Garage is almost finished
10-06-2014, 03:10 PM
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I just had recessed LEDs installed. Fabulous and use very little energy..but they are $$$.
Installed 9 LEDs, a 220v, side mount garage door opener (which was $$$ too) and 10 more outlets, insulation and drywall.
Fresh Epoxy will be done curing tomorrow.
Then I get to put everything back in.....
Installed 9 LEDs, a 220v, side mount garage door opener (which was $$$ too) and 10 more outlets, insulation and drywall.
Fresh Epoxy will be done curing tomorrow.
Then I get to put everything back in.....
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By the way i would suggest to include insulation on your garage door so it help to reduce the heat inside your garage.
10-06-2014, 11:45 PM
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Lots of progress was made today. The roofers will be out tomorrow to put on the shingles. So MAYBE the bricklayers will start Wed or Thur.
10-07-2014, 06:37 AM
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I'm getting the recessed LEDs as well. They are expensive.
The side mount door opener is a new one for me? Could you take a couple more pictures and explain it a little.
Richard Newton
The side mount door opener is a new one for me? Could you take a couple more pictures and explain it a little.
Richard Newton
10-07-2014, 05:27 PM
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It's a little long, but it describes how these garage door openers work.
I got the blueprints for our new house yesterday - we have a pre construction meeting on Thursday. I want this damn thing built already.
10-07-2014, 06:30 PM
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I have the 8500. Its a bit slower than a traditional screw type, but its very quiet, and out of the way.
It does require a repeater (+$30) to be compatible with the homelink transmitter in GM vehicles. It can also be upgraded with a wifi connection that lets you control it and monitor it from your cell phone.
It does require a repeater (+$30) to be compatible with the homelink transmitter in GM vehicles. It can also be upgraded with a wifi connection that lets you control it and monitor it from your cell phone.
10-21-2014, 08:45 PM
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Ordered the BendPak HD7W lift today....hope to have it installed next week sometime. Ill take more pics as it unfolds....
10-21-2014, 09:02 PM
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roll the Zip tape on
As a carpenter I am not a fan of Zip wall myself. Do yourself a BIG favor and read the installation instructions online. The Tape which seals the seams MUST be rolled on with a small roller. I use a linoleum roller. The roller puts a lot of pressure per square inch to adhere the tape better....I have seen projects where the tape is peeling off but the siding guys just keep going......Brick is a resivoir cladding and holds a lot of moisture so it can cause HUGE condensation problems on the sheathing from vapor drive by the sun.
Roll the seams yourself....the workers will likely laugh at you...but that is the instructions.
10-21-2014, 11:30 PM
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As a carpenter I am not a fan of Zip wall myself. Do yourself a BIG favor and read the installation instructions online. The Tape which seals the seams MUST be rolled on with a small roller. I use a linoleum roller. The roller puts a lot of pressure per square inch to adhere the tape better....I have seen projects where the tape is peeling off but the siding guys just keep going......Brick is a resivoir cladding and holds a lot of moisture so it can cause HUGE condensation problems on the sheathing from vapor drive by the sun.
Roll the seams yourself....the workers will likely laugh at you...but that is the instructions.
Roll the seams yourself....the workers will likely laugh at you...but that is the instructions.
These are the pictures I took a few days ago.
This will give me an 11 car capacity, and I only have 7 cars. What to do, what to do?
10-22-2014, 05:57 AM
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DZauto,
Looks like the omitted the tape completely...BAD move.
vapor drive is powerful stuff and the edges of the osb are now exposed and can absorb water trickling down the wall (think of walls in bath after a hot shower). Bare OSB does not handle water well.
Most of those zip panels were verticle (which is very good) but that long horizontal one (unfinished brick in 1 pic) is the real problem....get some tape on it at least.
If you are going to heat/cool the building you just missed the main reason to use zip panels.....the seams are not air sealed.
Hope they left a 1" gap behind the brick (I am sure they did, as that is a fine looking job by pros)
Looks like the omitted the tape completely...BAD move.
vapor drive is powerful stuff and the edges of the osb are now exposed and can absorb water trickling down the wall (think of walls in bath after a hot shower). Bare OSB does not handle water well.
Most of those zip panels were verticle (which is very good) but that long horizontal one (unfinished brick in 1 pic) is the real problem....get some tape on it at least.
If you are going to heat/cool the building you just missed the main reason to use zip panels.....the seams are not air sealed.
Hope they left a 1" gap behind the brick (I am sure they did, as that is a fine looking job by pros)
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10-22-2014, 08:34 AM
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DZauto,
------------------------------------------------------------------- is the real problem....get some tape on it at least.
If you are going to heat/cool the building you just missed the main reason to use zip panels.....the seams are not air sealed.
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------------------------------------------------------------------- is the real problem....get some tape on it at least.
If you are going to heat/cool the building you just missed the main reason to use zip panels.....the seams are not air sealed.
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Clearly, you did not read my reply above.
------------------"Just a tad late for that now. The last brick was put in place at dark thirty last night."--------------------------
10-22-2014, 08:55 AM
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Sorry DZ,
I was eager to give advice back to the community I have learned much from and am very grateful for.
One of the pics shows the unfinished peak with the troublesome horizontal seam.
To any reading this thread you may have an interest in construction...so here is a tip.
use a hot melt glue gun to dribble glue on tops of opened caulk/glue tubes u want to store more than a day or 2. Once sealed with hot melt glue they seem to stay "fresh" uncured indefinitely. pop the hardend glue off and it flows as if new tube.
I was eager to give advice back to the community I have learned much from and am very grateful for.
One of the pics shows the unfinished peak with the troublesome horizontal seam.
To any reading this thread you may have an interest in construction...so here is a tip.
use a hot melt glue gun to dribble glue on tops of opened caulk/glue tubes u want to store more than a day or 2. Once sealed with hot melt glue they seem to stay "fresh" uncured indefinitely. pop the hardend glue off and it flows as if new tube.
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She (and our other dachshund) is a better alarm than the security alarm we have (it only goes off during an intrusion------------they go off when someone approaches). They are not vicious, but they sure scare the heck out of anyone that approaches.
By the way, the new brick is a perfect match to the 18yr old brick on the house (which was the plan).
By the way, the new brick is a perfect match to the 18yr old brick on the house (which was the plan).
