Recent content by rrrracer

Sorry it's been a while, been busy working out in the shop. Project Mezza-Loft is complete! Now the shop has a useful storage area in what would otherwise be wasted space with a 16ft ceiling. What we were starting with: I started in the corner: ...then built out over to the slider door...

I would contact the manufacturer and see if they will build it to your specification. I used to run a shop that had 11'4" ceilings, but standard lifts were 12'. ALM built us two lifts at 11' height, no problem.

Thanks everyone for the replies. Yeah, the place is definitely not sealed up tight as a drum and that isn't going to change, so I will skip the plastic and focus on brute force heating with the wood stove ☺ OK, drywall here we come!

Thanks sb7979, that's exactly what I was thinking. His comment was that I could pick up some R value from a vapor barrier, but I am concerned that it would trap moisture in the walls since the fiberglass is right against the metal exterior and it is far from water proof.

OK, after searching six pages of threads, I still couldn't come up with an answer to my particular situation so here goes... I am finishing out the interior of my pole barn. South/Central Indiana, so temp ranges from 0-100 degrees, all sorts of weather and quite humid in the summertime. The...

Thanks man, done lots of turbo conversions but never on an M3, might need to pick your brain on this one. LOL no Bigfoot sightings... YET! Although he might be out there in all those woods. Thanks for the legwork, I've been meaning to look around but for the time being I am focused on the...

Same here, looks like your Photobucket links kicked the buc.. aah forget it :-)

He wanted to be able to service all of the equipment/vehicles he owned... which include a Winnebago and a late 60's vintage Fiat Allis bulldozer :-) I already have a lift ready to go from my previous shop, can't wait to get it in!

Wow how cool is that? How effective do you think it would be if the building were not facing true solar south? The only downside I see is that in the summertime there are so many trees, I'm not quite sure how much sun the shop is actually going to get. I hope to find out soon, winter has been...

I've got lights already planned for under the shelf as that is where the workbenches and tool boxes, etc will sit. The retractable stairs are something I'm definitely interested in... got any links for ideas? Also, if anyone has any info about attaching the diagonals to the poles, I'm all ears.

Good eye! I'm about 30 minutes southwest of Indianapolis, but have had plenty of track time at Grattan... one of my favorite tracks! Kinda sorta... the shop is only 26ft wide so it doesn't leave a lot of room for a deep mezzanine. I'm getting ready to install one healthy shelf though, check...

Greetings all! I figured since I've been pounding the search button here for a while now that it was about time for my first post. After 20 years of running the rat race in the city, the missus and I were tired of the traffic, sirens, noise, lack of privacy, and general attitude of most high...