Recent content by wsonnenb

Thanks for the recommendation on the BP four post. I almost bought one yesterday, but the price is actually supposed to drop a hundred or so starting today. 2 posts went up, 4 posts down a little--is what I was told. On the 20 foot door possibility, that's now out of the question. The door...

Several people have apparently misunderstood. On the 60 foot length, I am planning four doors for the four bays. There are to be no doors on the 28 foot ends.

I had originally thought 4 doors, one per bay along the long side, but two 20s might make more sense. It would eliminate two openers. Any guess how price would compare on 2 20s by 10' tall, compared to 4 doors of assorted sizes?

I'm still planning my 4 bay 28x60, and need help with door widths and heights. I'm thinking one at 12'w by 10't, one at 10' by 10' and the other two 10'w by 8'tall. The two 10x8s would be where I'm putting a BendPak 2post that I just ordered, and maybe a 4 post I'm stiill considering. Any...

Excellent photos. Now I see the upstairs layout. Man, that is tempting. The estimate for the additional height and attic truss cost, and stairs and everything are beyond my budget. Thanks

Since I started this discussion, I got the additional price for the storage trusses and upping the pitch from 5/12 to 9/12. Too much for me. Now I'm trying to decide whether to get one, two or four bays worth of scissors trusses at $460 per bay. I've ordered the Bendpak two-post lift which...

I'd love to see more pictures. How many bays do you have, where is the bathroom, how big is it? How wide are your doors. I see your suspended ceiling, but tell me about your wall material, and what you used for material above your scissors truss bay. Thanks, Bill

Jim, I see that your storage is 11x50 and your pitch was 10/12. What is your height in the storage, and did you build a set of stairs, or did you use pull down, and where is the best location for that? Thanks.

Thanks for all your great responses. Builder said to go from 10' to 12" is modest, so I will do that. I like the scissors trusses for two bays (30 feet) and storage trusses for the other 30 feet. It probably would be very similar to Jimini's 11 foot wide storage. Would you please give me...

Thanks for your ideas. I still like the idea of storage trusses giving some usable space. I guess I'm going with the 12' side walls and need suggestions on whether to go with one bay worth of scissors trusses, two bays worth, or just all four.

I am about to finalize plans with a builder for a 4-bay 28x60 garage/shop in the back yard. I plan to install 2-post assymetrical lift in one bay. Manufacturer specifies 145 inches minimum, but I know higher is better. The last question I had for the builder is can I get by with 10' sidewalls...