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I've made a bunch of progress but haven't taken many pictures. I do have a before/after shot of the exterior lighting I installed recently. Before: After:

Continued from post #8, a small teaser of the materials I have waiting to be installed. I pulled a very burly shelf and lots of square tube from the scrap bin at work. Should be enough square tube for a large workbench build once the interior is finished out. Through multiple auction wins...

I've made good progress since my last update, here are the big items: At some point a previous owner had added on to the garage. The connection between new and old building wasn't good at the top plate. Because the top plate was not continuous across the connection point it was causing a high...

Thank you! The previous owner of the fixtures had converted them to LED by removing the ballast. I had to make sure to order opposite end wired bulbs in order for them to be compatible. I'm also just outside the cities in Mounds View. I've had good luck with K-bid for buying building...

Here's an update on the progress I've made over the last week or so. Lighting is wired and most of my fixtures are installed. I'm using 48" T8 LED tubes at 4000K. I have (8) 4 bulb fixtures that I got for free on CL. They are evenly distributed through the space and (3) 2 bulb fixtures I had...

These pictures bring the project up to date. There is a gate mounted to the outside of the garage that was bolted through some 2x4s that were face nailed to the studs. I removed those, notched the studs and installed blocking to keep the gate from compressing the sheathing into the stud cavity...

I recently purchased a house after years of renting and was fortunate enough to find a property with an existing 23x38 garage. At some point prior to my ownership an addition was done to the back of the building to bring it to its current size. They left half of existing end wall and cobbled...

I'm in.

I've really been enjoying the Thrive Workwear pants that I've owned for the past ~6 months. They have integrated knee pads which are super comfortable when kneeling down while doing automotive work. Durability and build quality seems top notch as well. I can't post the link yet (min 5 post...