Recent content by heavytlc

I bought my trailer jacks at Northern Tool. I was going to weld up my own wheel set up, but they had everything there. I do not remember the price, but i have less than 600 in my whole table. My chassis table weighs over 700lbs, lots of steel. The worst part is right now it has become a catch...

I do not have any good pics of my chassis table, but I used 4 adjustable trailer jacks with wheels. It works great. My table is 10'x40" 3/8 thick top. I had to have the wheels to move it.

H&C clear for living areas with acrylic floor finish over it. For the shop Rexathane clear from sherwin williams works well. I did the redneck version of polished concrete. I used my floor buffer to smooth the concete before acid staining. It worked well.

I bring the unpopular, always think resale. What we like and what John Q Public wants are not the same. Finished living space sells. Most people want living space. What do I know I live in a shop...

Sorry about the shoulder pain. I could not have done it without your help. It is all worth it now.

I built a 60x100x16, with a 24x40 2bdr two story 2bath apartment. I am north of 200k. It is kind of like asking how much a new car costs. Do you want a KIA, or a RollsRoyce. It can be as cheap as you want it to a point. I would say 80k if you wanted the cheapest stuff, and did as much as you...

Thanks MOPARHOUND! I have some great friends that have helped me get the place finished.It was harder than I thought. Cars are easier, I am in the middle of repairing a bank owned 1960's 2bedroom one bath brick house. The only car I have built since I started the shop has been my 1956 F100...

Check my profile on the hamb board for a few shop pics. I really **** at pic resizing.

I **** at posting pictures/updates. That said I have been living in my new shop/house for 6 months. It is nicer than it started out to be. Gourmet kitchen, slate tile bathrooms/counter tops, acid stained concrete, lcd tv's, the right stuff. I am getting used to calling it home. I have a hard...

2x6 24oc meets code. I built my shop office/apartment 2x6 16oc. 2x6 will give more room for insulation. 24oc makes for a better insulated building, studs do not insulate very well.

I would have done alot of things in a different way. No major changes, but now that my apartment is done I live there. I WILL BE doing the extensions, just not sure when.

I had been looking at your frame work pictures, it looks simple enough. Without getting "professional" help I figure 5-8K for the 3sides, at 3 ft. I built the building with a 20x100 shed roof so I know how much$$$ the stuff ends up being. Trim adds up real quick, red iron is the cheapest part...

I know more than I every wanted to about my 60x100 metal building now that it is finished. I am looking at options for retrofitting eve extensions. I have a 20x100 shed roof on the back, so I am only looking at 2 or possible 3 sides. The side walls seem easy enough, just extend the z purlins...

I am just finishing a refi on my primary residence in North Carolina. It is a 2000sqft brick house 4/2. Attached 32x 24 brick garage. I have a detached 30x50x12 shop, block with the same brick as the house. Two post lift seperate meter, half bath, the works. Because of comps my shop never adds...

I used it in the mechanical room of my apartment at my shop. That is the room I used as my test mule for the acid stain, and different floor finishes. It was a a small area so it was easy to apply. It dried Crystal clear, took a few days to fully cure, is tough, not sure about using it in the shop.