Recent content by vdub8

For you Makita folks, this 18v battery sale is as good a deal as I've seen in a long time...

New resting place for the four post lift. My father and brother came by this afternoon and helped relocate the lift from the attached garage to the shop. Guaranteed to see more traffic in its new home. Should have done this 6 months ago.

Shop is looking great. I'm sure that Mazda won't be lonely for long. Keep us posted on how the move in goes.

Upper cabinets ordered on Black Friday finally came in this week. Installed two of the cabinets today. Still need to adjust the doors a bit, but at least they're hung any ready for storage. The other cabinets will have to wait until the workbench is built.

Replaced the bottom seat cushion and seat cover on the truck - 2008 GMC Sierra. Hopefully good for another 260,000 miles.

Paint work completed today, with exception of the the man door which will be a Spring paint project. Foundation wall has been painted and finished the trim work today.

What model Bendpak? I have the HD9 and it's been great.

Glad you are keeping the 911. That is a gorgeous car! Oh and your garage looks great too. Well done!

Looks great! Very well thought out and executed. Very attractive finishes on the exterior of both the house and garage. Love the loft above the detached garage, too. What are your plans for that space?

Scott, Thanks. The exposed aggregate look is a result of the grinding process. In hind sight, I should have asked them to go one or two more passes with the grinder to make it even more uniform. Still I'm happy with the way it turned out. What I didn't expect is that it would darken in color...

And last but not least a moving in photo.

Photos of clear primer coat and clear final polyurea coating. No flakes used. We did use fine silica for texture in the top coat of polyurea, which provides plenty of grip when wet, but not so coarse that it feels like 50 grit sandpaper.

It's move in weekend, well sort of. Picked up shelving from Costco (their version of "industrial" rack/shelves was on sale for $199 ea) and moved a few big items. My plan is to get trim installed around the man do and base of the sheetrock and finish the ceiling fan install. Storage racks...

When the framing started back in July, I set a goal to have the shop fully closed up and insulated by Thanksgiving. Happy to report not only was it sealed and insulated, but the heat was on. The next objective is to be moving into the shop before year end. With heat on, I've been able to get...

Progress this week on both interior and exterior. Paper and lath installed around the building and stucco and masonry barrier inspection passed. Brown coat should be going on this coming week. On the interior, insulation guys came out yesterday and blew the insulation in the walls and...