Recent content by randii

I'm in CA, so it is pretty mild... and I have a few beastly fans to assist if it ever gets too hot. The whole thing will be open on each end, as well. Randii

No pics right now... imagine an alley between the shop and the fence that is just under 8' wide. The shop is 48' deep, and the fenceline is 70' long... the space between is 10% full of stuff (County calls it 'refuse and junk' but we all know better, right?) that is gradually being sorted and...

I finally have the bucks, time, and the spousal buy-off to do my sideyard the way I want! :thumbup: This sideyard is next to a pretty good-sized shop, so the sideyard will be mostly cold storage, but if I can grind and weld outside, the shop will stay that much cleaner. History: a while back...

If it were me, come springtime, I'd excavate where all the gravel is, and get at least a foot down on the 'well' that is formed between the house, the steps, and the driveway. On a nice dry day, FLOOD that sucker with a garden hose -- fill it up and see where the water drains... it may be as...

Imagine meeting you here, Fred! :spit: :thumbup: Are you trying to vent the attic above the insulated ceiling? Basically, keep just the work area climate controlled? My shop lacks a ceiling and any sort of insulation... but then again, I'm in central California, so I can heat or cool...

I'm using a similar approach, but running the 4x8s horizontally instead of vertically. I'm running another set of 4x8s horizontally above that, lipped up to the ceiling, with a gap between filled by a trim-board that hides a belt-line raceway. Can't do this on the house/garage firewall, but this...

Best solution is to disassemble, clean, and reassemble. Some folks swear by teflon tape AND dope. If you have just a few leaks, green 'creeping' loctite may work, if you depressurize the system first. I've used it as a stop-gap measure on a set of pipes that I really can't take apart without...

Looks like Don beat me to it -- I didn't see this post earlier becuase of how I have my browser set up. Gotta say it works for me! Rebuilding that side fence is a way for me to keep that neighbor on my side -- that and using a nice silver tarp instead of neon blue. :D Randii

Getting Creative with Temporary Awnings FWIW, I expanded the heck out of my shop, but planned ahead for side storage in the 8' aisle I have between the fence (property line) and shop wall. I overhung the legal limit and used exposed rafters from which I can run a a 'temporary awning' (requires...

I hate to agree with this... but in the end, after years of fighting one stubborn neighbor with a grudge and spare time to burn, working with a mostly well-intentioned city council and building inspector, I have given up fighting them hand-to-hand.... and moved to working around their rules...

I have two motion-detecting light-sensing 3-way switches sweeping the entry points for the shop, run to several incandescent cheapo-ceiling fixtures run down the center of the shop. There's a bank of fluorescents on either side, switched and breakered separately. I have additional task lighting...