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It's been a bit! The floor perimeter is about 2/3 insulated now with foam with an acrylic stucco-like coating on it for durability. And the lumber package and trusses were delivered yesterday. Hopefully the shell will start going up late this week.

Another potential design change here. Last night, as I was looking at my new slab as the sun set, my concerns were highlighted over the significant drop from my existing driveway to what will be the 18' door towards the "front" of the garage. I haven't measured, but I think it has about a...

Concrete poured! One step closer! Still much to do. Have to get the perimeter insulation moving, and get things moving forward on the building structure. 33 yards of concrete here for the turned monolithic slab. Very excited over the progress!

Finished up the PEX install today, and connected up the manifold. The system is currently pressurized to 100psi and hasn't moved in over an hour. I don't think we will get to pour until next week, but we are getting close!!!

I am going to be at right around $20K for my site prep and turned edge slab. 30x60 - 4" nominal thickness with fiber reinforced "pump mix", 2 4'x4' lift pads 6+ inches thick and one 5.5'x8' machine pad 7+" thick., Site is about 3.5' out of level so lots of dirt work and fill. Includes 2"...

A brief update with more progress. Figured out that the water/electric line we dug into a bit ago is supplying the original well to the house (on city water now). Haven't found the well yet, but it is outside the garage footprint, so may look for it later. Got the plumbing for the toilet and...

A few additional things: I have updated the plans a bit and as mentioned removed the porch. In addition, I have swapped out two of the 12x10 garage doors for a single 18x10. This is due to some constraints with a tree that sits "between" the two garage doors as shown. I also moved the...

Made some more progress. We had to dig down a bit further than planned, since the back corner of the garage floor was going to end up about 4' above grade, and would have literally cost TONS of rock. We also decided after looking at things that we are going to delete the porch off the back for...

The ground has been broken!!! Had to wait until our unusual dose of TN winter hit last week.

Sorry for my slow feedback here. Had some hiccups! I had National quote the building, as well as several turn-key locals. I am basically going to GC it myself with various contractors, and have a local guy who built a few buildings that I have checked out and talked to the owners about. I...

The interior 2/12 pitch will give me 14'6" at the interior peak. I think that should be more than enough for me for the lift, which will be at the centerline. I am also a short guy, so don't really need an "extra height" lift. I assessed the options and considered higher walls, but the...

Hello! I have been "hanging out" here since 2006. Following, thinking, planning. I am finally getting close to starting my project. I have some minor limitations based on our property layout, setback requirements, etc. But I think at this point I have settled on a 30'x60' layout. The 60' side...

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Just FYI, I have a 7000 SLX quickjack, and a 2005 Odyssey. I have lifted it up numerous times with the lift with no issues. I line the front blocks up since the vehicle is front weight biased, and I get the rear blocks back as far as I can. No issues, no deformation, no worries. Not that...

So, for an update here, I got my QuickJack BL-7000SLX up and running today! I had the missing fittings in hand on Wednesday thanks to Compressor Pros, and also was told that I will be receiving new serial number label with the correct load rating. I want to give a big shout out to Ray from...

Thanks for the update Volvo. I will either contact them directly, or beg Ray to check into the label for me. Certainly would prefer that it was marked correctly. I did get my SUV/Truck adapters with my shipment. I am just anxiously awaiting my parts for the 90 degree and straight O-ring...

I received my BL-7000SLX on Thursday for the main two boxes, and weirdly the SUV/Truck adapters and the power unit arrived separately on Friday. Everything was shipped truck freight to my workplace so I didn't have to deal with any shipping charges. The boxes for the lifts had some light...

I am in a similar position but with a 1-car attached garage. I have roughly 10'+ ceiling, but only a bit over 12' width and about 22' length to the steps into the house. I have been looking at a lot of options from the quickjack BL-5000SLX up to the Bendpak MDS-6K (probably will get the...

What exact insulation material did you use, how much did it cost, and how did you fasten it? Looks great! Nice 1st gen DSM too! I used to play with those...

10 of 11 gone, and the last one spoken for by judgethis. Thanks and keep us posted on your progress in assembly and installation. I want to see pictures!