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Started by tiredofthis12001
Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:30
Building a garage/shop
Author: tiredofthis12001
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:30
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:30
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I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my house so I want it to look nice. The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank.
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: "Tim Kettring"
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:47
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:47
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Someone here had to get rid of a garage , and a friend disassembled it , and re-built it on his land . "Don" <tiredofthis12001@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e647cf2.0404230630.272ef081@posting.google.com... > I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my > house so I want it to look nice. > > The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on > doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a > llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank.
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: "mike"
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:12
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:12
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"Don" <tiredofthis12001@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e647cf2.0404230630.272ef081@posting.google.com... > I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my > house so I want it to look nice. > > The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on > doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a > llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. check out what the prefab ones go for.
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: "Martik"
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:18
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:18
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Buy used building supplies
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: "sweetchild"
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:45
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:45
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That is awesome!! Talk about the ultimate recycling!! P "Tim Kettring" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message news:c6brru$ah6lg$1@ID-212626.news.uni-berlin.de... > Someone here had to get rid of a garage , and a friend disassembled it , and > re-built it on his land . > > > "Don" <tiredofthis12001@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:e647cf2.0404230630.272ef081@posting.google.com... > > I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my > > house so I want it to look nice. > > > > The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on > > doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a > > llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. > >
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: Anthony Matonak
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:41
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:41
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Don wrote: > I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my > house so I want it to look nice. > > The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on > doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a > llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. You might try looking for a steel building kit. http://www.us-buildings.com/ http://www.americansteelspan.com/ Anthony
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: "Chuck"
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:56
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:56
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"Anthony Matonak" <res04ijs@gte.net> wrote in message news:4089A99A.5000702@gte.net... > Don wrote: > > I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my > > house so I want it to look nice. > > > > The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on > > doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a > > llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. > > You might try looking for a steel building kit. > > http://www.us-buildings.com/ > http://www.americansteelspan.com/ > > Anthony > If you are looking for a garage, take a look here... I think this would be a frugal route... Aslo, check out the links to picutres that he has at the bottom of the page. http://ultimategarage.com/consult.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: gheston@hiwaay.n
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:30
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:30
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In article <e647cf2.0404230630.272ef081@posting.google.com>, Don <tiredofthis12001@yahoo.com> wrote: >I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my >house so I want it to look nice. >The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on >doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a >llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. Check into any zoning or HOA restrictions before you worry about materials, and verify that you can in fact do this. Gary -- Gary Heston gheston@hiwaay.net Contrary to popular opinion, _not_ everyone loves Raymond.
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: cm_maildeterent_
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 03:29
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 03:29
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In article <e647cf2.0404230630.272ef081@posting.google.com>, tiredofthis12001@yahoo.com (Don) wrote: >I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my >house so I want it to look nice. > >The cost of materials has gone through the roof. I am debating on >doing this myself. ANy advice or direction I could use? I am on a >llimited budget and hate to borrow money from the bank. Look at http://www.tuffshed.com/ -- Charles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein
Re: Building a garage/shop
Author: Anthony Matonak
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 05:03
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 05:03
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Chuck wrote: > "Anthony Matonak" <res04ijs@gte.net> wrote in message > >>Don wrote: >> >>>I am wanting to build a detached garage/shop that will be next to my >>>house so I want it to look nice. >>> >>You might try looking for a steel building kit. >> >>http://www.us-buildings.com/ >>http://www.americansteelspan.com/ >> > If you are looking for a garage, take a look here... I think this would be a > frugal route... Aslo, check out the links to picutres that he has at the > bottom of the page. > > http://ultimategarage.com/consult.html I suppose the original poster could also look at things like strawbale and papercrete. These are fairly inexpensive but might involve more debate and educational efforts among the local code enforcement folks. http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/ Anthony
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