Recent content by James_Douglas

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. The town is Winters, CA north of Vacaville. I am heading up there next Tuesday to do some work on the house and water. I am going to talk to the local tow truck guys and see of they would do it if I go with someone other then Bend Pac. James

If you walk around in the space, it becomes apparent that if the posts are narrower that it will be tough to get around. There is limited "walk way" space down the walls. I need the posts wide enough to clear the door opening as things wide will be driven through and under the lift to the rear...

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Well, I have my XLS all filled out and will go over the benefit-cost issues with a bunch of my car buddies over lunch today and the wife over the weekend. There is quite a difference in pricing. I cannot tell from the literature that there is an equivalent amount of difference in the quality...

Can you elaborate on exactly what and why hoses, I assume air, are blowing?

Hi All, Working toward making a decision on a lift. I have an nice spread sheet with all the critical dimensions for my garage and what options cost and delivery. I am not in a big all fire hurry to order. Given my VERY tight space requirements the exact dimensions down to the how far the...

Thanks TK, I sent them an email for more information. I also emailed Tony at Advantage some questions and he keeps pestering me to call him. I really hate that when someone will not sit down and answer questions I email to them. I am not an idiot and can of course call, it just bugs me when...

Well, I am down to the wire and I need to move on a lift. I have looked over Bend Pac, Back Yard Buddy, and Advantage. My constraints are that I have a VERY narrow and long garage. I need the posts to be as far outboard as I can get it. Think, next to the walls. BB will custom make the...

Hi All, What is the experience people are having with regard to the length of their lifts? Is sizing the lift to the length of the largest wheelbase a good thing or sizing it to the length of the vehicle. Mostly working in home shop on classic cars. I can see an up and down side to each. I...

Anyone here used a coating that will meet the California new (Jan-2018) VOC limits? I need to paint a new bare six month old concrete garage floor this weekend. I was going to use Sherwin Williams Armor Coat 1K and their Urethane HS clear. But...it is not allowed in CA anymore. They only...

Hi All, In the next week I need to purchase and use a garage floor paint system. The concrete was poured last summer, then a new garage built over it. The floor was a six sack concrete with a steel trawl finish. It is 4 inches thick with #3 rebar on 12 inch centers. Deep crack breaks were...

Anyone every use brass control joints in a concrete shop floor like that used in terrazzo? James

I am about to find out... My plan has a deck over 1/2 of the garage. Some of it covered and some not. We will be using PliDek on it. The ceiling-roof was engineered for slope. The engineer did the design to take into account that the framing crews do not always watch their quality. He tried...

Hi all, My wife and I have lived in the middle of San Francisco for decades. Ok, you can dispense with the jokes.. We have a little residential house in a small town an hour away. We are going to tear down the garage and replace it. The lot is small, that's all we wanted in our old age. The...