Recent content by flesburg

If you do not want a two story look at the front, do what I did. Do a 12/12 pitch. At the back wall go up with an 8 foot wall. Front half has the 12/12 pitch and looks like a one story building. Back half is a full dormer with a 4/12 pitch. With a 24 foot deep x 24 foor wide building you...

I agree about the plywood. My new garage has a 10' x 20' x 9'H room for lawn mowers etc., and a 10' x 10' utility room (washer, dryer, furnace, HW heater, sink and toilet. I lined those two with 1/2" plywood that I found at Home Depot called golden something. Nice and smooth on one side. A...

I have had a Suburban since 96 (It is a 95). I have averaged a little over 10,000 miles per year. Use it for hauling all kinds of stuff, from 9 family members on a Zoo trip, with the third seat installed and a couple of big kids on the floor behind the third seat, to 20 sheets of drywall, 8 or...

I have a "new" less than a year old, 10,000 pound two post asymetrical rotary. I have some Porsche cars, and a Suburban that I put up on it, and it works great. I can take the Suburban all the way to the top and easily walk around under the truck.

If you want a working top and not a storage shelf, I like 16" depending of course what I am working on. Deep enough for the things I work on. I have several at 16" some at 24-25" and a 20' wide bench with a radial arm saw in the center. It is 30" deep in order to have support for long boards on...

I am a German car fan. But, unless you do your own work an Audi or BMW, a new voltage regulator, or alternator, or timing belt repair will cause your eyes to tear. My neighbor has a new Pontiac G8. I want to agree with someone above. I drove it a couple of weeks ago and it is more fun that...

I think you will enjoy this Board. Lots of great folks here, and a lot of great garages. I have a son in Centerville, with more stuff than garage space. Not even room to turn around in. I am just finishing my "retirement dream shop" Hope I get it done and worked in before I'm too old to enjoy...

If you have room, put in a 4' x 4' x 6" concrete pad outside your shop. Set your compressor on in on anti-vibration pads (Granger). Then build a lean-to around it with an access door. It would be best on East or North side, out of the sun on the hottest parts of the days. Put a vent down low...

I believe you will need two trenches a foot or more apart. I had to put in three trenches, one for water one for electric and one for gas. The water and electric made some sense to me, but what are the chances of gas and water contaminating each other? A future digger could cut a water line and...

AND, there are people in this country that want to turn our medical (not health) insurance over to people like the building inspectors, and think things will get better. I went through some really silly issues with my garage too. The guy was really concerned that I was going to put a shower in...

I cheated. 7 feet of unfinished kitchen cabinets from Menards. Screwed together and to studs in the walls. Rock Solid. Then the top is 7 1/2 ft x 25" of unfinished oak flooring. (One bundle) also from Menards. Top is 2 1/4" thick with 1 1/2" of MDF with 3/4" of unfinished oak flooring also from...

I should not comment, because I am involved in a law suit with a neighbor in regard to my rights as a property owner. But if I was Joe I would be painting the building two or three shades of purple and green, as though I had used up all of the purple that Home Depot had and was using a...

I have a new 10,000 pound two post Rotary asymmetrical lift. My second lift. Delivered, installed and all just a little over $4K. I think the Rotary brand lifts are fine. The several Dealers I talked to who sell several brands all recommend Rotary as the most reliable they sell. I only use it...

I really prefer copper over iron because of ease of installation and weight etc., and the fact that I do not have to cut threads. I have also used 1/2" copper with 175# of air in it and have minimal pressure drop at 70' of pipe. So I did not use 3/4" on my most recent install. I have seen 4"...

Get good flux and great solder. Not walmart stuff. Ask at a plumbing supply house. Then get brushes to clean the inside of the fittings and scouring pads made for stripping paint (mine re 3" x 5" x 1/2" and are dark red). Get both sides of each joint VERY CLEAN!!!!! Flux and heat until the joint...