Recent content by mountainman72

Another update after a long hiatus. I finished the main install of the doors. Here's a shot of the middle bay and the farthest from the house. The far door is manually operated only. Door closest to the house, and the one my wife will park in most frequently. A shot of what they...

YM - thanks! It's a fun project. Will try to keep going on the doors tomorrow. Showboy- check Dwell magazine if you haven't already. Tons of different/unique/modern ideas for homes. Thanks, Brett Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Briggs - re: interior, i have a bunch of framed pictures and paintings for the walls. The right bay will be parking for my wife. I may use the center depending on what projects are going. I'd like to build a mobile welding table/fabrication table. The back corner has some cool cabinets and...

Thanks guys, I'm excited with how it looks too. Jbmatth - if you're interested in pallets, try a few landscapers before you give up. The hardscaping blocks used to make walls and paver patios, come on pallets and often landscapers have a lot of them left over. I've had my best luck with...

Thanks for the kind words folks. The ceiling was a ton of labor but I do love it. So does the wife, and now she wants it on the bedroom ceiling. Ugh... FFW - the max line was really easy to work with. I ordered extra drops so I will have one on the back wall, two on the side wall, and one on...

Great space. Looking forward to seeing it built out on the inside. Congrats on your new garage. Brett

Next project: those huge lights I ran some loose 12/2 over to the lights to check and make sure they all worked before getting into a big project. With that set, I spent a bunch of think time working out different options for hanging and trimming. In the end I decided on a metal bracket...

Even though the work was often tedious, I really didn't get tired of the ceiling until the very end. Here is where I was just wishing it was done: When I finally finished, I decided to trim the whole outside edge with the larger internal pallet boards. I like the beefy look they add. I...

So here's how the pallets process goes: 1 break apart and remove nails 2 sort into sizes - I learned there are 4 basic board sizes 3 run one side through the joiner to make a clean edge 4 run through the tabs saw 5 square up ends on chop saw Here are a few more shots of the process: Close up...

Hello everyboday, It's been a long time since I've posted any progress, but I'm ready to give a few updates. I'll update with pics over the next few days. I'm trying out tapatalk for the first time in this post, so I'll see how it goes before writing a lot. The pallet ceiling is coming...

Boyd, I have had CAD drawings, mechanical engineering work, general research, and business logos done through elance and odesk. My experiences have been positive. A couple thoughts: 1. A Good Write Up - Some of the $ savings will be traded for your time. You will need to spend time thinking...

Re: Show off your bottle openers! If you're married, the best opener is on your left hand. It takes some practice, but then you'll never need another opener. If you're not married, you can party like a rockstar and just have the bartender open it for you.

I've had good luck getting pallets from landscape companies, both installers and retailers. The pavers and wall blocks come in on pallets and they were happy to get rid of them. People list them on CL regularly around here. I saw one this fall with photos that said, "1500 pallets. Free...

I did learn - that TIG is tough! Yes, double walled so the blow back may have contributed. I couldn't vent it without creating more holes. But I don't think I can really blame much on that. I'm sure 90% was my inexperience. As for just getting another pot, 1) it was a $60 pot so I...

My first experience with TIG tonight - what a fun disaster. The handle broke on my stainless steel coffee pot. With no stainless MIG wire, and figuring it was too thin anyway, I went to my neighbors to use his TIG to fix it. He's got a nice machine - Miller Diversion. The pot is thin...