Recent content by tgrmuskego

We have lift! A special thanks to my Wife who purchased it for my birthday!

Update 05/03/2015 Yesterday was move in day! Although I'm far from having my storage system finished, I'm far enough along to move in and I can do the messy saw work outside now. My Dad passed away a few years ago and all I had time and space for was to box up everything and store it all in my...

Toy box update 03/28/2015 now in color :) Next up is shelves, a cabinet, and a storage system I have in mind...

Up Close? It sure isn't drywall but I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Comparing it to a car paint job, it's a 10 footer. If you are concerned with looks more than cost, drywall might be a better choice. Of course if your more careful than I was it is possible to get better results. I am...

03/22/2015 update This is what 6 gallons of oil based primer looks like! That stuff sure has a strong smell. I will be starting the top coat today, with not so smelly water based...

Thanks for the kind words! You should have plenty of room for a 2 post and a boat in a 24 wide by 30 deep. I plan on 12' width for the lift so I have plenty of room for changing an axle. With the 16' wide door, I will still be able to park a car next to the lift but it will need to be at an...

It's OK to have a floating slab here, my daily driver garage is 15 years old on a floating slab with no issues. The only draw back to a floating slab here is you can never add to the foot print or join it to another structure. If I had deeper pockets I would've gone with footers below the frost...

Thanks, I love the Nova to! About the 16' door, because it's the size of a 2 car garage it seemed like a good idea at the time. I agree, the extra wall space with a 12 foot door would be nice to have, I bet a well placed 9' door would have worked for me but it's to late to change it now. The up...

3 weeks! Yup, 3 weeks ago I started my high lift garage door project. This was to get the door from having 8.5 feet of clearance when opened to over 12 feet clearance when opened. I need the clearance so I can open the door when I have a car on a car lift. This project has been kicking my a**...

Update 03/23/2015 Trim is all done along with calking joints and seems. I ordered all my high lift parts, just waiting for an invoice and then it should ship in the next few days. Should be painting next weekend :D

I haven't really given any thought about color... Guess I'll see how it looks with the white oil base primer and decide from there. I know I'll keep the ceiling white but I'm not sure about the walls. Maybe grey, or a grey/blue to match the outside of the building. If it looks ok all white, I...

Toy box update 02/07/2015. Wall sheeting is done! I estimated I would need 48 sheets, so I ordered 52 sheets (just in case). I dropped one and broke a corner off it and ended up using 49 sheets so I have some sheets left over for making shelves later. Up next is window and door trim followed by...

01/25/2015 update: Ceiling is done except for paint. Electric is done. One wall is sheeted. Sure is nice to have lights!

Keeping the cold out and the heat in! :D

Update 01/03/2014 Finished the insulation! No more itchy work :thumbup: