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Re: Teardrop Camper -- Structural Thoughts That is true for an open structure like the picture you posted. Once the skin is on the curve, that will add the torsional strength needed. A UK web site has a great deal of information about teardrops, including structural information and weight...

Well, all went well with the final, and passed first time. In use covers are still there. I planted a shrub to cover the worst one. I planted a bunch more stuff to make the Mrs. happy. That's the first stuff I've done to the garage rather than in it in a while. We have hydrangeas flanking...

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I hang mine on the wall. Depending on the type of creeper you have, a different hook will probably be required. My hook is a 1x4 piece of cedar cut at ~30 degree angle. Regards, RonB

A few housed ago, I built a 24 x 28 garage, with the trusses spanning 28'. I used attic trusses, and raised the heel just a bit. I ended up with a nice, usable 12 x 24 room upstairs. Regards, RonB

I have been working on my garage, I promise! I had gutters installed, so I don't have new ditches every time it rains :-) I finished the attic door with cladding: I called for final inspection. They said I had to have electrical final first. 4 things they found wrong: missing outlet cover...

And, here it is with all the siding on, buttoned up for the night: Regards, RonB

Finally, it's done (well, the siding, anyway): I left the front wall 'till last, because of all the short pieces needed. I was over the doors before I had to cut a new piece of siding. Here is a "Garage at night" pic: Since the siding is finished, I was able to clear up and put the car and...

Progress! Siding is so much easier, and faster, that trim. Right side: Left side: Back: All this in less than a week. I still have to finish the front, as well as make doors for the back attic entrance. Then, I can install light fixtures and call it done, as far as the building inspector...

A little more progress on the trim today. I managed to install the brick mold trim I bent last night, on the garage and people door. I think it came out fairly decent: I also bent up the trim for the windows. They are nail-flange vinyl windows, so there isn't any brick mold to cover. I made...

Now, some pictures.... Here's the front of the garage, as well as the breezeway: Here's looking at it from the opposite corner, toward the house: And, here's the back of the back, still needing doors to the attic: This is a detail of the facia/soffit/freize area where the breezeway butts...

Well, I apologize for no new pics. It's just been too dark when I've got something done. This week, I have finished the trim on the back gable and the breezeway. Left to do, before I start siding, are the trim for the people door and the car door, as well as the windows. Then, the garage gets...

Not much happened _to_ the garage this weekend, but a fair amount happened _in_ it: I emptied out the storage unit I had been renting. Some of the stuff made its way to the overhead shelves, but a fair amount is just stacked on the floor until I figure out how to store it all. It was raining...

Thanks, NuttsGT. The breezeway (or any connection between house and garage) required 5 feet additional setback, but in my humble opinion it is worth it. One of the most common usages of a garage is a place to park your cars out of the weather. What use is it to park the car out of the weather...

I have made some progress in the past week. I passed the framing (re)inspection, and got started on the aluminum trim. More progress to come this weekend. Regards, RonB

Here is a picture with my attempts to force some sort of organization on my project. There is a good bit more stuff on the overhead shelves, although they are still less than half full. There is also a good bit of stuff still in off-site storage, that I am waiting on passing the framing...

Here's my project, under construction. The Gallery thread is Blank Slate. I am currently putting tar paper and door/window trim and flashing on the outside in preparation for vinyl siding. Regards, RonB

I went to Rust Bullet's web site to read up about their product, and what do I see? EMC2's garage as the first page of their "Featured Automotive Products". Beautiful garage, and occupants! Regards, RonB

If you open up your existing fixtures, you should find wires coming in and connecting to the fixture wires with wire nuts. The new fixtures can connect the same way. There has to be some sort of cable clamp where the wires enter the fixture. This is so that the wire doesn't move, and so that...

Well, this afternoon, I put up most of the tar paper (with my wife's help). Then, I replaced the shocks on her xB. I was prepared for an all night slog, based on the flat-rate hours from alldata. Imagine my surprise when it took me less than half the time they allowed. 1.7 hours vs 4.1. Where...