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Used to do this all the time in building dental clinics. You really should determine the location of the lift first, it will make everything easier during construction. Whatever you do, keep the bends as gentle as you can.

Great responses. There is weeping tile around the garage, but I really don't know if it was installed properly or not. The exterior wall is a 2x4 wall, sheathed on the outside with OSBORN and then vinyl siding. I knew the blocks wouldn't do the job on their own, hence the blue skin. This is the...

Here's the situation: My garage is a simple 20x20 in my backyard. I want to heat and insulate it, but I'm having some moisture issues, and need to remedy that first. For some reason, the slab was poured in a way that the bottom 6" of the back wall is under grade. The slab was poured flat -...

Hey Sureshot - I see you're from Saskatchewan. A few years ago I watched a show with Shell Busy where he was talking about X90. His take was that it was fine to repaint it, but you have to really sand it down well, use a good primer, and then a top quality paint. My house is stucco, so I've no...

I hate Canadian Tire too, but they do have some great tools, and when the sales come on - amazing deals. I like Sears as well. And the new Pro-Point stuff at Princess Auto has impressed me.

I believe that closed-cell foam IS the vapour barrier. So, if they used an open cell foam, there should be a vapour barrier installed. Do you know what kind of product they used? Maybe you could check the mfg website for more info. You could also call the building inspector, but they aren't...

First of all - Welcome to the board from another Reginan! Garage is looking great, can't wait to see more pics!

I was in New York over the summer - in Times Square there are portions of the roadway that are just big steel plates - I assume so they don't need to dig up the road to access the utilities underneath. They had a welding crew out there one day and all the protection they had was a couple of...

I wouldn't put money in the card. Money is weird - the guy might have been totally happy helping you, but if you put $100 in the card he'll be like "Really, $100 for all that?" If money was never discussed, don't bring it into the situation. Feel free to give him a gift though - a bottle of GOOD...

There is no duty on goods that are made in America, so he'd only have to pay the taxes at the border. Don't do it.

Interesting. I'd like to jack my garage up to install a couple rows of block under the wood walls because the back wall is actually UNDER grade. I'll be following this thread.

That's gorgeous, and from another Saskatchewanian too! Great shop, great cars. Do you still have the publishing business?

I guess my title is an oxymoron, but I hope you all know what I mean. I came across this picture: a while ago. See how the outside looks like an extension of the inside? I've got a 22x22 garage that's really just big enough to park two cars in. Throw in some bicycles, lawn equipment, etc...

I've used POR15 and Rust Bullet. IMO, the Rust Bullet sucked. YMMV.

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN How did you get the walls of your igloo so smooth? j/k great job on the garage, its a real beauty.

It's a truck. It goes outside :)

That x-11 is really cool. Any work done to it? Love the garage too, of course. It's a real beauty.

Naval Jelly would probably work to remove the rust. Wipe on, let sit, wipe off. I left a bottle of bleach on my table saw over the winter - it leaked and the entire top of my saw was rusted. I sanded it off with my orbital. Took a while and left some dark spots, but there was no visible pitting...

I second the finger print scanning door lock idea.

I'm curious about something. With no vertical back on the stand, how do you cut crown moldings? I have a bench I built from 2x4 years ago with a small infeed table and a vertical back on it. This lets me position the crown in the proper position for a cut. However, my bench is FAR from portable...