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I'm building a 24'x24' barn/shed right now. I have three of the four walls up so far. It's a gambrel and will have some storage upstairs. It'll be general storage and nothing crazy heavy will go up there. My question is about a clear span beam. I'd like to go the full 24' clear span with a diy...

Thoughts on this one guys? He's an on-line architect. He has a good looking site and seems legit. Price in line with what others pay for a similar product? "Following is our design process and flat-fee quote for your project: 1) We would send you a contract/proposal describing our services...

I contacted my local building department to file for a building permit. In the email I asked if I would need an architect to draw the plans. I got a phone call back from a girl asking what an "Arch e tect" was. I asked, "Architect?" "Ya, what is that?" :headscrat Sooo… I think it would be...

Great score this weekend. I picked up three Graco Series 500 hose reels thinking I was getting a good deal at $25 each for a few hundred dollar reels. Turns out these suckers are more like $1,100 each. They're no joke. Very heavy duty @ 65 lbs each. Right now they're set up for grease and oil so...

I just moved to Virginia a few months ago and the 20x24 that came with the house isn't going to cut it. The house was built in 1730, so I'm keeping the new garage relatively simple aesthetically. I have a few outfits that are putting bids together for me, but I got the first one already. I...

I have what I consider to be a nice Generac pressure washer. I've had it for 15 years or so. Maybe longer. It's always treated me well until last summer. It still runs great, but it started spraying water from in between the aluminum housing with the black bulb on top and the brass pump. I've...

Would love to see a "Like" button for posts. Sometimes I want to say, "Hey, love your post or pic", but I don't want to muddy up a good thread when a simple "Like" will get the point across. :3gears:

I was waiting to post where I ordered my Big Maxx heater just in case it wasn't a legit site. I got it yesterday and everything is on the up and up. I ordered it on the 7th and it got to my house on the 13th. Not bad... It seems like this is a pretty awesome deal, so check it out and see for...

I've been looking at picking up a used garage heater. ~100k btu. Most everything I see on craigslist etc is natural gas. I've plumbed gas lines and worked on heating systems before, but I haven't messed around with converting a heater/heating system from nat gas to LP. My plan is to buy a Modine...

This is a "what would you do" thread I guess you could say. I have a 38x28x8 garage that I want to raise 4'. I was thinking I could raise it somehow and just add a 4' wall under the existing one. Another option would be add blocks to the foundation, but I'd rather not. My first thing is figuring...

Hey gentlemen, I just picked up another Craftsman Drill Press mod #: 101.03581 for $40 the other day. I already have one that was my father's and his father before. It's about a 1940+/- vintage. I cleaned up and restored the original motor when it stopped working. It now works like new again...

I love garages and I love this site, so I figure it's time to add my $.02 in. I moved from Mass and bought my current house about two years ago. It had a newly built 28’x40’ 3 car garage. I love it, but I'd love it more if it were attached. Over time there's a list of things that I'll do to it...