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Hello all, I'm by no means a concrete expert, neither I believe is anyone in my area. I used a local lumber yard to build an economical 36x24x12 garage and specified a polished 6" deep concrete floor. The contractors overall did a nice job for the total price. Of course there are small bits...

Argh! The spec for my garage called for garage door extenders, or getting the doors as close to the ceiling as possible. I have 12 foot ceilings and 10 foot high doors, 9 feet wide. So I wander back to the garage (detached, 250 feet from the house) and the contractor is done with door # 1 and...

Hello All, The build started in Oct. for my 36 x 24 x 12 with attic trusses then sort or stalled with weather and getting the concrete poured. The last two weeks have been hectic with workmen, and I think they are working towards getting finished and their final payment before Christmas...

Hello, I know very little about concrete. I'm getting a 24x36 (3 car wide - 24 foot deep) slab poured next week. A foundation was poured, and a 4 block high cinder wall put up. The will be grading the inside, putting clay down, laying a vapor barrier, and then pouring a 6 inch slab. It...

Hello, Not sure I'm uploading all the photos correctly, but we'll see. My 24 x 36 build started last week (yeah!). Foundation was poured and block is in. Grading, plumbing and electrical rough in, block fill, and slab pouring is next. Question 1 : The block will need to be sealed as...

Hello, I'm new to the board, so please bear with me and be kind. I moved about a year ago to SC, where we bought a house with no garage. The good new about that is I get to create / design one. I have two antique cars, a 1973 BMW and a 1966 Citroen. I've pretty much settled on the size...