Recent content by snowmants

good info here. I am about 2 hours south of DC so if you get this figured out let me know!

How does it spin? does it spin around the one long bolt? Seems like it would be a bit lopsided if that was the case??? not criticizing, just want to know because I really like the idea!:thumbup:

The tracks for the garage doors should just run up the walls until they get up to the ceiling and then hug it as close as possible. it is a 9 foot door on a 13 foot tall wall, so it has to go up 3-4 feet of wall first and then will only extend 6 feet or so inward along the ceiling.

Thank you! The garage will be 30 feet deep. The longest trailer I would consider is about 20' long, so there should still be 10' to spare. I increased the garage door height to 9 feet and the width to 11 feet so there shouldn't be an issue there accommodating the trailer either. Also I am a...

Just an update - i read all of the suggestions. While some are a bit outside of my budget, I know i did not really specify a budget number, so they are all much appreciated! I did increase the size of the doors to 11' wide and 9' tall. That seemed to be a popular suggestion and one I...

Wow!!! So many great Ideas to consider. you guys are awesome! i should add that i will also have a 2 car garage with some added storage space on the main house as well as a 1,500 square foot unfinished basement. For those of you guys that mention going higher on the garage doors, can you...

Hello Garage Journal members, I have been lurking on these boards a long time collecting ideas for my garage build. Let me start by saying that this garage will be built as part of a new house that I am having built and will be built at the same time as the house. As I am essentially...

Great Garage! Do you have any current exterior shots of the garage?

awesome stuff! How high is your ceiling and what brand of lift did you go with?