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I finally joined the 2 post lift club. No more jack stands and floor jacks for me. What sort of things do you guys find useful for working on this style of lift? I'm thinking about things like under car lights, those 6ft tall jack stands, transmission jack, tall boy oil drain, sit down...

I have a double gate in the corner of my yard. Due to the slope of the driveway, the gate must open inwards. When the gate is open parallel to the adjacent wall, there is an 8" gap between the wall and the gate. If the gate is opened just adequately, there is closer to a 12" gap at one end...

I have started calling around to different local insulation places for my building that's currently under construction. The guy from the biggest name around wants to use 3.5" of open cell spray foam in the walls and 5.5". He didn't seem to have an issue with it even after I remind him that...

My pole barn is finally about to start going up. I'm attaching a picture from the manufacturer's website for how theirs are constructed. I will have 6"x6" poles on 10' centers. The steel walls are separated from the 6x6 posts by a 2-by. So there is room there to run wire between the steel...

I'm looking at running water to the back yard where my shop will be. The most direct route to run the water would have me going under my back patio. it is a concrete patio 25ft across and the back edge is down a hill, so there's a 5ft drop, all wrapped in brick. I have seen folks use the...

I am in the beginning stages of building a shop/garage in my yard. Due to local codes, I am limited to 600sqft and can go up to 18ft high. I have gotten my permit and ordered the pole barn. Currently waiting for the steel trusses to be made. Floor will be 3000psi fiber reinforced concrete...