Recent content by ARBuck

Hey Bluedge8, I am also new here from MN, a little south of you, Owatonna/Albert Lea area. I have seen a couple of threads of people "lifting" garages, so they are out there. I have not spent much time on them myself because the project doesn't fit what I am doing, but the little I have seen...

Today's advancements: They came, hauled in and packed the base. The inspector approved...... Forecast is rain for a couple days, so I don't expect much action in the near future.

I think when they do mesh, they pour the concrete, then as they go they lift the mesh to get it up in the middle of the concrete. What is better?? I have no idea. I plan to go 5 1/2" of concrete with rebar 2' on center and fiber mesh added to the concrete. Interesting stuff on the radiant...

You only get one chance to do these things, if you think you might want it someday, do it now. The staples to the foam thing is how most everyone I have seen does it, I have done it at a friends shop, works great!! I am in the process of a build and I plan to do 2" foam with Pex stapled to it...

Block wouldn't bother me, if they're doing trench footings, probably easier to pour the slab on top of the footings and then block on top of the slab, otherwise they would have to form up the whole footing.

Thanks, I am on the local Fire Dept so the guys came out for burgers and beers one night :thumbup: It took less than 15 minutes for it to get to that point!!

Also a huge THANK YOU to my neighbor, who usually likes me, for the use of the skid loader!!!

Hey all, been snooping around here for a while and getting a ton of ideas, thanks to everyone for sharing their garages and all the info!! So, in my past life I was a automotive machinist and a diesel mechanic, and always had a place to work on things, while I still wanted a shop at home, it...

Blah blah blah http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4518&pictureid=52535 or this??

Hey, I'm new here and just been trollin around, but I want to give a big thumbs up to this thread, these "2 post" scissor lifts look like the answer to my question that no one could answer!! :bowdown: :spit: Love the pics of the flush mount lifts!!! thanks everyone for your contributions to...