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Posted by I R Baboon on April 24, 2005, 5:00 am
build temporary walls just out of the work space. then you can
remove/install at your leisure. make sure you put lateral bracing on it (ie:
to keep wall from becomming dominoes). a 2x4 nailed diagonally along the
wall works well.
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> Hi all & greetings from Toronto. My old wood-and-tin garage is the
> eyesore of the neighbourhood, and I dream of rebuilding it, myself, in
> concrete or brick. One wall at a time, slowly is fine, I'm in no big
> hurry - would prefer to save money learning how to do it myself.
> Silly? Too big a job? Need architects, engineers, teams of big strong
> guys? Or can I find books or sites that teach you how to rebuild a
> garage myself without having it fall down on top of me? I'm a handy guy
> and have renovated most of my own house, but I'm new to structural work
> (i.e., how to hold up a roof while I remove and replace the wall
> underneath).
> Thanks in advance for any advice, resources, personal experiences.
> - Frank
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> eyesore of the neighbourhood, and I dream of rebuilding it, myself, in
> concrete or brick. One wall at a time, slowly is fine, I'm in no big
> hurry - would prefer to save money learning how to do it myself.
> Silly? Too big a job? Need architects, engineers, teams of big strong
> guys? Or can I find books or sites that teach you how to rebuild a
> garage myself without having it fall down on top of me? I'm a handy guy
> and have renovated most of my own house, but I'm new to structural work
> (i.e., how to hold up a roof while I remove and replace the wall
> underneath).
> Thanks in advance for any advice, resources, personal experiences.
> - Frank