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I ordered it from Babco Sales out in Surrey. They shipped it via Canadian Frieghtways to Calagry. Got it in less than a week. They were very good to deal with when I ordered it, helped me make the decision between the 110v or 220v power unit (went with 220v) and co-ordinated the shipping date to...

I did a lot of searching the hardware and home improvement stores for something to use for the border. I considered painting it on, but was looking for something easier and quicker to apply. What I finally chose is a Red Green approved product, it's red duct tape :D Cheap and effective.

I would never have a garage without a sink again. Do it.

I haven't decided yet what to do with the rest of the floor, but I sure am pleased with the RaceDeck. Blame this forum for my choice on the lift. I was looking at a different one originally, but once I started looking at the comparisons, the Bendpak was the better choice. The main thing that...

Thanks, it took a bit of careful planning and measuring to make sure the roof and eaves tied in neatly. I gave all the details to the truss makers and they did a perfect job designing them which made it easy for us when we put them up. I had to make sure everything on the exterior was matching...

Just built myself a new workbench last week. The old one which got dismantled to make space for the addition work on my garage was just a 2x4 frame with an old door for a top. This one is welded up from 1 1/2" square tubing and has two tool cabinets mounted in it. The top is doubled 5/8"...

I've been keeping busy the past week or so. Got my new workbench finished up last week and started some reorganizing. I moved all my bolt bins to be by the work bench now and moved my automotive/motorcycle supplies cabinet over by the workbench also. The workbech is welded up from 1 1/2"...

Seems like one can never have too benchtop real-estate. Like you, I seem to end up with lots of clutter covering the benches up until I reach the boil over point of frustration and clear them off. I have a few work surfaces in my shop; a 5'6" woodworking bench with front vise, a 6' all steel...

Just a quick update with two accomplishments. First: the heating system is all plumbed in, filled, purged and pressure tested ready to fire up when the temperatures drop (which will be all too soon). Second: got the RaceDeck flooring laid down today. Also added a bit of colour to the walls in...

Perhaps a compromise would work for the short term. You could build a smaller garage that would enhance the value of the property for later resale, but not be so large and expensive to build that you'd lose the money spent on it. It may not suit your full range of needs right now, but would be...

That'd be my suggestion too. Some 1" x 1/8" flat iron cut to length, two quick bends, drill some screw holes and you're done. Maybe a shot of paint to make them look good.

The addition is mainly complete now, but ther's still plenty to do getting everthing tidied up and reorganised. I've just received a shippment of RaceDeck flooring to lay down in there, plus enough to do the area in the original garage where our four motorcycles are parked. I haven't...

The original garage had a small corner partitioned off with a seperate entry door for use as a garden shed. Since I was not able to add as large an addition as i had hoped, it was decided to reclaim that space into the garge and build a seperate garden shed on the back side (there was no...

Now to get the interior work done. The walls and ceiling in the addition were stuffed with insulation, then drywalled and finished up.

Next on the agenda was to get the landscape cleaned up again. I had lots more gravel than I anticipated from the grading work, so i decided to use some of it up to level up the remaining single parking pad beside the garage which had about a two foot slope into the far corner. This entailed...

Withe the basics done, next was to get the exterior cleaned up and looking good again. Of course like the shingles, the siding could not be matched any longer. I was fortunate though to come across some old stock lurking in a warehouse that was not exact, but close enoguh to work. It was the...

Now with the shell of the addition done came the time to secure it and open up the access into the original garage. First was to close the large unsecured hole with a new overhead door. To accomodate the planned lift, a high lift track was used and the tracks angled up to match the ceiling...

Next came the framing of the addition walls and roof. Then came the critical stage of the tie in of the roof to the exsting garage. Fortunately the weather co-operated and we were able to strip the roofing, get the trusswork done, sheet it all and get the shingling redone without any...

The permit process consumed four months and probably killed more trees with paperwork than I used for the actual lumber to build, but with permits finally in hand, work was started in the early spring. First job was to get the parking pad down to grade for the concrete. The initial heavy...

My six room Toolhouse I've been lurking around here reading about and looking at all the great garages with envy for quite a while. I figured its finally time to get involved and show off my somewhat modest garage with its new addition. The original garage was built the first summer after we...