Recent content by HassB

@HaiKarate not sure what the /KC is but Seattle is where my wife was born and grew-up so it's home. It was also an easier transition for me coming from London versus going to a smaller town. So we're happy here and will take the pro's with the con's

@kitdoctor yeah ideal of a car lift I think is now gone;;; even I marked out the current height in the garden and it's a bit of a monstrosity, so working on how I can get it a little lower still;

Happy Thanks giving folks; Updated the heights to now have a 7' kick wall on the 1st floor (and one less step!) and then a ~9' Garage height

@TX4runner I think you're sold me on it.... to be honest I think I only want to put a lift in because of all the cool threads I read :LOL: , I like to tinker but can make that work with less space (little lifting space) Making adjustments to support a 7' kick wall, also you're not wrong about...

you are right @marinusdees however moving isn't really an option as we love it too much where we live so worth the risk, but once everything is built it becomes a minor one, like I said I'm from the UK and so a shared driveway (shared stuff) etc.. is very common. Adding a staircase gives...

EDIT: I increased the 1st floor height and lowered the garage height slightly in a post a few down from this one I mocked up some front and side views with what I think are reasonable assumptions on joist height and wall thickness etc.. I'm only 5.8' but using a 6' scale person and my Rav4 for...

@TX4runner I have lots of ideas so wanted to keep it as flexible as possible and I thought based off all the other posts 10ft is still be a little low but viable. It's currently 9' before the joist so adding another foot. Yeah understood on the kick wall height on the 2nd floor, I'll post some...

I've been lurking in these forums for the last 1-2 years watching with envy as folks take on a garage build. I am hoping to start my own early next year but I'm still at the very early stages and it might all fall apart, but no harm in getting some idea's out there and feedback. I live in...

We found this in the past when looking at options for a friends garage not used them, but it's nice that they make them and install them: https://olympic-equipment.com/product-category/4-post-lifts/

@mpkauto if you happen to come by your thread again I would be really interested to know what you did versus the contractor and if you would recommend the contractor? I have lots of ideas in my head for my garage ~1ft from the property line and looking for a good contractor for the concrete /...

I think it depends which ones you use, the Mitsubishi ones are fully insulated sealed units, serviceable from below, but you can still cover them. ~6 weeks in the have been a winner in the bedrooms. Thought I must admit one of them is very hard to get to from the top;

not yet, they have a built in pump and I have heard other pumps and this appears almost silent, they take a bit of effort to install, I had a company do them. see example images below, all the same room bar one as I wanted to show the view before the screen is on. Note they are one-way only

@makemenuconfig, I assume you have already committed on the Fujitsu system but if not, just wanted to say I had the Mitsubishi (MLZ) Ceiling Cassette's installed in our bedrooms ~6 weeks ago and they work great and fit within 16" on center joists...

Hi @RSwannabe, I'm a new lurker to the Garage Journal forum, I have an idea (more than firm plans) to build my own expanded garage with a 2nd story on top. Current garage is 10w x 20L My garage / garden layout looks very similar to yours (see diagram). My current garage has a retaining wall at...