Recent content by Haggar

I looked into it for a few years. In Michigan, I see a ton of variation in the 'kits' from different lumber yards, etc. I was kinda surprised that labor wasn't *that* expensive to have mine build. I just had one built in the last 2 weeks. The company I went with wasn't the cheapest, but they...

My garages are usually for Jeeps, or something short like that. My last house was 22x32, and I had fit 4 Jeeps in there 2x2, but no room for anything else. But what I was able to do was turn one sideways. So I had 2 Jeeps in the front, then one sideways then that left enough room for a workbench...

My grandfather kept his best cars in big inflatable bubbles in his garage. These were perfect 1930s Packards/Duesenbergs/etc

Here are some examples from a few lift manufacturers: From Rotary Lift's website: *On all Two post models; If anchors do not tighten to specified torque, replace concrete under each column base with a 4’ X 4’ X 6” thick 3,000psi minimum concrete pad keyed under and flush with top of existing...

Depends on the building, and the site. If the poles were extemely tall, then you'd often want extra depth. (The fact that he's talking about 6x10 and 10x12 sized poles, it might be the case). My locale wants pole depth to be 1/3 of the height out of the ground. So if you had a 27ft pole, you'd...

If your location requires building permits/inspections, then they'll likely have a schedule of required post spacing (and corresponding rafter support sizes based on the spans). Here in my portion of Michigan, the spacing is dependent on pole size and wall height, and truss span. My builder is...