Recent content by spartansix

I Installed a 3 ton multi-head DIY unit in an 1.5 story garage (24k downstairs, 12k upstairs) in early 2021. It took me an afternoon to install, and I only needed help moving the outdoor unit since its ~200lbs. It's performed well through three summers and two winters in the Northeast, though I...

The box now has a top and a center leg, but it turns out after some tests that right now everything is angled back towards the wall about 0.5 degrees and there's very little weight on the front legs. I can move the adjusters so that they no longer make contact with the floor and the cabinets...

The Bold cabinets have the holes for wall mounting, but I'm not sure they're sturdy enough for it. I have three Bold base cabinets cantilevered (backs lag bolted to studs, rear 6" of the cabinet sitting on a stem wall, all three cabinets bolted to each other) and I'd say they are fine for my...

The center box (14") is designed to hang off the side of a larger box, so it has channels at the top that hook over the left and right boxes. Those hold the three together at the top for positioning, and then I added bolts to tie everything together (the box has threaded M8 holes to receive...

Well, I did it! After considering all the helpful input in this thread, I decided to make a couple of modifications to my plan. First, instead of using lag bolts and washers to attach the boxes to the studs, I used three GRK 5/16 x4" structural screws through a 18x3x3/16 steel plate at each...

I wish I had the size for 9x8 doors! They're Clopay R18 insulated 8x7 doors.

I sort of get the feeling that I didn't get the right high mount doors/springs/drums, but I'm not sure how much it's worth fighting with this guy.

Well after all of this I decided to call the manufacturer to see if the mixup on windows was really a mixup or whether there was anything sketchy going on. It was a challenge without the order number, but luckily I got connected to the local supply house and a nice woman there was able to find...

That sounds familiar! I'm not typically one to put business names out there to hurt people but since he misrepresented himself as licensed... well, state records suggest that his name is Daniel J Hackett (Currently of Fairfield County Garage Doors LLC, formerly of Hartford County Overhead Door...

Well, I just did some more research. My read of the applicable statute ( https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/Chap_400.htm#sec_20-419 ) is that a garage door salesman and installer qualifies as a home improvement contractor. Looking it up online, his license as a home improvement contractor in...

It is a guy named Danny. I'm sorry that I didn't ask about it here - his reviews online were very favorable. Did you end up paying the full price?

Off the bat, lets be clear: these are first world problems. I'm lucky to be able to have any of this stuff, but I do feel like I should get what I pay for. I also apologize for the long post, there's a TLDR; at the bottom. The story starts in December of 2020 when I had a couple of businesses...

I've got a '91 -- I think it's the best car I've ever owned too, and I've had a few. Perfect blend of new and old.

About to start ordering fixtures and doing the rough-in for the lighting on my 35x27 3-bay garage. The ceilings are only 9', so I'm trying to maximize usable height and aesthetics with 1'x4' LED panels in recessed drywall mounts. Each fixture is ~4400 lumens and I'm trying for ~90 foot...

Lots of helpful ideas here. My original plan was a deeper version of the Steevo box but it would require fabricating sides to avoid having a 6" gap and it's also somewhat wasteful of space. My fabrication capabilities are somewhat limited until the shop is set up so simpler is probably better.