Recent content by gtsonoma

I would put kitchen type cabinets / counter top / sink / overhead cabinets on the wall to the left of the mud room door. Work bench on the wall with the shower and laundry. Use modular steel shelving that can be disassembled and moved to get a feel over time to see where you want them. Once...

I would put the up / down motion in the hinge. Take a piece of pipe 3 feet long, 1 inch OD. Take 5 pieces of larger pipe that will allow the 1" to have motion, nothing tight here, have a 1/16th or 1/8th of clearance. It will be outside inthe weather and with lots of clearance it will not need...

Make them 1/2", it will be easier to get them off / on

Very cool building and a worthy project. Anything you do to get the services turned on will improve it's functionality now and overall value for that distant resale. Try to get the city to detail the minimum to get the services turned on. Lease out the front showroom to offset costs. Maybe...

That steel top will not be flat. The welds on the bottom will warp it....

It does look great. But what about heavy things on little steel wheels, engine stands, floor jacks, creepers, etc ? Nothing worse than trying to move things around and getting hung up on every crack, expansion joint and grout line...

Congrats!!, Very nice property. My thoughts.... 1. Spin the frig around 180 and put it under the stairs, looks like it might be a good fit there 2. Do the work to get rid of the water softener or make it functional 3. Move the sink to where the frig is now. 4. If you remove the softener, move...

An awesume garage, grounds and cars !! No posting from the OP since Dec 2011, I wonder what happened....??

Very cool and great woodworking !!