter span", is that the span from wall to wall to include both rafters or just 1 rafter from ridge to wall? Thanks.