Recent content by CT2012

thanks for the info here, much appreciated. kbs224: yep ceiling height is what i meant. i need to confirm with builder if he can do framing on top of a 2' block perimeter (which would be my preference), vs. just going up 12' from slab.

thanks matt. a safe height for a 4 post lift is probably 12', yes? let's say my vette is about 4' high, so figure that car on the bottom, then the lift ramp width of, say, 5" (i'm guessing that's the thickness of ramps plus any supporting beams), positioned at least 5-6" above the height of my...

Am bouncing around some ideas for a detached 3 or 4 car garage build. Question is 10' vs. 12' wall height. It's about a ~$5k difference between the two configurations, +/-. That said, $5k is still $5k and that could go towards plenty of other things. Is the extra 2' worth it?

got any pics? am curious how the process has gone for you. :beer:

i showed my wife your barn and said "honey, here's the benchmark." she doesn't understand the red w/white trim as traditional barn color. "i think it should match the color of the house instead," she says. gonna have to work on that one....:lol:

thanks boydsdodge, good points, all. i forget what the slab thickness is in my area, at least 6" i think.

i spoke with a contractor this morning and for an extra $4k he can do the whole thing at 12' (the tentative size is 24x48). i asked about all of it at 14' but that's cost prohibitive. thanks for all the tips. boydsdodge, why a double height slab?

thanks matt. r10 foam board glued to the block is what i used on my last cbs garage. then i framed over that and put in batts, then sheetrock. it was overboard & expensive...but then again, it was 50-something degrees inside when it was 30-something outside. same differential in summer, a...

nice structure.

Am in planning stages for a detached structure. I'm in northeast, NYC metro area. Can someone suggest pros/cons of a stick built vs. CBS detached garage? Is there major cost savings on one vs. the others? At our last house I had a CBS detached garage, and while the exterior had years of...

My favorite photo. That's awesome. :thumbup:

Good advice re: 14'. Thanks. I'm in planning stages too so this topic is a good one.

Yep, I just painted mine with some leftover porch & patio paint. Looks nice (glossy), more durable than the usual latex paint, super easy to wipe off. Most importantly, very easy to touch up because I'm not worried about having a perfect finish. If it's a little off, that's ok--it's a garage...

I scored this at HD during a christmas sale for 99 bucks. http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Mobile-Miter-Saw-Stand-AC9945/202673168?cm_mmc=Shopping|THD|G|0|G-BASE-PLA-D25T-PowerTools-SKU|&gclid=CN7ihuCak8oCFYeRHwodeN0Gww&gclsrc=aw.ds I shoulda bought this years ago, even at the msrp. It's...

Yup. CT here as well and we passed on a couple of beautiful places because of the wetlands issue back when we were house shopping. I ended up vetting it myself with every conceivable agency--health, environmental, planning, building, zoning, yadda yadda. The listing agent(s) were useless...