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    Kathryn’s Garage Repair

    July 1, 2014 /
    diy repairs,garage,renovations
    Back up,not paying attention

    Backing up and not paying attention has its consequences, as my dear wife’s mom discovered not once… but twice! The last time was just a run in with the door frame, cracking the trim in half.  This time was more serious. The only damage to Kathryn was her pride… and a little bit to her truck.

     

     

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    How to make a screen frame

    September 5, 2013 /
    Garage screen door.
    Garage screen door.

    As the final stage of building our garage sliding screen door its time to build the two screen frames and install the screen material. This didn’t cost me anything… well, ok, for you purist out there, it did at some point in the past. I had bought material to make the screens for our sunrooom and the scraps left over I did not throw out. So, it didn’t cost me anything EXTRA.

     

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    Garage 20 x 24 ft

    May 19, 2006 /
    Finished garage.
    Finished garage.

    A friend was having this garage built so I, and another friend, gave him a helping hand. He had already arranged for the concrete pad to be poured, doing a lot of that preparation work himself. He arranged for a garage kit from Central Home Improvement to be delivered. Kits are fully equipped to build a garage although the homeowner should review materials list with builder to prevent extra trips back to cover any “extras” that the homeowner may add.

     

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    Building a home garage and workshop part 6

    August 16, 2005 /
    Building a workshop
    Garage door goes in

    This morning we spent in town getting some lumber and hardware supplies so we didn’t get back until about lunch time. Our neighbor Hugh showed up again and helped install the single door and the garage door as well as two layers of felt paper on the roof. Then I fell off the roof…

     

     

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    Building a home garage and workshop part 5

    August 15, 2005 /
    DIY soffit and fascia
    Soffit and fascia

    Today is soffit and fascia installation. Other than breaking for lunch and supper, this is pretty much all we did until the sun disappeared behind the lake.

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    Building a home garage and workshop part 4

    August 14, 2005 /
    DIY building a garage kit
    Ready for another day

    Today my father-in-law lends a helping hand. Gina and I built and installed the gable ends and eaves made with 2×6 and finished installing the last of the sheet goods in the walls where the wall sections were joined together.

     

     

    DIY garage kit
    Stubbert is always willing to lend a hand.

    Coming together.

    Building a diy garage
    Taking shape.

    Here is one reason why we chose this spot to build a home.

    Loch Katrine, Nova Scotia
    Stopping to take a view.

    We get a lot of comments about the steepness of the driveway.

    Building a home.
    We get a lot of comments on the driveway!

    For anybody who doubted my comments about how much backfill was necessary. When I said over 100 loads, I was not kidding.

    Filling in the landscape
    Back fill

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    Building a home garage and workshop part 3

    August 13, 2005 /
    Building a Garage and Workshop kit
    The rain continues… the work does not.

    Today Gina and I finished the back wall and the remaining side wall sections. Then in the early morning we had some help putting up all the sections and got started on the trusses before the rain stopped us.

     

     

     

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    Building a home garage and workshop part 2

    August 12, 2005 /
    Argyle, Nova Scotia 2005
    A good way to start an August day.

    This is simply a photo I took the next morning from Gina’s parents house, where we are staying while the house is being built. Breakfast is done, time to get busy.

     

     

     

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    Building a home garage and workshop

    August 11, 2005 /
    Building a workshop
    Garage kit arrives!

    Aug 11, 2005 – We moved here 2 days ago. Time to get busy. The 20×30 ft garage kit arrives from Central Home Improvement in Antigonish. Great pricing!

     

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