Recent content by Jeeper89

LOL it took me over a year to build my barn that still isn't "done" at 43 and considering that I have pushed a mouse around at work for 50 hours a week for the last 22 years I'm not sure I'm much of a tradesman anymore. I design plastic injection molds and die cast dies. It's what I wanted to...

Hmm, it seems everywhere I turn something is going to kill me. I’m sure the chemicals in the sealers aren’t exactly safe either. I know that I should do something with the floor but it’s just not in the budget. Work has slowed to a crawl with no signs of improvement in the horizon. I’ve been...

So far I have just been living with the crazy amount of dust and a floor that keeps getting worse. I just don't have the cash to do anything with it at the moment. So for now I am just glad that I have a hard surface that I can park things on and when I have to crawl around on. Someday I hope...

We have a vent less natural gas heater in our 24x24 attached garage, its been in place for about a year now and we have had zero problems. My wife repairs equipment for her job out there and it keeps the garage at a nice mid 50's temp on about the lowest setting. If she knows she will be out...

Well here I am a year and a half later and still fighting dusty floors. Every time I sweep the floor I get a little more gray powder. I did some work on my truck last week and I was covered head to toe in concrete dust. Even my wife (who was helping me replace my turbo) said "This floor...

At my old house I had a 24x32 barn, at the time I had a 9' wide 7' tall door to use, but when I laid out the barn I put the posts in to allow for a 16' wide 8' tall door. and just framed in to use the smaller door. I ended up moving before I switched out the door but it was nice to know it...

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Mine has a 2x12 on the inside of the wall and a 2x12 on top of another 2x12 on the outside, so kind of like a 2x24 I guess. Seemed like a crazy amount of overkill but it hasn't collapsed yet. (West Michigan snow load)

Search Morryde RV steps. Something like that would fold up blocking the exit and avoiding a fall if you forget to fold them back down.

My 40x60x16 was really bad until I put Y bracing from the headers to the posts and some longer 2x6's flat from the top of one post to the bottom of the next on the corners. Then I finished up the sidewall steel and it's rock solid now.

I have about $56,000 into my 40x60x16 with at 4" thick floor. 2 12 x 14 doors and one 20 x 14, shingled roof and 150 amp electrical service. I did everything myself except for the excavating and concrete. I am in Rockford Michigan. That cost includes a skid steer rental for putting holes in...

Ford lists their F-150's at 105.9" wide with standard mirrors. Obviously that rules out 8' doors and IMO 9" doors are out too. At least for everyday use. Even a 10' door only gives you 7" clearance on each side. My barn has a slight uphill approach maybe 2' of slope in 20 feet length. Just...

Going my memory I want to say my truck with mirrors out was around 112". That's a tight squeeze on a 10' door minus the weather stripping. I backed my 16' trailer in that door just the other day at night in the rain and it wasn't the easiest thing to do. Long truck with a 16' trailer...

I drive a crew cab dually long box Ram 3500 with Moose mirrors (Yes I have them out or you can't see around the box very well) My initial plan for the front of my barn was to with 3 10' doors across the 40' wide front. I staked it all out and drove my truck through the tall poles and that...

Looks great, very close colors to my shop. This may be a silly question, but is a 1" gas line large enough for a 200' run? I'm by no means an expert, but I am putting in a 1 1/4" line to my shop and its only a 35' run to the shop then another 20-30' inside the shop that I will be running in 1"...