Recent content by carlaisle

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Regarding the partial wall: dust floats. A cyclone dust collection system will collect a lot of dust, but never all of it. You'll get a lot of use out of the shop sink. I would drop wires from above before plugging anything into an outlet in the floor. It will fill up with everything that...

Rule of thumb on cantilevers of this type built with traditional lumber is 4:1. i.e. if you want 2' to extend past the rim joist you should have 8' inside it.

20x30 is comfortable space to work on one vehicle, not 2 (unless you're talking about MGs). It's enough space to uncomfortably park 2 vehicles, if you don't mind being unable to fully open the doors.

I have no pics of the place, but it was a very cool shop. Was built into a hillside, so it had a full basement underneath it, too. The ceiling was higher in the lower level, presumably because he had two bridge cranes in there.

Depends on what you want to do and your concerns. If you want/need to remove a body from a frame you need a two post lift - end of discussion. There are other ways, but if you want it to be quick and easy, that's the only one. The posts on an above ground two post lift are never not in the way...

Clear PVC primer does exist. Could presumably be ordered in if not available on the local shelf. I generally assemble the moldings on the ground and then install them in one piece. I would not bother with a scarf joint on PVC trim. Another vote for stainless finish nails. White caulk and you're...

You don't sound like you're overly concerned about the heating/cooling aspect, so I wouldn't waste the time/expense on padding the roof just to add insulation. Getting the wood farther away from the ground and increasing the ceiling height are all good (especially for a training space) but...

If you're going to heat it all the time, definitely look at in slab radiant. If you'll want (need) to switch from heating to cooling quickly or often skip the radiant. If you want air conditioning, forced air is really the only thing that makes sense.

It's a brick wall. If a few bricks come loose, mix up some mortar and put them back.

Fellow I knew had what was probably the ideal set-up. He had a shop for years that faced a commercial street. Residential backed up to all of the commercial properties. When one of the houses behind him came up for sale, he bought it and installed a gate.

If you can hand lift one end, you're solidly in the sub-500ish lb category. I've moved tons of things with some no-name dollies probably not much better in quality than these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/137016980229. Biggest problem is the tiny wheels react to a zip tie like a wheel chock. If the...

Ignoring the vertical/horizontal installation bit, the salient point is that the horizontal seams in your sheathing are unsupported. Ideally, they should land on blocking where they would be properly nailed off, which would increase the strength of your structure. That being said, if structures...

This https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/anchors/wall-anchors/e-z-ancor-reg-stud-solver-7-x-1-1-4-self-drilling-wall-anchor-with-screws-100-count/25616/p-1642874302978034-c-8726.htm style is my preference for wall installations. Available in multiple sizes/capacities...

You don't need an engineer for a 4' wall, but it certainly won't hurt you any to have one. The guy whose comments you posted above sounds knowledgeable. That does not mean he will deliver quality work, but it's a good start. I will say I have never seen a block retaining wall that didn't fail...