Recent content by lostfido

Probably lights/bulbs and possibly something with a garage door opener if it were to fail----unlikely but you never know.

Trust me, I want one but even my wants wont work for that. The guys that built it had a couple nice rigs but they wouldn't leave them for me

Not sure how often I would need it? probably not often but I don't like to take chances. Amazon has some, but not cheap ($1000.00) but free delivery. Any recommendations on brands?

When I was turning wrenches I was a Snap On only guy, but I moved into the office section about 20 years ago. Still like my SO stuff but I have to admit the Icon stuff is sweet, I wouldn't hesitate to try some if I need to buy something I don't currently have. I will say I bought some Sunnex...

Looking for input on a step ladder for my pole barn. Walls are 16 feet 6 inches and I am probably looking at either 12 or 14 foot fiberglass with a minimum of 300Lb capacity. With my height being 6'2" im wondering if I can get by with a 12 or if I need to try and find a 14? Seems like 12 is...

Not yet----but soon I'm sure Love the Schlitz avatar :thumbup: brings back some fun memories

Retirement hangout, main beer drinking spot. My place is on a lake and I positioned the barn so I can stand in one of the doors and look out over the lake. Historically an auto mechanic so I had the floor poured with reinforcement for a #10,000 Rotary SPO-10 hoist----not sure if I will do it...

Frost protected shallow foundation, 2x8 ladder frame with 44x12 mezzanine/loft

Id like to stay at around $2-2.50 a square foot, I kinda blew the budget when I built this place already :cool: I'll look into these a little closer----thanks

Looking for ideas/suggestion as far as flooring for my mezzanine in my pole barn. Only used for storage (mostly bins) but I would like to keep it under 1/2 in thickness or headroom becomes an issue. Hopefully something I can DIY, I may do the main floor with Polyurea but I would contract it out.

I am working on a additional option for my soon to be built 48x36 pole barn. I will have a mezzanine in part of the building (12x40) and would like to put a unistrut trolley and winch to lift objects into the mezzanine. Is there a type of roof truss that will be usable for this type of...

Howdy, Just found this forum and I am already scouring old posts of post frames and garages construction. I will be building a new shop at my lake place near Tomahawk Wisconsin in the next year or so and look forward to opinions and ideas. My last project was a 28x26 at my home in Minneapolis...