Recent content by Bigmac0603

Love the nite time pics. So here is one of my Suburban Barn. Chris

Nice start. And what a great Idea for the small box. I have one on casters that is getting in my way also that will work great on the wall. Thanks for the idea! Chris

I was in the gas business for 17 years and you have already got some good answers. But I will add some info for FYI purposes. All compressed gas cylinders will have the ratings stamped into the cyliner neck area. They will tell you if they are refillable, what they are rated to, and if they...

Hell, I have a single story house with a two story garage. The garage dwarfs the house and to me it looks perfect. Chris

Man you have come along way on your garage. I can't believe you were even able to work in the garage before cleaning. Great job. If no one else is going to say it I will. What is with the pink? Obviously its not my preference, but I would suggest you think a little harder about color choice...

Yes 20' span. small block v8 Engine/trans combo would be the most I would possibly lift. This sounds good. Do you have any pictures of this setup. So mine is obviously not the 40lbs/in I was told but it should be somewhere close to yours with 2 x 12 joist, 12" o.c., and 20 foot spans. I...

I am repeating what my builder told me. I am not an engineer so I don't really know. Just for comparision reasons what what did you do to get to 100lbs/ sq ft? ie.. what size joist, on center spacing, and span. I know this is the best method and will probably try and figure something out...

I am planning to mount a hoist to the ceiling of my garage. First, it is capable of supporting the weight. 2x12's on 12" centers across the whole ceiling. It is the also the floor to my second story (unfinished) man cave. It was designed for 40lbs/sq inch load bearing. I am thinking about a...