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    External lock 4 post lift question

    Any real issues with the external lock 4 post lifts. Picked one up pretty inexpensive and seams to work good. Just looks to be an older design
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    Needing help with driveway material

    Just added my new metal building and looking for ideas for the drive that will attach to my existing circular driveway which is asphalt. The lean to has abc for its base. Kind of thinking either asphalt or crushed asphalt. But looking for more cost effective options
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT New NC 2300sf garage/lean to

    finally have the building going up today. 30x55’x12 with a 12x55’ lean to. Building should be done in a few days then will be waiting on insulated 2 10x10’ doors. Next will be to decide on insulation and get electric/lights/fans in it.
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    NC metal garages, who have you used for your building..

    Looking for the NC people that have build a metal garage. Looking for recommendations for manufacture/builder to do with. Located north of Charlotte.
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    Concrete 3500psi with 6” wire mesh or 3500 with fiber

    Looking to do a 30x55’ slab for garage. Some are talking 3500psi with a 6” wire mesh and some quoting 3500psi with fiber instead of mesh? Is there any benefit to one?
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    Asphalt crack repair and seal coating

    Anyone fix their asphalt driveways themselves? Have a few small cracks that I am wanting to fill and seal coat it before winter. I am in North Carolina so winters aren’t that bad. What products worked or didn’t work?
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    worth insulating metal building that doesn't have HVAC

    building a 30x50x12 carolina carport metal building. Is it worth installing the 2" fiberglass insulation if I am not planning on running any HVAC in the building? will insulating it cause issues? Also, if insulating the building, do i do insulated doors instead of the standard roll up doors...
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    planning a new metal building, I know I am probably missing a few things...

    I am in the process of getting quotes on a 30x50 with 12' walls metal building. Looking to do 2 10x10 insulated garage doors on the 30' span. Looking to insulate it. Will be adding electrical later once its built. Questions i have are... Insulation, should I go with the 2" fiberglass...
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    How to move a 4 post lift that’s assembled

    Anyone move a 4 post lift from home to home? Found a few for sale already assembled and looking for ideas to move them without hiring a flathead tow truck? Anyone move one on their own with a trailer? Pics would be helpful
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    looking for ideas of extended garage additions adding on to rear of existing garage

    House has an existing 20x20 garage that is wood with vinyl siding. Looking at the idea of knocking out the back wall and extending the length to an additional 30' in length. How hard it is to ty into the existing walls and roof to extend?
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    Looking for ideas for 18x40 metal garage

    Only have room for 18’ wide but can go to 40’ deep. Looking for being able to put two lifts side by side in the rear. So I can get 6 cars inside. Any 18” wide garages? That is really the smallest width I can go
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    4 post lift math problem with 10’4” ceiling

    Potential new garage is 10’4” ceiling height so 124” total. Two fox mustangs are around 52” each. How thick is a lift and are the locks adjustable. How many inches does the lift need to get off the lock. I fugure it will be tight but think doable
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    Going from 12” to 32” radius additional height

    So wondering how much extra height I will gain if changing out to 32” radius from the existing 12” radius. Looking to do a lift and only need and additional 12-15” to get both cars in. That would save me from going to a wall mount opener.
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    High lift garage door question

    Looking at adding 1-2 lifts in my garage. I have plenty of ceiling height. Question is doing that high lift door tracks. Will I still be able to use this type of opener or have to go to a Jack shaft opener that mounts to the side. And yes I understand the racks will be coming down
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    Options to purchase a lift around Charlotte NC

    Looking for options to purchase a new 4 post lift around Charlotte NC area and have it installed. Any help would be awesome
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    Needing garage builder around Mooresville NC

    My family is moving to Mooresville NC in the spring so we are looking to buy a home there very soon. Going to need a 20x35ish garage built high enough to put lifts and stack some cars. Is anyone here a builder or know of a good builder in that area. Would like to have the garage built before we move
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    Titanium udl 25 underlayment with shingle roof Arizona

    I am in need of a new roof on a rental house of mine. The quote I am planning on going with wants to use titanium underlayment. This is an shingle room. I had another roofer tell me to just use felt with shingles and the arizona heat. Any expert advise here to help. Looking at spending...
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    Clopay gallery or Chi carriage door

    So it has come down to two doors for my home. Chi is the stamped carriage door with polystyrene and the steel back. R value of like 9.6. The clip at is the gallery carriage door with a little thinker polystyrene, steel back and a r value or around 9. Both are priced within $100 of each other...
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    Needing New insulated doors in Phx Arizona

    So I am shopping for two new doors, 18x7 and 9x7 and wanting insulated. Not wanting to spends a crazy amount and not wanting anything fancy but my doors face the east. What are some of the better options. I was looking at clopay from home depot and maybe CHI but any others that people would...
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    Installing pex tubing this weekend. Newbie

    So I am planning on installing some pex tubing this weekend. Goi g from a copper stub on the wall in my garage to a sprinkler valve outside. Probably 75 ft of tubing. Any advice on installing. Basically going up a 12 ft block wall over 30-40 ft then down a block wall on the outside. Seams pretty...
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