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In October of last year I had a fire which destroyed my 24x40x10 pole barn and all of the contents. I have rebuilt and now have a 24x48x12 with a 10x16 office lean to and 10x16 open lean to (future screened porch). Here is my journey. First, the fire:

This is not directly garage related but since there is frequently talk about using a mini split in the garage, I thought I post my recent mini split install in my house. I have two propane furnaces in my house and two rooms that use electric baseboard. I have no central A/C. I decided to...

Wanted to buy the Rigid 5-tool combo from Home Depot for $449 and get the two free tools. Problem was, the free tool combos on-line were not to my liking. They had an angle grinder and a mulit-tool but I already have an angle grinder or a multi-tool and a impact driver but the 5-tool kit has an...

I don't use my bench grinder or vice very often so having them mounted to my work bench means they are usually just in the way. I came up with a different idea for my new shop. I fabricated two brackets out of 2" square tube that I will mount my vice\grinder to. The brackets will fit into a...

I decided I wanted a wood burner in my new pole barn. Thought about a propane torpedo heater but too worried about condensation as the barn is completely insulated. I got two free barrels from a friend.

I am currently tearing down an old barn and replacing it with a new 24x40x10 pole barn with a concrete floor. Here is the floor plan I am going with. Anybody see anything that they would change or doesn't look optimal?

I am getting ready to build a 24x40 pole barn and wondering if there is any issue with pouring the floor after the posts are set and before any walls are built? Every video I see or every time I have seen someone build a pole barn the do the floor after the building is complete. I was thinking...