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<body>On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 19:58:18 -0400, Benjamin Pratt <benjamin.g.pratt@gmail.com> wrote:<br><div><br></div><div>> I don't want to put money into the garage. It is a very poor structure. </div><div><br></div><div>Around my neighbourhood, in the process of building a new "custom" home (usually way too big) , it's not unusual for three or more full dumpster-loads of "waste" to be generated . </div><div><br></div><div>The first is full usually after the roof is sheathed, before roof cladding goes on so it's pretty much all lumber.</div><div><br></div><div>The second is usually full by the time the interior sheathing and roof cladding is done.</div><div><br></div><div>A person could likely fix all that needed fixing of an existing decrepit garage using just materials salvaged from the "waste" of one of these new homes and have enough material for some other small projects.</div><div> </div><div>(ie There would likely be more than enough discarded dimension lumber and to provide the bottom chords of the parallel chord trusses and more than enough OSB or plywood to make all of the gussets so that the only cost might be for fasteners.) </div><div> </div><div>I suspect that it may even be possible to have the dumpster of lumber waste delivered to your home for free since you'd be saving them the cost of the tippage fees.</div><br><div id="M2Signature"><div>-- </div><div>=== * ===<br>Rob Tom DT7-64 <br>Kanata, Ontario, Canada</div></div></body></html>