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I am looking to build a 4 car garage with apartment (for my MIL). Looking for suggestions on this. Ideally apartment would on first floor for aging MIL to avoid stairs. She has a hard time going up them now. Drawback- The garage looses a ton of floor space unless I make the footprint huge...

We recently moved to a house with a 3 car garage. It had cabinets already but I quickly found that the system was not a very efficient use of space. They were basically 24" deep lockers. After a little over a year of never being able to find anything I decided to make the investment with Newage...

Looking for some input on layout. 3 car garage, but it is very shallow, approx 21' deep. Looking for suggestions on New Age Pro vs Bold cabinets. I like that the Bold are only 18" vs 24. Currently the house has basic 24" cabinets and they are very deep (uppers and lockers both). I was...

Looking for some suggestions on which type of heat to use. This is a 3 car attached garage. Chicagoland. Last couple of weeks it has been below freezing with extended periods below 0F. Down to -14F a couple nights. My garage was sitting at 24 degrees with a 1500W oil filled heater running...

Looking for some input from the experts. So far I have gotten quotes from both Morton and Cleary. Both quotes have blown my mind. I am in Chicagoland and looking for quotes on just a cold storage building with ceiling liner. So far below is what I have. Morton: 42x72x16'4" = 3024 sq ft 3...

I built these boxes, now I need to attached the doors. What would be the best style hinge? The doors will be 1'x4' plywood (same material as the boxes). The boxes are 4' wide. I will put a stile in the center and make 2 x 1' doors on each side. Do I need to get frameless cabinet hinges?

What does everyone use for tool tracking/inventory? I have been using asset panda+ bar codes on tools the last few years. The program is over-complicated and the app always has issues. It's a pay program so I expect more. It seems Milwaukee 1-key has been improved since the last time I used...

I am looking to pick up a 2 post and one or two 4 post lifts for my warehouse. For the 2 post, I'd like to be able to put my truck on it (8500lbs). What is the main difference between the models that have a tie across the top, other than possibly crushing your vehicle if you aren't paying...

I have 2 extra KO sets from a promo my local rep was running. It includes the 1/2" - 2" plus the 2.5"-4" Dies as well. Both set are un-opened. I will pass my savings along to the members here. I am not sure what shipping would cost so I am going to assume and sell for $1,650 for each set...

There is a local auction to me and they have pallet racking being auctioned off. I am having a hard time figuring out the prices of these pieces. They have 12' and 15' tall x 10' wide x 42" deep complete sections. Starting bids are $50. It appears used ones are going for approx $500/section...

So I think I'm fighting a losing battle here. I picked 2 side cabinets for my 44" chest only to find out they redesigned them to a deeper size. I reluctantly purchased a new bottom chest with the $439 coupon and brought my old chest to work. Now I am left with 1 side cabinet in the box, one...

I was working on the house this weekend when I noticed something funny with the plumbing. It appears the water line from the meter has a 1/2" T which then opens back up to a 3/4" and feeds the rest of the house from there. Will this 1/2" valve and 90 slow the flow of water enough to where it...

Looking for some advice from the HVAC experts. After 3 days of over 90 degrees, I noticed my Fan was intermittent on my condenser unit yesterday. The unit is about 28 years old now. I replaced the fan and cap once myself, about 5-6 years ago. I replaced the contractor about a year or 2 ago...

I see they have a new blower, weed trimmer, and hedge clipper out. Has anyone used these tools yet? Currently been using a black and decker 40V system. Leaf blower works, but not on wet leaves or on the grass. I mainly use it for blowing the grass clippings off the sidewalk and dry leaves on...

What does everyone use for tool management for commercial applications. Mainly battery tools. Milwaukee rep came by trying to sell their one-key system. While I love the concept, the price is just not there yet. He gave me one of their Ticks to try..but they are too bulky to install on any...

Hey all. Looking for suggestions on how to store 8'+ ladders. Usually most of them are on job sites, but in between big jobs, they pile up at our warehouse. We can manage the 4 and 6's on the other half of the ware house. We even have a spot for most of the 8's. But when it comes to 10,12...

Can you put LP Smartside trim boards on top of Smartside siding? The LP smartside video indicates to trim the corners first, then put the paneling up. Other videos I have seen puts the siding up first and then they put the trim over it on the corners. Does it matter? It's going to be...

Now that my concrete is done and grading is done I can start my shed. Pad is 10x15. My plan was to build 10x10 with a 5' overhang open to the outside for wood or whatever I want to keep outside. Something like this. I started pricing some pre-made ones like Tuffshed and they are way...

It's that time of the year again and my SO is badgering me about giving her a Christmas list. So, I have an idea of what I want for tools, but they are all pretty pricey. Dovetail jigs- $150, sliding miter- $300, side tool box- $300, etc. So I figured I would come up with a list of smaller...

My SO's dad passed away earlier this year. Her mom is working on cleaning out all his old stuff. She made mentioned a few times about his tools. This weekend I was in their garage getting one of his cars ready to take in for repairs. Well, I looked around and there's a 3 car garage worth of...