Recent content by Mguilicutty

I was 100% certain I'd be going with a Bendpak lift before I found this forum. Now I'm only like 75% after reading some folks experiences here. It sounds like asymmetric is the way to go though? I am going to contact Bendpak on this one but ultimately this is an engineer's call. I've seen...

Hey guys - Another place to look is acwholesalers.com. Not sure if they sell the Mr Cool units but I bought my Mitsubishi 9k 30 seer unit a few years ago for around $1200. I did all the physical installation and had an hvac buddy come over and pull a vacuum on the lineset and make sure...

Re: Should I buy this Saylor-Beall? Somebody needs to put Land Rover in touch with this company.

Keep all cardboard out of the space. If you must store stuff in there with the car, use plastic bins or something. Cardboard is food for critters.

Homerr - Now you've got me curious. I wonder if the footing size is a regional thing? I've seen a lot of construction and I don't recall ever seeing footings that large around here. I guess we'll know before too long! Soils here are mostly clay or black dirt. We were apparently south of the...

Thanks! I'm Irish and need all the luck I can get! I appreciate the article. Many people are moving back into the inner city from the suburbs in KC now. A lot of old homes have been butchered and the city is taking notice. A lot of those old neighborhoods now have strict limitations on...

One thing I hadn't thought of... The mailman is going to hate me!

Thank you sirs for the quick replies. I'm hoping somebody has a similar situation and can measure their pad for reference. If not, I think I'll go find a big parking lot somewhere and take a bunch of masking tape and lay the whole thing out. I was actually thinking it would make sense to...

So, I went ahead and called my architect today. We are going to meet in two weeks to officially begin this process. Thus I have a few questions for you guys. This will be the largest garage I've ever had but I am still concerned that it is "not enough". The planned interior dimensions at...

Thanks for the links to Firebrick43's build there Wssix99. There is some good information there. I wish he'd have kept on posting! Nice garage you have there 4 FN 27! I considered ICFs for this project and may go that way in a future home. My crew was hired to finish 4 ICF homes in...

I'm not sure what size the footing will be but you're in the ballpark on the quantity of concrete. I asked for 10" walls below the upper floor level transitioning to 8" above. The elevator walls are all 8". Including an 18" footing I come up with 67.68 cu yards. 16" is typical for a 2 story...

Thanks Firebirdparts, I did feel a bit under attack there! Other than the 2nd floor, everything else here is pretty conventional. Well that and the elevator which I'm still seeking alternatives to. I just don't want to double the cost of this project on a single item!

I'm aiming to get this part started by the end September or so. Still kicking around ideas. Beer goes a long way around here! But seriously.. My labor savings will all be the parts that I can do myself w/ some buddies, we won't be doing any of the concrete work ourselves except maybe some...

Nope, sat down w/ him and my laptop w/ the drawing provided here and these specs. I'm sure not everyone would get this pricing, I've worked with him for 10+ years on numerous jobs and also have done some favors for him. 71 feet of 13' wall 38 feet of 10' 6" wall 27 feet of 9' wall 46 feet of...

Which neighbor? Maybe I can get pics.