Welcome To
Garnero
Project Plans
Garnero Project Plans are a set of (PDF downloadable) dimensioned drawings with construction notes documenting home projects designed and built by me as a pass time during my working career. I am formally trained as a mechanical engineer with over 35 years experience building things for a living. Combining this professional experience with my desire to create with wood and other materials has resulted in the unique, high-quality project plans available here.
PROJECT ENGINEERING MANAGER
Over age 60 now, I retired just before COVID shutdown. I’d spent over 20 years driving Houston traffic to a high pressure position doing what I enjoy doing, building things. I retired from a Project Engineering Manager position directing teams of highly qualified engineers responsible for designing, building and installing turret mooring systems offshore worldwide. These were big projects, some costing hundreds of millions, many sold directly to the major oil companies. Check out www.SOFEC.com. I managed the engineering on a good number of SOFEC’s single point mooring projects. You’ll find my name on a few patents hanging in the lobby at SOFEC’s main office in Katy, Texas.
GUIDENCE FROM A CRAFTSMAN
I am a craftsman with skills in working with wood, metal and stone. I want to share my design plans with others having similar interests. The detail included in these plans will successfully guide you through building some interesting and useful additions to the inside and outside spaces around your home or shop.
My Plans
PROJECT PLANS AVAILABLE
Your Builds
Something I really enjoy is looking at pictures of things I’ve built in the past. I expect you may be the same. If you purchase a set of my plans and built one of my designs, please email me a pic or two (with comments) of your build. I will post it here so we all can enjoy seeing your work.
current build
I always have at least one project currently going through the design and build phase. Check out my progress and ideas along the way of my current build.
TOOLS,TIPS AND REFERENCES
TOOLS & TIPS
When it comes to wood construction, water can be the enemy. Wet wood rots, so keep it dryy when ever possible. Use treated lumber if you can and preserve it periodically with an oil base sealer or an epoxy coating. When setting posts in concrete, form a fillet just above grade to ensure the wood at post bottom remains out of any surrounding puddle. This will prevent the classic failure of a fence post at its base from rot weakened wood.
REFERENCES
The references included on this site are shared because I found them useful in the design or building of at least one of these projects. In other cases, I’ve included a link to a reference because I found it interesting
TOOLS & TIPS
When it comes to wood
construction, water can be the
enemy. Wet wood rots, so
keep it dryy when ever possible.
Use treated lumber if you can
and preserve it periodically
with an oil base sealer or an
epoxy coating. When setting
posts in concrete, form a fillet
just above grade to ensure the
wood at post bottom remains
out of any surrounding puddle.
This will prevent the classic
failure of a fence post at its
base from rot weakened wood.
MORE TOOLS & TIPS
REFERENCES
The references included on this site
are shared because I found them
useful in the design or building of at
least one of these projects.
In other cases, I’ve included a link to a
reference because I found it
interesting.
REFERENCES
MY Blogs
My first blog after launching this site will be a Safety Moment. Any project manager worth his salt will always consider safety first. Combining people with the required tools for the project can be dangerous if the people are not trained or experienced using the tools.
Safety Moment
My first blog after launching this site is a Safety Moment. Any project manager worth his salt will always consider safety first. Tools required to execute Garnero Project Plans can be dangerous if you are not trained and experienced using them.