Recent content by Big Mack

The height is for a tall lift for a tall guy with a couple of tall trucks. I hope to use the height for storage, too, but that may take a while to sort out. The erector is very familiar with these buildings - putting them up is his specialty and he stays busy. The crew wanted to get the 16'...

Thanks Charles - I'll have to study that Z purlins situation and make sure I know what to look for. But I also have to say I'll be studying it from the floor looking up 16 plus feet. Appreciate the tip - stuff that ain't right bugs me too, even if it mostly works OK. I'll get on the stains...

Thanks for the tips, gents - I was about to attack the hydraulic fluid stains with a degreaser, will go for the Portland option instead. I'm not putting the bldg up myself (me and Clint Eastwood know that a man's got to know his limitations) - a crew recommended by Empire is, but I am spending...

I finally have something to show the GJ crowd after years of reading and watching from the side lines - here's where we are after day one. I've tried to incorporate your corporate wisdom in the biggest bldg possible on the available ground. When my wife looked out the window this morning she...

Re: Can the 12-Gauge Garage get your vote? A Pelican late to the rally, but I just cast my first 12 Gauge vote. I hope the editors don't have an anti-CA bias - but I don't think "Hollywood" falls in the heart of the mainstream DIY envelope, if you know what I mean. If you don't win, I hope...