Recent content by dr bob

Also in the middle of Oregon "east of Eugene", actually in Bend. Hey neighbor! Baldhead cabinets is great and local to us here, and makes their cabs here in town. Kinda takes care of "lost in shipping" when they are local. There's not much that we can do about your misplaced NewAge...

For car (and house...) washing you'll be a lot happier with a "foam cannon" that goes on the discharge end of a short gun. They come with lots of brand names on them. I've been using one for years with the MATCC brand on it via Amazon, and it's been fine. Using the correct no-extension gun...

I made some J hangers-and-hooks that hang over the front of the column while in storage. The lift arms hang extended from those side by side on the columns, directly over the carriage. A couple bungee cords around each keep them from swaying while moving the columns into final storage...

Absolutely it's fine to replace the short original power cable with a longer one. At least electrically OK. Better to add some structural wiring to properly install an outlet immediately adjacent to the new location. Part of the 8500 justification is cleaning up the ceiling over the car...

FWIW, I can easily weekend rent a good threader/stand-vise/deburr tool for a project like this, for less than the cost of a cheap threader. And way less aggravation.

^^^^ This. We just relocated from California (Glendale), and went through a slew of pre-sale inspections and documentation regarding unpermitted construction and modifications. All as part of the selling process. My garage/workshop and K's spa bathroom were the major "additions" we did during...

How high is your door (opening), how high is the ceiling between the door and the beam, and how high is the beam? general considerations: As you figure out how to get your high-lift door, you'll want to know how far back into the garage space it will go. If the door tracks can sit 6" below...

I have a Daiken mini-split in my very well insulated attached garage/workshop (~1200SF), with a second smaller head in my ~800SF office/bath adjacent. This was a massive whole-house remodel so I let the HVAC contractor do the installation. So far (one summer and one-plus winters) it's been...

I've had the one-piece wood doors, and migrated from those quickly when the option was available. They still come inside the garage several feet when up, at about 6" below the top of the opening, so this isn't a solution for lift clearance. In my current garage/workshop, ten years ago I...

A few quick thoughts... From a practical point, you'll be storing the columns with wheels facing inwards (away from the wall) so you can tilt the column and roll on the wheels. The hole spacings are a little more than 5", so adding three more anchors in the right places allows you to move a...

Talk to your builder, especially as it's likely a warranty issue only loosely related to the opener itself. The telltale of moisture.ice formation on the inside of the door is a telltale sign of other issues. Moisture from water leaks or other causes is condensing then freezingon the cold...

I'd take some time to fix the patches and seams. Invest in a wide taping knife, and use it to knock off the high spots on the patches and seams now. Then skim with the same broad knive and some lightweight taping/patching compound, applied thin and feathered well. If there are marks when it's...

I've been using 50 lbs/ft for years now on mine with no issues. Religiously using the torque wrench on them actually. Not at all anxious to have to reset any of the anchors, and want the lifted car to stay lifted. ;) I do cheat and use my little battery impact gun to run the bolts up and...

I use a H-F SDS drill, with the Bosch 7/8" bit from Home Depot. One shot with no pilot holes, it all worked fine. I did make locator/iondexing dimples, as described below: I had calculated the desired column spacing, and measured the hole spacing on the baseplates. I put down some masking...

My garage construction required "shear panels" on either side of each opening. They do a lot of things, most important for your case is that they prevent the opening from 'racking' out of square when the ground moves. Local code/standard required use of a Simpson product, but you can make an...