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I would like to build a small garage and have a modest living space above it. My idea is for a 24x16 garage, and has 16 foot walls, and an open ceiling, maybe with a dormer window or two. My idea would be to do a pole barn type foundation using 20 foot posts 4 feet deep in cement. In checking...

I'm finding that for my area (which is lake county) a pole barn construction is not permitable and one would need to have an engineer sign off on it and then present plans to the planning department for approval. I think this is for pretty much all of California, not sure how it works if a...

I looking to build a 20 x 16 x 10 ceiling garage with a gravel floor to start with. Structural wise would it be better to use 4x4 PT every 4 feet or 6x6 PT every 8 feet? Thanks.

Searching this forum I've found several threads of radiant floor heating under a concrete floor used for auto repair, with lifts, etc. So obviously it is doable, which I thought it would be a problem. But I have a couple of questions about the requirements. I'm a noob to this forum and to RF...

searching this forum I've found several threads of radiant floor heating under a concrete floor used for auto repair, with lifts, etc. So obviously it is doable, which I thought it would be a problem. But I have a couple of questions about the requirements. I'm a noob to this forum and to RF...