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Hi all, I’ve recently made the decision to relocate from the Northeast to Louisiana to be closer to family. We have temporary living arrangements until we build our house, but one thing that’s holding things up is that I have nowhere to put all my toys down here and they’re still in my garage...

My 24’x24’ garage has 8’ 2x4 16” on center framed walls with a double 2x4 bottom plate bolted to the concrete slab. Time has taken its toll on the untreated lumber and it is rotted in places. I would like to replace the plate all the way around with new ground contact lumber. The big thing I...

Hi all, I’ve seen differing info on this topic when I searched the web, so I thought I’d see what folks here have to say. I’m wondering what physical/practical differences there are between white plumbing PVC and gray PVC electrical conduit. Here’s why I’m asking. My detached garage/shop...

Hi everyone, I have a 24x24 detached garage at my house that was in pretty poor shape interior-wise when I bought the place 2 years ago. It didn’t really show any signs of major water intrusion, but it’s filthy, has a strong mildew smell, lots of spiders, mice, etc. so I’ve only been using it...

Hi everyone. I’ve been browsing this forum for years and now I could use some help as I embark on garage build, so I thought it was time I’d join. For a little background, I bought my first house back in February of 2018. My one hard requirement was a decent garage, but I had almost given up...