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I don't slide over here on The Garage Journal near often enough but this thread caused me to spend some extra time here today. It took several 'breaks" from a project on the wife's driver to get through it though. I like what you have done. Everything is highly functional while having the...

If you are friendly with one of the tool sales people at Sears (and even if you aren't) ask if they have any scratch and dent bottom boxes in the back that are for sale. We got my son's top and bottom boxes at less than half price that way years ago. The bottom box had a dent in the back...

I'd be getting my hands on a metal detector and seeing if the rebar was actually in the concrete. And that the amount that was supposed to be there was there. Maybe I'm just not all that trusting but it wouldn't be the first time that a contractor laid out all the rebar in a floor for the...

A bad bottom element will often cause similar symptoms. If you have hard water there may be a lot of deposits in the tank that look like white gravel. That has to come out before you put a new element in. If it is there that is. There should be plenty of info on the net showing how to test...

I've done the 12 point socket trick to get one off at least once but I wouldn't be the least bit afraid of a HF tool for doing what would amount to a one time job . Their tools are usually ok if you only need them for limited use for something like this.

Nice layout in the building. I like the idea of the wall through the middle separating the shop area from the storage or parking area. It gives less area to heat and should help keep your cars that you are not working on at the time from getting dirty or damaged by work going on in the work...

One of my friends here in Central/Eastern Wa pulled his propane heat out of his house a couple of years ago because it got too expensive to use. It's a big house and the heating setup wasn't the most efficient but it was running him quite a bit a month to heat that house. I've got a monster of...

That is one of the slickest shop ideas that I have seen in a long time and the great part is that all of the pieces are readily available at the local lumber supply anywhere in the country.

Nice, your better half gets a dream patio and you get a nice garage all in one package.

It would be a good idea to have someone hold the cord and extension cord in both hands ready to pull them apart when you do serious drilling. That one will take you for a wild ride if a bit hangs up.