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I am building a new garage, it will have a "clean workshop' and a "dirty workshop" each being 30' wide on the door end and 48' deep. The shops will be used to build hot rod cars and maintain the grocery getters, truck, etc. The clean side will be used for paint prep and painting. I purchased...

I am posting this in General Garage Discussion because I want to get real life stories and opinions after living with your floor for a while. The Flooring Discussion is mainly members asking what to use for their new floor, I want to hear from you guys that have been through that, made your...

I live in Southern California and would like to have a second meter for my planned garaged. SoCal Edison has a rule: One meter per residential lot unless you are commercial. Going to Commercial causes a whole new can of worms with HOA and County. Has anyone figured out how to do this without...

Hey guys, I live in Southern Californina near the coast, probably the most moderate climate in the country. Our highs in the summer are in the 90's occasionally we see a few days over 100...the winters usually in the 50's and 60's with occasional cold spells into the high 30's and 40's. I am...

Edit: I believe the proper term is prestressed concrete. Do any of the members here have any experience with pre-tensioned concrete? Concrete that has reinforcing cables under tension when the concrete is poured? I assume this is a substitute for using steel reinforcement. If so, is it...

My HOA does not allow steel buildings, any outbuildings must match the architecture of my house which in my case is stucco. Today I went to look at an old steel building that recently had stucco put over the steel siding and I thought it looked great. The process is said to be a one step...

I am in the concept stage for a fairly large metal garage, 50 X 96. I have a question about the slab, should I pour it level or have a slope of say 1/4" per foot for drainage in case I want to hose it out or something like that? If it is sloped, that is 12 1/2" in 50'...how would you plumb the...

I am investigating Web Steel of Sandy, OR does anyone have any first hand experience with this company? http://www.websteel.com/index.htm I have a need to be able to stucco the outside of my building due to HOA rules... must match look of house and actually that is what I prefer. Web...

I just received an email from a friend, his neighbor purchased second hand a Miracle Truss building that had never been assembled. He decide to make it a bit longer and wanted to purchase some more trusses from Miracle Truss and he discovered Miracle Truss is no longer in business. I had been...

I am relatively new here, I recently discovered this site and have become an avid reader of it ever since. Thanks to all who have posted here. I am "finalizing" my garage design and I really like the Miracle Truss system, I have visited two really nice garages built with this system in my area...