Recent content by ticks_are_fun

On the inside? All of it. I have a non-running car parked in front of the garage (I have the parts, but the willingness has yet to arrive), and some foliage growth to my right. My driveway’s over 80ft long, with the garage at the back of it, so to see inside, past my cars, and past whatever...

I bought the best-condition house in my neighborhood for a price tag that wasn’t inflated by private development. (Two roads away in my neighborhood, within shouting distance on a clear day, and those houses go for $150-200k. Hardly ever on the market, and I wish I had waited a few months to...

Certainly not a forever home. I want a few acres someday so I can have an area to screw around with. I miss having quads and a space to throw a few project cars, but I also love livin' cheap. Thanks for the suggestions; it seems I have a lot of work to do regardless of which route I take. As...

A building permit is somewhere around $180, and any inspector would force me to get one for the electrical. Another $180 or so there. (Unless, of course, the wiring magically becomes less sketchy-looking over a weekend by someone with access to the garage. Don’t know who that’d be.) But on top...

Had to reply to main due to file limitations. Here are some additional photos of my beauty. The left wall isn’t fully pictured due to storage, but it will be much easier to do than the right wall. (I play Jenga in there for the spots where it rains!) The yellow tow strap preciously anchored to...

I genuinely want a new build. I’d like a larger garage with an attic space and room to have a bigger welding setup, but my lot is 51’ x 100’, and I want it to keep the footprint it has. If it absolutely has to move, then it has to move. A smarter man than I would tear the thing apart and start...

Far more replies than I expected, and I apologize for not getting back at all. (Been spending my past few weeks rebuilding my DD’s engine, and catching up on a plethora of projects at the MILs.) Here we go. I’ll bundle a few things up together to hopefully keep ’em as organized as possible...

I’ve stalked the Journal for quite some time as I’ve tried to find the right approach to fix my 1926 14x20 garage, and now I join the fun. For some background, I live in Flint, MI, where 34% of the population lives in poverty. A lot of garages in the area, even in my nicer neighborhood, need...