Recent content by bighitbiker3

I put contractor in quotes because here in TX you do not need a license or bond to operate and even many of the good ones don't have licenses. This is one of the lessons I'm taking out of this project though in terms of doing a more formal vetting of these people if I can. I will be going for...

To be honest I've been too embarrassed to post about this project ever since this thread and seeing the responses. I knew something wasn't right, but didn't know how bad it could get. Shortly after this my "contractor" ran off with the 2nd draw and never returned leaving me to pick up the pieces...

So I got my slab poured this past Friday and everything went swimmingly. The slab looks great and now I just play the curing waiting game. The problem is on the left side of the slab the concrete guys were supposed to fill in some tree holes and gaps, but I was left with the pictures below. I...

Do you work on the 4 post lift? If so how is working on suspension with the platforms under the wheels?

I decided to edit my question because I think this is more valuable - for those of you who work on your 4 post lift how do you like it? Are the rails a big issue when working on suspension? Original:

The man door is going to be on the right side along with two windows as it faces my yard. Unfortunately I can't go an inch bigger. This build has increased from 24x24 and any bigger it's going to take over my house :LOL:. Would you mind pointing me in a direction? I've seen hanger doors which...

Yup this is is conundrum. I think I need to sit down and really do some math to see exactly where lift would go and how much space I'll be losing. I did some drawings on graph paper, but they could be more detailed. I like this approach, but unfortunately it's going to be both. I'll have the...

I'm in Dallas so am more concerned about the air conditioning in the summer, but same deal. Maybe that's wishful thinking. 9' is plenty wide for me to drive through, it's just if I end up wanting to back a trailer up or something. Which I have no plans to, but I like keeping my options open...

So the consensus seems to be to go with the big door. I'm still definitely concerned about the lift having to be pushed forward, but having the wide space to pull in sounds very nice.

I’m able to get then for about the same price as my 18x8 door

Hey y'all, long time lurker first time poster! Here are some stats on my build: 26' wide X 36' deep Shed style roof banking to the right. Right side of building has a 10ft top plate, left side has a 14ft I am going with this building shape to keep consistent with the rest of the home's look...