Recent content by 87YJ

To bring this back up. I decided to go forward with buying one. I close on Friday. You may ask why...here are my thoughts 1) It's an asset that's not tied to my house. I can sell it independently in the future 2) I wanted something for this winter...and knowing me, that would turn into a...

36 mo of rent at a place like this can run north of 10,000. Who has purchased one of these and can tell me about the purchase process? I'm getting info from the developer / realtor, but would like an unbiased opinion.

Another Question on these - How does the purchase work? Is it a contract similar to buying a house or is there a simplified approach for the garage condos?

I'm working on getting getting the details...hoping the folks here can help me figure out what questions to ask. As for the questions... I'm not planning on financing. One unit does have a loft in it. there's monthly association fees, taxes and individually metered gas for heating...

I'm considering a storage condo as an option for my Jeeps, truck and trailer. Have a local option where I can either lease or buy. Would like to build a garage at my house, but not sure that will be practical for the next few years. I see this as a 3+ year solution. The units are about 5...

I was looking at the Fostoria CH-57 units myself. 3KW --> 10,000 BTU Thinking about 2 mounted over my common work areas. Anyone with experience with these type of heaters> Not looking to keep the shop warm continuously, just to make working at the bench tolerable in the winter.

I'm looking at putting a heat source into my pole building to provide spot heating when I'm working out there. I was looking into Gas options, but that seems like more investment that I need. I use a tropedo to get things up to temp when really cool, really just need a heat source for the...

I'm looking at putting a radiant tube in my 28X32 pole building. Will be used to keep the temp tolerable in the winter. I'm leaning toward either Mr. Heater or Spaceray. Would appreciate some feedback from owners of either type. How have they held up, what's the quality like and would you...

High output flourescents. Sart up at nearly any temp, great light. Not realy cheap either.

I'm starting to head down the home stretch on my toy box project. It's a 28X32 pole construction building. Nothing fancy - Going to leave the walls unfinished, but I am thinking about putting up some sort of ceiling. 10' walls with rafters 24" O.C. I plan on heating as-needed (Northeast...

For with tube heaters - How long does it take to warm your garage from cold (below freezing) to working temps?

Thanks for the input. After talking to a couple of more contractors, I'm going to delay the apron until next year...a few have recommended to let the ground settle as much as possible and avoid future problems. Also eases the $ impact righ now, even though it may be a bit more overall long...

Howdy - Newbie to the board and have been searching through many old posts. I'm heading down the final stretch on a 28X32 Pole barn / toy box and getting ready for concrete. Talked to multiple concrete contractors about the floor and am getting mixed input, so I'd appreciate your experience...