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    Two (Practically) NEW Garage Doors for Sale

    Hi All, I had specified Aluminum-Insulated Doors for our new Garage. Unfortunately a year after giving the contractor the final payment, I realized they are Powder Coated Steel UN-insulated doors. The Contractor has not done much, but he did give us some cash toward making it right. The Door...
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    Well Head Cost

    Hi all, Has anybody had to replace the head of a 3” (I think) artesian well? What’s a fair price? I Just had it done - it required a new coupling, a galvanized 3” “T” , two gate valves and a few feet of PVC... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Exterior LVL

    Hi All, We are in the middle of a Garage/Guest House Build. The Contractor just installed LVL's to support the upstairs porch.. I'm not very familiar with them, but they sure look like just an engineered plywood.. When I look at the Engineered Plans, the spec is: "(2) 1 3/4" x 16" LVL Beam...
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    Monolithic Slab or Stem Wall-

    Hi All, I am getting ready to build a 30'x30' Garage with what will eventually be an apartment upstairs... basically a 2 story building-all block. It will be sitting at a very low spot, on a very low lot in Florida- and will require at least 2 1/2' of fill. I have had the soil tests, and we do...
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    Lift Station Required? Cost?

    Building a freestanding Garage, that will eventually have a toilet and Shower on the second floor.. Should this drain into a lift station and then be pumped about 80' into the septic Tank, or, as it is considerably higher (8-10') than the Septic Tank, can one rely on gravity to do the work...
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    Block or Frame second story

    Hi All! Getting ready to build a 30' x 30' garage in Indian River County, Florida. Initially was only going to go one story, but have decided I'd get a lot more bang for my buck to add a second floor that would initially be storage, but could eventually be finished into a guest...
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    Roof Pitch- Cost of 5:12 Hip vs. 9:12 Dutch Hip

    Hi All- Long time Lurker- First time poster... I'd Like to Build a 26'x40' Pole Barn on our property in Florida. I've been playing with Sketch-up to come up with a design I can get approved by the Mrs., then hand to an Architect to get something I can hand to the city for approval. It would...
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