Jim Becker
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This past week I finished up the Systainer storage project, albeit I'm going to call it "phase one" as I plan on a couple more cabinets on top of...

Permits and zoning are two separate things. While a residential accessory building under 200 sq ft might not require a permit, it will still be...

As long as the oil based product(s) are cured, abrade and then use a quality primer followed by a durable paint, such as Sherwin Williams Emerald...

There is often dispensation for garages relative to side-setbacks compared to residential accessory buildings and other structures and that likely...

"Rainbow" poplar is just regular yellow/Tulip poplar that is stained from minerals in the soil it was growing in. There is no way to fully assure you...

If only...but that's not really something possible. ;) Not only is it not a function of a planning commission, that particular "sport" is...

Three years this past Tuesday was our "house-a-versary". I got "drafted" for the commission by a neighbor who is an elected council member a year...

Michael identifies one of the most accurate small table saws going at present from Festool. I does have limited rip capacity so combining with a...

That's a beautiful and functional piece!

That's the style I have...the previous owners of our previous property were school teachers and left one in the building that became my shop. It now...

Actually, at our old property, we had two units; one for the "original" portion of the house (kitchen, powder room and original master bath) and one...

This is good advice and consistent with my own experience. I made it a point to get to know the local code officer and his second in command right...

Building codes and zoning requirements are ALL local. Your local zoning officer should be able to answer the question, even if office staff cannot....

"Report button" is the little triangle at the bottom of every post on the left side... BTW, I dealt with the "Link spammer" in question.

I know I mentioned this in the past, but the tent thing happened because when we moved here, I initially put all the lumber in a storage unit since...

To be clear, Jason said it was an absolutely excellent tool but he just doesn't use it enough to justify keeping it in his shop and taking up the...

If it's not dried, stack and sticker where there is good prevailing air movement with just a cover on top so that precipitation doesn't stand on top...

"Technically" the faced fiberglass needs to be covered due to fire risk, so I'm glad you intend to do that with the 'rock or T&G. You might consider...

No question it was the right choice for you...I hope I didn't sound like I was suggesting otherwise, because I wasn't! If you're using straight...

The Festool system (or the Mirka system, for that matter) are designed to work together pretty tightly and yes, they do perform surprisingly well....

That movement is from the inertia of the gantry and spindle head's mass moving and then stopping. That's where the heavier welded machines come into...

The bottom line that I see is that using the appropriate heavy steel post brackets on either poured piers or a stem wall eliminates the largest...

Yes, their spiral offerings are nice and they are great to do business with, too. Since they also do quick connect, you can still use that in...

You should spend some time watching RR Buildings on the 'Tube. Those brackets are not "sheet metal"...they are heavy, welded steel and designed for...

While Michael clarified what his process was, there's no issue with doing two coats of Rubio Monocoat, even though the word "Monocoat" indicates it's...

Rick, 120mm is just under 5" which is approximately 125mm. :) So yes, a 5" ID hose should slip over the 120mm port or at least be close enough to...

The nice thing is that you don't have to upgrade Jerome if there's nothing compelling there, but can choose to upgrade for "the same price" whenever...

Cutting wet wood on the bandsaw benefits from a band that's designed for wet wood...I recall some specifications around that were on the Suffolk...

If you are just screwing them into the cabinet materials directly, you can use the elongated holes to provide some level of adjustment for...