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Hello can somebody help with this - I have a garage in the Northeast (specifically Maine). The garage is not heated. I'm trying to re-do the flooring and am considering storing a car or two that have been previously restored. From talking shop with other owners I heard that the biggest...

I'm trying to find a more economical way to heat my garage (insulated) than an electric heater. Currently the electric heater I have is 1.5KW for a 500 sq. ft. garage and it takes a long time for it to make a difference and won't keep up if the temp outside drops to 20 or below. Electricity in...

Hello All, I had my garage door track raised today almost to the top of the garage ceiling which created slight clearance issues with the door; this required the install of quick turn brackets for the top bracket instead of the regular ones. This had the effect of introducing a half to...

Hello All, I'm trying to get my garage door raised about 20" to make room for a lift. I have not been able to get the garage door companies to quote me with a breakdown of the costs involved. I got figures of $1300-1600 installed for this but when I look at what's involved (maybe I'm...

Looking for anybody who has built recently to figure out cost to put up a detached garage, probably in the 1500-2000 sq. ft. range. For now I'd assume single story to start it simple... Any feedback? Thank you all in advance.

I have a garage which is 50 x 40, with three bay doors on the longer side (the 50 ft). Center bay door is 14 ft wide the other two are 12 ft wide (on each side of the center one). The entrance to the garage is through a side door located on the shorter (40 ft) side. I am at the point of...

Hello, I am trying to clean-up a 2000 sq ft building -- it's a 40 x 50 steel frame structure with three bay doors (12, 14, and 12 ft, respectively) and a side-entry metal door. The building was erected approx. 30 years ago and it has insulation on the inside which has actually ripped in...

Hi, So I am in the process of obtaining a warehouse-type building to convert into a garage. Here are the details: The building is Pre-constructed metal walls, with a metal roof, and three garage doors on one side. There are no windows, and there is a side door on one side for...