Recent content by Puddlian

Completed a nice little upgrade today. Lighting the underside of a vehicle is always a compromise and I have been looking for a way to supply a nice ambient light to compliment the LED work lights that I have been using up to now. I have seen commercially available "kits" online, but none of...

I see you have invested in an Advantage Lift too! I have been really impressed with the quality and design. Did you do the install yourself?

I completed the install of my Advantage DX-9000-XLT 4 post lift last month and have just gotten around to using it! (Too many outdoor chores around the yard, before the snow flies!) But I am loving it. This design with the "boxed in" vertical guides, is so sturdy... no wobble at all. And I can...

I have started filling up my new garage and workshop with cabinets and worktables. I built a prefabricated bench first, so I had a surface to work on, and then started on a light-duty workstation, for model building and such. The bench area is 3/4" ply on a 2X4 frame and the drawers are a...

That's a great question Captain! This is a project that I had been toying around with for many years but I never had the time to really figure out a practical plan, as I was coaching soccer and holding down a full time job at the same time. Two years ago my wife and I decided that it was time...

Thank you for the nice welcome... I am up in North Dakota. So my underfloor heating system was top of the list ... well maybe the beer fridge was top ...! Thanks Dreamer.. and Merry Christmas!

Well.... It has been a while but I forged ahead and built it! I am enclosing some pictures of the almost completed structure and will hopefully put together more of a story at a later date. The old garage has been leveled! Underfloor heating and a much-needed loft storage Room for the toys...

Hi everybody! I just popped in to sign up for this forum after several visits to see what others have managed to do with their garage designs. I am getting close to retirement age and have always planned to build myself a replacement garage, combined with a woodworking shop and art studio for my...