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    Need opinion on mixing conrete

    Thanks for the link, doing more reading.
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    Need opinion on mixing conrete

    Thanks for all your reply, it is great to heard you experience and i got the answer. It would not be doable for me and i would need some helping hand or paying someone to do it.
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    Need opinion on mixing conrete

    Hi, I joined the Garage Journal for few years with very limited posts. Currently I am trying to decide if I shall cut the tiles and dig out the earth to embed the scissor lift or just leave as is, please see below, I have no experience in concrete but I have read a few post in DIY. There is a...
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    My little garage

    It is in Yuen Long as it is far from Central of HK.
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    My little garage

    My last post was 2 years ago, I got an other car, a little convertible k-car from Japan as i wanted a convertible very badly. This little k-car fit into my garage perfectly. Also i cleaned up that mess to park the car, it is still very crowded. Due to many different reason, i have been...
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    The BrokeEF garage remodel

    Looking good, small and tidy.
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    Back to my topic, I search around and found the following insulation, - XPF insulation board - Polyurethane board - PIU board I am considering Polyurethane board 40mm thick, may i have some opinion from your experience? Thanks.
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    I have consider mini split air condition but in long term i prefer window type air condition if installation is not a problem. There is reason to it, in my experience - mini split has alot of problem from installation, quit working due to electronic circuit fail, leaking, expensive installation...
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    You must be kidding, the housing in HK is crazy expensive. Also parking is a problem, anywhere you go you have to pay for parking fee. It is just not a place for car guys except you are very rich. I envy you guy alot more as car is essential.
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    Thanks for your suggestion, the roof top is already in white color. The roof just get very hot from direct sun light, it can get my finger burn if i touch the roof on the inside. I like your idea on double roof but my unstair neighbor won't like that idea as it create alot of noise when raining...
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    As in my part of world i never heard of spray foam as it is not common. Most of HKer live in high rise building with concrete wall. But i will look into it locally. Thanks. I am not sure what is the thermal resistance of foam board, thanks for remind that i am searching around for insulating...
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    Looking for solution to cool down my garage

    Hi, I am looking for solution to cool down my garage, i live in HK which is very different than US. The weather here is hot and humid, in the summer time it get up to 33 to 35 degree C with humidity in 80-90%. It is very easy to overheat, one time i was working on my car chnaging the interior...
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    My little garage

    Another update on my clean up, I have replaced those blue plastic floor mat which i use to lift up car by 50mm to clear the lift. It was starting to sink and crack even those it was rated for 500kg. Also it was little big and making difficult to walk so replaced with smaller rubber mat...
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    My little garage

    It is a mess on the other side which i am not showing. It is my goal to clear up and organize all my stuff. I hate seeing that mess. Thanks! Those cars in the photo are my dream car but the garage itself is not as it is quite messes. Here are the messes (this area is around 10ft width and 18...
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    My little garage

    I bought an engine lift/hoist about a month ago and finally have time to assemble it during the Easter weekend. It is always an issue with the instruction when buying stuff from China even those i can read but i still can not completely understand. So it is a little guessing work on assemble it...
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