My "L" shape Garage build !

[Wanna Ride]

Very nice build. I too like to neatly run all my wiring, regardless of the application. I guess it's O.C.D.

 

[overkill 19]

I have two questions about your man door installs.

You said outward swinging doors are harder to get into. Why?


And installed flat bag stock behind or in front of the door frame where the stricken slides through? Is is just screwed into/between the framing? That's sounds like a good idea.

Thanks

House doors are inswing so fireman can kick them in to rescue you. No frame work holding it back. It's not full proof security..it will just slow them down long enough for the alarm to go off a little earlier that's all.

The steel flat bar was sandwiched between the door frame and the 2x6 wall frame then lag bolted from the 2x6 side threw the flat bar into the door frame so the dead bolt just catches it, all so makes fram very strong

 

[thetastelingers]

Can't they just pop the pins out of the hinges and open them from the swing side?

 

[overkill 19]

Can't they just pop the pins out of the hinges and open them from the swing side?

Could but I drilled them and put spring pins. So you can still get them off...just slot more more, plus with the alarm on any hammering on door causes glass break to trip
A good thunder will trip it!

 

[overkill 19]

Could but I drilled them and put spring pins. So you can still get them off...just slot more more, plus with the alarm on any hammering on door causes glass break to trip
A good thunder will trip it!

It's just about slowing them down. U line up a inswing and a out swing door side by each. I'll be in your inswing in a flash with zero tools

 

[overkill 19]

Here's the vac installed in the shed.

Very handy for cleaning cars or any mess in garage!

 

[Riley]

This is such a great looking garage!!

It's obviously tough and expensive to come up with a really good looking structure and I think you nailed it!!

 

[overkill 19]

This is such a great looking garage!!

It's obviously tough and expensive to come up with a really good looking structure and I think you nailed it!!

Thank you!
This, this forum helped considerably I searched on here for along time, lots of great ideas on here... There's just soooo much to go threw.

 

[Dakota00]

Here's the vac installed in the shed.
Very handy for cleaning cars or any mess in garage!

I love having a central vac inlet in the garage, big bonus when vacuuming the floor or cars!
BTW, the garage came out awesome man.

 

[shortykorte]

Very nice garage. Interesting that code allows the wiring to be out on the surface but I like it for serviceability.

 

[JohnnieMo]

Now when are you gonna get off your **** and finish that window trim?? Hmmm???

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[overkill 19]

Very nice garage. Interesting that code allows the wiring to be out on the surface but I like it for serviceability.

? Do tell? Do you mean my brothers breaker box or my garage ?

 

[overkill 19]

Now when are you gonna get off your **** and finish that window trim?? Hmmm???

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Lol
U built that dream garage yet???

 

[JohnnieMo]

Lol
U built that dream garage yet???

Not yet brave enough to approach my wife....

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[overkill 19]

Not yet brave enough to approach my wife....

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It happens!! Just tell her some clown on garage journal says you should spent $86000 on a garage..... It will make your $35000 seam like its on sale !!!

 

[captain14]

Spring pins are drilled and inserted through the hinge bolt at the bottom? I know HD and Lowes only sell the antitheft door hinges now. I will have to check that out in the hardware section.

Did you order the outward swinging doors as a pre hung package?

 

[overkill 19]

Spring pins are drilled and inserted through the hinge bolt at the bottom? I know HD and Lowes only sell the antitheft door hinges now. I will have to check that out in the hardware section.

Did you order the outward swinging doors as a pre hung package?

Yes and yes! I think the 48" door was $75 more but don't quote me, I wish I did it on both doors.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Very cool garage! I have never seen a garage done to look this cool!

 

[overkill 19]

Very cool garage! I have never seen a garage done to look this cool!

Thx, it kind of just grew into what you see now. Still changing stuff around. My latest obsession is to get everything off the floor. And everything inside a cabinet, within reason. It's proven robe like the old saying " you don't know how much **** ya got till ya have to move it". Well it's the same when you try to put it all away!

P.S are you in a plant hammering Right and Left angles?

 

[DOG5.9]

can I get some info on your wide-flange beam?

I'm in the phase of head scratching over a 23' span, might want to pick up 700-1000lb and all I have up there are engineered floor joists (big no-no)

 

[overkill 19]

I bought 3 lengths, I'll measure it today. When the guy that did the drawings up, I had him sub in metal beam 20' span above my smaller garage door so I could get a 9' door vs. 8'. Also where the garage roof meets the shop the same beam supports roof trusses which is a 24' span. So I figured if this beam can hold all that load. It will hold a 1000 lbs chain fall load for the 10x in its life time it might see that much. I use it mainly for pricing my fiver hitch in/out of the old dodge.

PS I bolted 2x6 on top and bottom. And then screwed 2x6 to both sides of that and ran right to floor as with 4-2x6 post for it to sit on. I did this to help prevent twist in beam if it ever got to that stage.

 

[overkill 19]

It's 5-1/4 x 8-1/4

 

[DOG5.9]

It's 5-1/4 x 8-1/4

very helpful thanks

the way you've described using lumber over it, I guess you're using steel for it's strength. Have you considered a trolly (with chainfall) for the novelty of it?

 

[overkill 19]

Back end of sled lift!

Hitch lift and trolley

Excuse the Xmas lights! Lol couple months I'll take those down

 

[overkill 19]

This is next, on top Center of beam.

I'll probably run a single stabilizer to back wall to prevent over torq on beam.