Recent content by Kong

You know the saying..."If you have to ask..." KongBastard

Why not just have another garage or bigger garage on your property? If you have plumbing, electrical what are the occupancy rules. Can you sleep in it, etc. KongBastard

I like windows in the garage. I also work with my door up so I am assuming a lot of people have seen what is in there. It is so easy to break into a house or garage (windows or not) that if they want your stuff they will get it. If you have a 3 car sized garage and a big house they assume there...

Real concrete countertops are disgustingly expensive. We looked at them for our house and they were more than granite. Probably cheaper to buy 1" thick steel plate and sit it on top of a steel frame. KongBastard

Just have your kid stand in between the wall and the car when your wife is parking it. If she hits the kid, the impact will be absorbed by their body so no damage to the van and I guarantee she will only do it once! KongBastard

I hate when I am doing work in the garage and my neighbors come by. I live in a complex and if I entertained I would have 20 different guys coming by constantly all weekend. KongBastard

It looks like it depends on whether it is a garage or a rec room with a big door. I can't imagine having pool tables, plasma tv's and jukeboxes in my garage. Wouldn't have room for tools, hoists or workbenches. Of course, I only have an attached single car garage and my rec room is right beside...

You better come up with something foolproof. Scenario - You have the lift up, door down. Nice day outside so you lift the door. You notice that you lifted it too much and there isn't much clearance between the car and the door, so you lower it a a foot or so. You remember that the oil filter...

Put on multiple coats of wax. That is what keeps the supermarket tiles looking good. KongBastard

What's going to happen in a year or two? Considering that the work you can see is ****, I would think that the stuff you can't see is worse. Put a stop payment on the cheque ASAP. Take pictures, remove it and start from scratch. Sue him for your costs to remove the work he did. KongBastard

OSB and H20 = Swelling, chipping, softening. If you use wood on the floor you will never be able to wash it down on a regular basis unless you completely seal it. The Costco mat is nice. Sort of an industrial rubber/vinyl mat. You could put this on your wood floor, caulk the edges and it would...

If I had a really small garage (oh ****, I do 14 x 20) That would be a good bench - except for the fridge, I would put it somewhere else. It kind of reminds me of the kitchen in my first apartment. But if you have the room a bench like you have designed, although nice looking, is not really a...

If you don't have scrap steel around for this you could also use 2 x 4 wood (on edge) around the outside of the legs. Bolt the wood to the legs and screww the plywood to the 2 x 4's. I like to weld when I can but sometimes wood is a good (and cheaper) alternative. Strong and cheap. KongBastard

You have to be careful with older garages. They were built to park a car and lawnmower in usually. Depending on construction particulars a beam can add side loads to the walls that they were never intended to have. If the roof is as low as it looks in the picture the extra space you will gain...

My advice (for what it's worth) is build a shed out back. I don't think I would want to add anything that would put more weight or stress on that roof. I don't think it is bad as is but it doesn't look like it went through a permitting process when it was originally built. A structural engineer...