Recent content by TurboLS

Well, the tennis court sized garage is like $100k investment. That's not possible for like ten years or so.

So I ended up demo-ing the asphalt floor up front and pouring a new pad... I have to wait until mid-March to even think about coating it with the 100% solid epoxy I'd like to use. If that happens on time, then I can maybe start dealing with the insulation and lack of electrical/lighting. I...

You mean because it's going to be such as hassle to build anywhere but where the tennis court currently is??

So, as it turns out, the septic tank starts 3 ft below the ground and ends 6-7 ft below ground. This means that the environmental group would have to bring in a backhoe to excavate the outlet of the tank and the distribution box so they can run their camera. This would run $3875!! They...

here's the interesting part... the structure IS level... it's just the floor that isn't. So it's like I'd need over a foot of concrete thickness in the "back" of the garage while the front would maybe just be whatever the minimum thickness is... I may forego the floor thing if I can do engine...

Yeah... some plywood pieces ziptied to the stands will be my solution to that issue. We'll see how the hoist does pulling the engine out tonight. It seems to roll OK and not roll down the hill since there are enough places for the wheels to "sit" once I pull it to a stop.

Most likely, the garage was built after the home... I mean, why else would it be asphalt and on a terrible grade? It's like they built it over the driveway.

So the septic guy never showed and later called saying that there was a special service for locating the septic system components... He supplied a phone number to call. D'oh! Looks like the planning is going to get delayed yet again. On top of that, in my current, new garage, I have actually...

So we actually measured the perimeter of the fence surrounding the tennis court. The short side is 60 ft, so we definitely have space for the garage assuming: - AT&T has no issue w/ their right of way - I can somehow locate the septic leach field/dry wells so that we can maintain the 20 foot...

Here is the plat, finally, heh And then this one is slightly more detailed

yup... ended up using snagit. I can't access any of the file shares at work, so it'll have to wait until i get home.

Another question I had is: what special considerations should I make about the garage flooring/walls/ventilation if I will be: - doing chassis MIG welding/roll cages - potentially doing some paint work in the future (really unlikely, but maybe i should plan for it...)

So, I finally was able to get the plat scanned in, but as a PDF. Apparently, it doesn't work as an image. I'll have to convert the files.

And now... pictures! A shot of the front as she stands now... at night b/c i get home after the sun goes down a lot, heh. A shot of the current flooring in the garage. A shot of that almost full car width rear garage door. A shot of my one outlet in the entire structure! A shot of...

So I emailed an architect buddy of mine and it looks as though I might be limited to 15' ceiling height if I am going to go detached. Also, if I go detached, it has to be in the 1/3 of the lot that is farthest from both streets (since my place is a corner lot). With that said, my 1,800 sq. ft...