Recent content by bmcneil

Question on mezzanine design. The mezzanine will be 10' x26' and will be located above the Craft/Art and Engine/Shock rooms. Designing for a live load of 100psf and dead load of 15 psf. Using the SpanCalc app it looks like I can use Doug Fir #1 for the 10' joists if they are 2x10's on 16"...

I definitely have multiples of the same tools. I desert race so there are the "shop" tools, the chase truck tools, the pit box tools, the "garage" tools, and then the "loaner" tools. A few years ago we went from using 6 point bolts to high strength 12 point bolts on most of the truck and so...

I have a couple sets of the Torin 6ton double locks and they have been awesome. Great height to them and with the double lock, I don't worry about them somehow dropping the car on me. I agree on the 3 ton being to too small height wise, I have a pair of 2 ton and 3 ton that I keep around for...

Well, thanks to this thread and a couple of the other screwdriver threads I just purchased some new screw drivers for my dad as birthday present. He has large hands (he's 6'8") and so I went with the Vessel Megadora Set in Jawsfit and then a Vessel Ball Grip #2 in JIC. He also wanted some Torx...

Oh, I know. I had factored in 30% to cover the little unexpected things, I didn't expect that to almost entirely get wiped out by the drastic increase in material costs. BM

I'm in the same boat. I really wish I had put down my deposit at the beginning of December. Wood and Iron quotes were up 20-25% or so since then and I'm definitely going to hold off on some of the interior plans now. Good luck with your building! I'm thinking Red Iron may be the better...

Thanks! The more I keep looking at the drawing and photo and staring at my yard, the more I think maybe I should rotate the structure 90* from how it is on the drawing. Put 2 bay doors facing the street and then 1 on the short side facing towards the house. I keep playing around with floor...

Definitely not waayyy out in the country. However, we are zoned Agricultural Residential. I've already talked to the County planning and zoning and they said I'm good up to 5,000 sq feet, anything over than I just have to call a "barn" or "arena". BM

A little more info on the planned shop/garage/hobby area. 40'x60'x16' either a Pole Building or Red Iron 5' Overhang on the side facing the house (if that's a 60' side; if not, it will be the 60' side facing the front of the property) 10'x20' porch outside the craft room entrance 30'x20'...

I've been lurking for years and read a lot of the shop threads in the last year or so. Now it's finally my turn! BLUF: Wife and I bought a 1400 sq ft house and now are building a 2400 sq ft shop. We need help with Shop layout in relation to yard, garage door placement, and 2 post lift...

Hello! I'm a long time lurker, thought I had a profile, but apparently not. I've been enjoying the knowledge and advice of GJ for around 10 years now. (Shame on me for not having a profile, right??) I live in Northeast Nevada and my wife and I just bought our first house (long time...