Recent content by yetibiker

A floor drain is one of the redeeming qualities of my tiny 1.5 car attached garage. It also has stairs that go down into my basement. At the bottom of those stairs is a utility sink. The garage is made of cinder block, so I’m not worried about water damage. The room adjacent to the garage has a...

The weight distribution hitch looks like the real deal. I can’t try it out for a few weeks, and I still need to order a ridiculously long shank for it because GMT900 Suburban 2500 4x4 integrated hitch height problems. The hitch is very stout and looks to be well-built. Sent from my iPad using...

My first garage was just big enough to shoehorn my POS Chevy Corsica into for a one-time photo op. It would either fit the car or my crummy tools. I did all of my work in a driveway for 13 years, including a transmission replacement on my Chevy Suburban. Your toolbox looks to be a proper setup...

“Alexa, play my station on Apple Music” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would be very tempted to add a mezzanine to utilize some of that that headroom. This is a great space! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Nice looking table. I’m here to chime in about the outlets on the table and second the idea about GFCI protected three-prong outlets fed with only hot and neutral. Welding current absolutely loves to travel along equipment ground wires and melt the insulation and terminals. It is a tale as old...

You, sir, need a shed for the kid’s stuff. It is great when the only mess in there is yours. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Some more pictures. I didn’t have enough shadows, so I built some more shelves. It is getting down to small boxes of random assorted ****. Pretty soon the wire shelves will be empty and gone. Maybe there is a rolling workbench in my future? A detail of the suspended shelf. The back of it is a...

After what has been the craziest week yet at my favorite mega-dairy, I was able to get a few hours in the garage today. The air compressor continued to beat me at every turn, even after spending $64 at my local Ace Hardware for remarkably little chain. I got it as high as it would go, and of...

Well, the problem is that it is an awful mess in there. I’ve been spending plenty of time in there since creating the topic, but just an hour here and there. Here goes. Please excuse the mess. My circular saw was pretty old when I bought it for $25 at a rummage sale 18 years ago. Last week I...

I got my garage door track modified and installed to allow the door to pitch upward an additional 16° for more headroom over the hood when the lift goes in. The scissor trusses are in place and I pulled another rafter tie tonight after testing the door opener a few times. Tomorrow I frame for...

That is encouraging. I got all of my scissors trusses up and am plugging away at my perimeter shelf and modifications to my garage door track. I like the idea of stuffing my air compressor up into the dead space over my (now angled) garage door as long as I have a way to get it down again if I...

I’m coming up on a year of owning this house with a very unique garage and workshop layout and I’ve figured out how to make it work for me. This build doesn’t feature a workshop. That is in my basement. No lawn and garden or bikes; there is a shed for that. I don’t need to come and go from...

I began the process of replacing rafter ties with scissors trusses. When I’m done, there will be a 6’-7’ wide channel of high ceiling between deep shelves at the old 96” AFF rafter tie height. I’m going to insulate and cram a 2-post lift into this 22’ x 14’ detached service bay. Sent from my...

Moisture is only a problem in a tight, insulated space. All torpedo (salamander) heaters should have stickers on them that tell you to have x amount of square feet of ventilation to fresh air, that goes for kerosene and propane. I heat my entire house with an 80k BTU gas furnace, but that is...