Recent content by DMaxRocks

My doors are 12' wide, currently they are 8' tall. As my plans are not finalized yet, I will investigate the cost/benefits of changing from a 12'x8' to a 12'x10' door. I plan to install a four post lift after the build is complete. From a design/aesthetics point of view, I believe the 14'...

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stm, Great feedback, stud spacing is 16" OC and I am planning on the rafters/trusses on 16" centers as well. The exterior will be clad with hardy plank siding. I will definitely look into additional cost in materials to raise the wall. Kaizen, My truck is just over 6' tall and my son's...

I am in the process of completing my plans for a 32'x45' shop. The shop will have 12' walls using 2x6 studs, two 12x8' garage doors and 1 man door. The ceiling over the two garage doors (30' wide) will have scissor trusses, allowing for a 16' tall center (room for a lift) and the last 15' will...

Wow...somebody here from Van Alstyne. I've been living in Van Alstyne for 18 years, great little town. -Mark

My concrete is being poured this week for my shop, I would be interested in getting a 4 post lift, approximately 9k pound lift, late '15, early '16!

My first attempt at a drain pipe was perforated 4" PVC. The first major rain, the water blew out all the dirt around the pipe. I had to pull up the perf pipe and replace with solid 4" PVC and drains into an underground basin with a slotted cover to allow the water to escape (top of basin is...

I had my 500 gallon propane tank moved to make room for my shop. The 18 year old copper pipe was still good, but i had the propane guy bury new copper since he had to replace 50% because of the move. -Mark

I've got hardi-plank on my 18 year old house. It still has the original paint on it and after a 25% chlorox solution and a easy pressure wash, it looks like new. I love the stuff and will be putting it on my shop in the next few months. -Mark

Let me be the first to welcome you to the site and happy to see another from Texas! Hope you find all your answers to your questions and possibly some questions you didn't even think of! -Mark

and would have had to revoke his man card!!! ;)

PM sent!!! Thanks, Mark

Very nice looking job... Do you do decals for cars? I have a personal decal i would like to get made if you do that sort of work. -Mark

CJ7VFR, Great story about your Dad. I am preparing to start building my shop, concrete should get poured in the next 2-3 weeks. I want to put 3 of the motion detector lights on the front, but liked the way the one in my old house worked...wanted to make sure there was nothing special. Thanks...

On our old house I wired a motion detector to a switched outlet that I had installed under the overhang. With the switch on the light worked like a normal motion detector. If I turned the switch off then on twice in real quick succession, the light would come on and stay on like a regular...