Recent content by ajt976

Yes! I've seen is videos before and was interested in his latest workshop build. I will definitely be looking to guys like him with the 'one car shop' type setups for something to go off of. That makes sense actually. We talked with our builder today and are making sure I have provisions to...

Sounds like the majority would put the units close together in the middle. I think I'm gonna shoot for this so long as there is enough room at the 'B' location. I'm actually trying to see about fitting a 10' wide door on the third bay which will eat up a little wall space. Did I read it...

What is the door/bay configuration on your attached garage? I know that in our area, it's typical now in new construction to build a '3 car garage' with one larger 16'x8' door and then a smaller 8'x8' door rather than the 'standard' 9'x8' that is found in most single bays. It's a shame really...

In our previous garage, I had always assumed that we had 8'x7' doors and used this to initially design the garage in our new build. I was quite surprised when my overall measurements didn't add up an come to find out we actually had 9'x7' doors. In our neighborhood it seems we have a mix, some...

Good point on the Homelink relay, I hadn't even considered that. I did get one for my old Chamberlain opener and kept it when we moved, wonder if it would be compatible with the LiftMaster? How are the relay lights on those units, are they decent? I definitely plan on having other lights in...

Nice to see another local! I'm happy you are in an area that will allow a detached shop (fingers crossed you get approval). Unfortunately the lots in our chosen neighborhood just aren't big enough at 1/3ac to accommodate this, not to mention we are going to be fighting a faster dropping grade...

I like your encouragement! The thought of a lower profile 4 post on the third bay did cross my mind. I'm going to have to see what the engineer thinks about that though as we are planning a suspended garage slab to allow for a bit of a shop below - but that's another thread. :D

Perfect, so sounds like having them next to each other worked out fine for you. I feel like it might be nice to not have an opener stuffed in either corner, the B and C option for both would leave the units with a bit more room and again potentially allow them to share a single outlet in the...

Gotcha, yes we will primarily use the Homelink in our vehicles as remotes. So where are the actually door opener units mounted to the shaft of the garage doors? I was moreso meaning where did you put the LM8500 unit. I'll update the sketch to better describe this, sorry.

Okay so in the design phase of our new home build and (of course) wanting to make sure I put some proper thought into our garage. Our plan calls for a fairly standard 3 car garage with 2 OHDs (a 18x8 and 9x8), and I'm curious about installing some wall mounted openers (LM8500, etc). I believe...

Yea, I know that in my previous garage I had a hard time containing dust so I'm really hoping to implement some legit DC in this shop. The idea is that it should be easier now with a dedicated space that won't be housing our daily drivers. And yes, I really like the idea of mobile bases for...

Can't hurt to ask. I assume the objective here is to make it easier to deal with than a typical I beam as far as framing in the door? Again, I was a bit confused on how high in the wall the steel would be placed and if there would be space between it and the rough opening of the door. I did...

Larry, noted, it's definitely not cheap but in our area this seems to be the normal process for a suspended slab. I will ask about the incline/pitch, good insights. The perimeter seal is definitely a concern of mine as I would like to be able to utilize the upper garage to wash a car in the...

Hello fellow garage junkies! Long time lurker/newbie here seeking advice for the initial planning of what will be my future 'basement shop' for our new construction home. We are currently finishing up the architecture phase so looking to get some input before we get the plans engineered...