Recent content by simple man

Attached is a picture showing one of the door track joints. Three of the bolts are flat headed the other is a round headed bolt. As for teh suggestion to use elevator bolts I think the head is too wide and the shank has a square carriage bolt. (At least based on what I have seen on McMaster...

I just installed a high lift door conversion and want to change the garage door track screws that came with the kit. The screws that came with the kit have a rounded head and it appears that the door rollers are hitting the rounded heads. The track mounting screw that were originally...

I like the idea of cutting around the RaceDeck and using a steel plate as a spacer to bring base of the MaxJax up to the level of the flooring. Rick

Has anybody installed a MaxJax on anything other than a bare concrete floor? I am thinking about installing the MaxJax in a garage that has Race Deck flooring tiles. I am considering whether to install the posts on top of the tiles or to remove the tiles and mount directly to the concrete...

I have seen several posts from people who have WeatherTech or RaceDeck flooring and a 4 post lift. I believe the consensus opinion is that there is no problem with denting the tiles with this setup. My question is: if the lift is designed to be moved, using detachable casters, how difficult is...

For those people using either the QuickJack or other similar lifts, i.e. scissors lifts, is there any concern about the lift pads on the lift not matching up with the lifting points along the pinch wields? Generally, is there sufficient strength along the pinch wield to support the car even if...

TxT858, Thanks for the "real life" numbers. Rick

I've noticed that people are referring to the lift for the BL3500 unit as 22 inches. According to the BendPak website, the amount of lift for the frame of the BL3500 is only 16.5 inches, distance from the ground to the top of the lifting frame at full extension. According to BendPak, the 22...

I have talked to my GC who has talked to the concrete people who said they are not aware of any product that can be applied during the finishing of the concrete. So, I guess I will try to locate a sealer to apply after the garage is finished. Rick

I have read that acrylic are thin and may need to be reapplied periodically. Would the product you recommended need to be reappied? Thanks Rick

Shea: Thank you for the info regarding concrete densifiers vs sealers. However, I have a couple more questions. Based on your write-up I would assume that I will need to acid etch the surface since my floor will be power trowled? The write-up on your website mentions using a "siliconate"...

I am getting ready to make a decision on how to finish the floor in my newly built garage. And, I would like to get some validation from some of the more knowledgeable members on whether or not my assumptions are correct. My primary goal is a have a surface that will be resistant to oil and...

As I mentioned above I will go with the cat6 cableing. However, I now have another question. I have heard that there can be a problem with interference between power lines and data cables. Since the Cat6 cable is going to be buried in the same trench as the power lines how much seperation...

Thanks for all the comments/suggestions. At this point I think I will go with the Cat6 and if, in my lifetime:), technology advances enough to make Cat 6 outdated, then I can always upgrade to fiber optic or whatever. Again thanks for the help. Rick

First let me state that I only know a little about running Cat6 cable and nothing about fiber optic.:confused: I am planning to run data cable from my house to a new garage, about 150 foot distance. The cable will run from the router in the house to a router in the garage. I am planning on a...