Search results

I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to have a driveway put in to my detached garage -- right now we're driving across grass, sand, etc. I like the look of stone/gravel, and I prefer it to asphalt and/or concrete because I think it's a good fit for the rural area in which I live. The...

After reading several threads on old vises and restoring them... I think I want one. Is this a good candidate? The seller says it has no markings, but it kind of looks like the Parkers I've seen pictured on this site. http://saginaw.craigslist.org/tls/1351356670.html

I saw some 400w MH fixtures with bulbs for sale, dirt cheap. They're 277v only (no multi-tap). The owner has several of them in use in his barn, and the rest are for sale. He said that he didn't like how they operated when on 240 volts, so he just removed the ballasts and "wired them on 110...

This is my thought for wiring my new detached garage, which was just built and has no electrical service yet. Currently, my house has 150A service from an overhead line, feeding a 150A panel in my basement. I want to remove that service, and instead have 200A buried service run to my detached...

a local guy has a few wrenches for sale that i'm thinking about buying because it's no shipping. i like the craftsman wrenches, but not sure about the mismatched lot. they worth a plug nickel? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=330333818966...

Been meaning to post pics for a long time!!! First off, the old shed. Wow, what an engineering marvel! It was made from telephone poles, those horizontal wooden beams near the top of telephone poles that hold the wires, old plywood road signs (no, I am not kidding), and corrugated steel &...

I got home from work Friday and saw that the masons had finished putting in the blocks for my 32x52 garage. They had already cemented in the tie-downs when I realized that they had only laid 5 courses of block. If my understanding and math is correct, the 8" footing plus 5 courses of 8" block...

My garage will be 32x52x10 (actually 11, including 1' block wall). Gambrel attic trusses, to yield 16x52 loft. The trusses will be 24" OC but one of them will be "removed" (but the trusses on either side will be doubled) so that, in one section, the spacing will be nearly 48" with ladder...

So, on my way to work this morning, I called my contractor to accept the final revision to his bid, and he said "that's great news, because the excavator will be there at 9:00" I glanced at a clock -- it was 8:53! We've had much back and forth for the past 4 weeks, and he already knew I was...

ten characters

i never thought this tree would be a problem until i decided to go with a 32' garage instead of 26'. now, before construction begins, i wonder... i staked the corners and the door locations, and this tree is not in line with either door, so it will not impede driving in/backing out of the...

The trench for my electrical service to my soon-to-be-built detached garage is so close to my septic tank that the extra cost of running a drain to the garage is minimal. I think I should just put in a 4" pipe from the garage to the tank so I can have a toilet and sink in the garage. Is...

My building inspector told me that he accidentally told me, months ago, that my limit was 1200 square feet for a detached garage. He thought I was in a residential area. He told me yesterday that I'm unlimited because it's an agricultural area. :bounce: So I withdrew my building permit...

this is a post with a poll

Pretty excited over here. After a depressing mix of super-high bids :shocking:, I got the winning bid for my new barn/garage yesterday :). I was thinking about playing GC and subbing everything out, but the contractor I found must've been hungry for business because I don't think I can beat...

A contractor came back with a bid yesterday for my 26x46 barn/garage. It includes $4000 worth of site prep (note: he is bidding on a pole barn, so there is no foundation digging, just scrape the grass off and back-fill with sand). He used the center of a nearby road (120' from the garage site)...

Going to get started on my garage soon! Been day-dreaming about it for the four years that I've owned my house. This piece of property is where I want to live forever, so I want the garage to last. Here are the details: Detached from house, 75' away 26 wide by 46 long with 10' walls Gambrel...

I'm new here, but have browsed the site on numerous occasions. About to get started on a new barn/garage. I'll post pics of the progress.