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So my garage is downhill a bit, and thus the water runs down to the garage door. We have a driveway drain like the one in this drawing. It works well except there's constantly debris clogging it up. I have to be pretty cognizant of this or a big storm will cause water to backup into the garage...

We built a detached garage a couple years ago, and had the second floor as an in law suite which we recently finished off to make it livable. As part of that, we had a dual-zone mini split installed, with one head in the garage itself, and the second upstairs for the living area. It's a...

Is this a bad idea? Picked up one of these hanging racks from Costco for the new garage. Plan to store off-season tupperware stuff up there, not a ton of weight. It's a 600# maximum. Ceiling is constructed from engineered I joists, and there's a second floor above the garage (currently...

I've been scouring the forums looking for ideas... This is for my new 2 car garage which has a somewhat oversized back corner behind the stairs, creating a 7x4 alcove at the end of the large back wall. Here's what I'm thinking... Option 1: New Age Bold. Specifically this one. Pretty...

We're trying to finish our detached garage project, and they came today and graded the new driveway and removed the slab from the old driveway. In removing a part of the old slab, they were using a backhoe with a claw attachment (pic) to sort of grab the slab pieces and pull them up out of the...

From what I'm reading these are really solid options for tool storage. $200 a bit excessive? craigslist link

I think this is a local North Carolina company.... anyone familiar with them? Very impressed that they called me back almost immediately and have someone coming to give me an estimate tomorrow (could have been today except for my schedule).

Here's the basic layout. I'm looking to have a reasonable workshop space (e.g. workbench, tool storage - doesn't need to be anything crazy). The back LEFT (when facing the garage) is basically off limits, as I'm planning on storing my boat in here sometimes which will take up the full length...

Following up on previous post - builders didn’t install H2.5T hurricane clips so want to do it myself. I put one on but realized I’m not sure if they’re allowed to go over the sheathing. Can anyone verify? I couldn’t find much online. Don’t want to waste my time and have it fail inspection...

Building a 26*28 2 car garage with a second story. It’s framed up and slab is poured. Waiting on windows for trim and siding. I noticed the framers put the sill plate down (brick and block foundation) but didn’t tighten down the j bolts. On some there isn’t even a nut/washer. That’s ridiculous...

https://i.imgur.com/37LdJzJ.jpgThis is pretty subtle but it’s staked out now and we’re looking at it like “hm, it’s a little crooked”. The property line in our backyard changes a little and is not in line with the house. The architect put the garage right along the line. So it will be slightly...

Quick question on order of operations... new garage will require a long concrete driveway to access it behind the house. The concrete guys can either do the foundation + slab + driveway all at once, or do the foundation first then come back and do the slab and driveway. They're going to tear...

This will be fairly simple... 24 x 26 (the largest I can fit in my side/ rear yard), single story with attic trusses for storage space, concrete foundation / stem wall, 2x6 framing with fiber cement siding to match the house. Overall design attached. I should note I'm planning on building this...

I've made some slow progress on this detached garage plan for my house. It's going to be a hell of a project, but I've got tree removal figured out, a good concrete contractor working up his estimate, and a contractor who will help me on an as needed basis. So going to frame this puppy myself...

Posted on this recently - had a couple bids to build a 2 car garage, with driveway extension. Bids > $100,000. For many reasons, that number is just a total non-starter. At the suggestion of many, and mostly because I've been wanting to build something myself, I'm thinking about doing this...

House has a carport that is incorporated into the roof structure of the house, in the front. We'd like to enclose that and add an extra bed / bath, which would also give me an opportunity to build a detached garage. That garage can be max 24' wide, and 26' deep. In order to put the garage...