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    Any market for the old green porcelain light fixtures?

    We're cool, I was the yahoo posting like a noob without reading the rules of the sandbox first.:)
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    Any market for the old green porcelain light fixtures?

    I've got about a dozen or so of the round shades and four of the angled. Any market for these things? I pulled the photos off of Ebay, I didn't have any photos of mine handy. If needed I can dig them out of my garage attic and forward pictures of the actual units if desired. Edit: Bought...
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    Mom's Garage

    Looks like the big brother of mine. I like it for some reason... :)
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    How to get rid of Mice

    shop vac...foomp foomp foomp...lotsa fun!
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    New guy, here's my refuge...

    Thanks Fergus- the garage proper is pretty much done but I'm in the process of (finally) doing a paver patio off of the right side and a flagstone walkway off of the left. If I can nail both of those projects down before the end of October I'll be really happy. JC23-here's what I would have...
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    Grunge Garage

    'Rootin for ya from the 'burbs...
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    Vintage garage plan (caution - large pictures)

    I've always liked 20's and 30's architecture, that is a REALLY cool find...
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    Average cost to lay concrete block

    $2.25 a block for labor only is pretty good, shopping around I got quotes from $2 to $3.50 each.
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    Guys in cold climates-what are you trying to finish before the freeze?

    With the days getting uber-short and the cold weather coming in I'm scrambling to : (1) Repaint the gables on the garage (2) finish a paver patio (3) start and finish a 4'x25' flagstone walk next to the garage (4) build a 2- facecord firewood storage rack (5) finish up some misc landscaping and...
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    Grunge Garage

    Bill- If after your assessment you find that all that is needed are some bad sections of copper pipe cut out and new sections spliced in I'd be willing to come over and do that work for you, free of charge. I live about 15-20 minutes out of Detroit, drop me a PM with what you need done. Just...
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    testing

    sadfsffad
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    Grunge Garage

    Keep at it, sounds like you've got a good bit of momentum going!
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    Looking for block laying advice...

    Well, I took a stab at it and here are the results. All 5 columns fall within 1/8 of an inch of each other vertically and the centers are spot-on. I built a couple of test columns in my garage on a piece of plywood before committing to building the actual piers. I did this to try out the...
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    Looking for recommendations on self-leveling rotary laser

    Any recommendations from you guys? Typical useage will be laying out foundations, hanging cabinets, drop ceiling installation, grade work. Right now I'm considering a Johnson kit at Home Depot for $399.00 that comes with head unit, detector, tripod, telescoping 8'3" reference pole, etc. Rented...
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    Looking for block laying advice...

    I wasn't really looking for the money savings but the experience. I still think I'm going to give it a go, if it's totally jacked up I'll rip it out and have him do it for me. Worst-case I'm out eighty cement block ($100) and several bags of Quickrete ($40). As far as tools go I'm set, figure...
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    Looking for block laying advice...

    I've decided that the big project for the summer will be to build a pergola next to my garage. The whole affair is held up by five 2'x2' masonry pillars, of which I've decided to try building the hidden (sub-grade) portion. The exposed brickwork will be left to an experienced bricklayer who...
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    What did you do "TO" your garage today?

    Re: What did you do to your garage today? Organized the attic in prep of emptying out a 10x15 storage locker. FUN!
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    L-shaped garage

    The garage I put up is a smaller, mirror image of the one in the photo (30' wide, 22' deep with a 2' bump on the front). Like you I wanted a little more character than what a garage having the whole front in a single plane offered. It's a little more trickier/expensive to frame and roof but...
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