Do you have a garage that is going to be used to park your car? Do you have a man cave that will be a gathering place for the neighborhood guys? Do you have a storage nightmare that you can’t walk through and it’s filled with toys you bought from three or four Christmas’ ago? And yes, almost every garage in America has a treadmill or some exercise equipment getting dusty. Regardless of what you actually have or plan to have, let’s talk about the structure and some intricacies.
Automatic Vehicle Door Opener
The modern garage vehicle door almost always has an automatic opener. These came into being around the early 1980s. This...
Exterior Garage Doors
There are several things to look for concerning the exterior doors of the garage. A simple one is that it...
Garage Exterior Walls
There are a few things to pay attention to about the garage exterior walls. Primarily everything that pertains to the...
Garage Floor
Have you ever seen a crack in the concrete garage floor? There are not the same rules for compaction of...
Garage Rafters and Ceiling
For decades, the garage attic may have had only a couple of cross members or collar ties used to hold...
Garage Vehicle Door
Who has not heard of a radio commercial for a new garage door? With an age of prosperity since WWII,...
Garage Ventilation
Ventilation screens are at ground level to help evaporate flammable gases. The vent openings are not necessarily required by all...
Interior Garage Fire Doors
If there is a door between the garage and the house, there are rules to follow for safety. This door...
Interior Garage Walls
There are not many requirements for the inside of a garage. Not by code anyway. Many modern folks almost demand...
Vehicle Door Parts
The vehicle door frame has one of the most stressed structural components on the property. The header has to support...