Recent content by cruzinZ

I’ve herd that 7-10MPG’s is pretty common with the newer units. Our current MH is a 22’ class C. Chevy 350 with a 3 speed transmission. Our 4.6MPG’s was mostly flat ground between 60-62mph and some hills. Our regular campground that we go to is 42miles away up an 11% grade.

A couple of years ago we built a home and I was able to move the footprint of the foundation to one side of the lot. This left me with 5’ on the short side and 15’ on the RV side. We had a metal gate installed and currently have a 22’ ski boat, 22’ class C motorhome and PWC on the side yard...

I would have two separate water lines for the house. Softwater run for everything except for refrigerator, kitchen sink & bathroom sinks. A reverse osmosis water system for drinking water really adds that extra touch.

What look are you going for? You can get the standard trailer park all metal carport relatively inexpensive from just about anywhere. If you have plenty of space you can build columns around the post with brick or siding matching your house. There are also cylinder columns that you can wrap...

GLFlyer - I would recommend building a bump out next to your pool equipment for your compressor. Pour a small pad 3'x4' or so and place your compressor in it. I would hate to see you drop to a smaller size tank than what you are currently accustomed to. Your bikes look great. I have a GL1800...

I used some sheet metal screws and cut down some thin sheet metal to 3"x3" squares to attach a foam board to the garage door of my old home. I would suggest this as the metal would not deform like the plastic retainers you currently are using.

Move out into the country with land so that I could build a real shop. Attached standard 2 car garage is going to be rough. I'm thinking 64x84 would be about right.

Anyone have experience using the plans from icreatables.com? Couple of questions: 1. I'm going to need to supply plans for a shed larger than 120 sq.ft. What were your experiences with building from these plans? Were they adiquate to obtain your local building department plan checks to pull a...

Hello everyone. I was curious about the flooring options for a single car garage I'm thinking of building. I am planning on a 12x16 shed/garage with overhead door. It will be placed on top of a cement slab. This will be a place for the storage of motorcycle and tow behind trailer. It will also...

Well after looking around more I found exactly what I want. It will cost a little more than I originally planned but will be fully functional for my needs. Now to get ideas for maximum srorage in small spaces. I'm looking at pulling a permit for a 12x16 portable garage.

Well the time comes. I need storage solutions for the new house the wife and I are having built. We only have a two car garage and RV parking on the side. We will need more storage solutions for all of our stuff coming from a 3 car garage back to a two car garage. I will be using the...

I used 2" styrofoam insulation on my garage door. In the summers it would get up to 110 in the summers. The garage would routinely get up to 135-140 in the hot summers. After the insulation on the doors it would keep the temps down to 85 on those hot days if we kept the hot cars outside.

Retrieving my old thread. I'm now in research mode. My wife really likes an expensive metal shade structure at lowes. It's around $1,000. I wanted to build one myself. Hers does have one upside, removable if we end up moving. This would be used for the outdoor dining room table. I'm also going...

Well things are moving forward with the new house. We went into escrow on our current house this past Monday. After looking at the gable style barn shed we have decided that is the way to go. More storage the better! We also got the site plans back for our lot. I drew up some plans for areas we...

Thank you all for the responses. I was planning on cementing the whole sideyard around 3.5"-4" thick. Hopefully 4" with fiber added to the mix. I'm planning on adding an extra 4'x50' patio slab extension, 15'x129' side yard slab. Last 5'x20' for cement up from back patio to the AC unit on the...