Recent content by Stilwell

I've said it before and I'll say it again (can't resist the bait); it's mostly personal preference unless your real *********. Four post lifts cannot raise bodies off of chassis (okay there was that one guy that tried to strap the body of his car to the underside of the four post lift ramps)...

X2 on no plumbing in exterior walls if possible and 2 x 6 framing for walls with main drain line in it. As for price, sounds good to me, my 28 x 42 to that stage is going to be about $60,000 but I have 14' shop walls, 2 x 6 framing on the first floor, a full second floor with 9' walls, a 300...

I believe you are looking at the Mohawk specs for when your existing slab does not meet spec and are cutting out a section of that slab to enhance it for the lift. If you are pouring a whole new slab for a new build then just pour the entire slab to spec for the heaviest rated lift you might...

Quality structures, Inc (formerly known as ESH buildings) seem to be good and honest. I talked to them about my building but it is out of scope for what they do(I ended up pursuing stick built). They will do site prep, concrete and post frame building shell. They don't do intior framing and...

Everybody has covered everything pretty well but just wanted to point out that cat 6a is the current standard and backwards compatible to cat 5 / 5e. I would definitely make sure your low voltage needs or dreams are covered as cable is cheap to put in now and can be used for computer networks...

winner winner chicken dinner. Ebay has gone so far to protect the buyer that the seller can't win. I agree with the theory that it is the seller's responsibility to get the item to the buyer period. However, the current rules clearly say a seller cannot ask the buyer to pay "extra" for...

Thanks brewchief. I will bring up the XC17 with them as well as other internal coils to see what changes that might make. This stuff is really hard to pin down.

Thanks for the feedback. The company I am leaning towards did do a size calculation and they are replacing all of the ducts, both return and supply. They are a large reputable company with good references so I can only assume they are planning the system correctly...not sure there is anything...

I am putting a new HVAC system in my house. After getting bids from local companies I have settled on a Lennox system. However, I need some clarity on SEER and EER ratings. In general, I understand what these mean but I am confused due to the following: The furnace is a SLP98UH070V36B...

$6,000 - $6,500 is still a good price range for the Mohawk 10,000 lb System 1. Also, I was quoted $1,400 for the wheel adapters. Like someone else mentioned, their website says up to 16" wheels. I asked the Mohawk salesman about it and he seemed confused by that spec and said he was using...

I have been studying this a lot. Four post lifts are a little easier to use, more convenient for storage, can be mobile and allow a person to do a lot of work on a vehicle. However, a two post lift is much more suited to major work such as lifting the body off of a frame, picking cars up off...

Thanks for all of the input. I am almost certain we're going to do away with the spiral steps and just have steps up to the deck for entry to the second floor. This change is mostly due to the inconvenience of spiral steps and the floor space. Having this be a rental space is a big no no in...

The elevestairs are interesting. Not sure they will pass code here but something to look at.

John, I do have some exterior renderings but did not post them. I may try to do that next week when I can scan them down to a size that I can post. Not sure on the exterior exit requirement, the county nor the architect has mentioned it. All the county has said to date is that there must be...

You know, not having stairs to the deck has been bothering me a bit and that side will be closest to the house. I kind of like the idea of just adding stairs to the deck and eliminating the indoor stairs.....saves about 50 sq. ft. of floor space. Going to have to discuss this one with the...