On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:09 -0400, Frank H wrote:

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

Post some pictures of your project. We would love to see the
before, during and after.

I'd start with the suggestion that you always remember that the load
bearing walls have to be protected or the project will come crashing
down on your head. But you've already stated that so let the current
structure tell you what can be saved and what has to go and that wil
be your plan. We can't do that.