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I've asked a bunch of questions on drywall, racedeck etc recently.. figured I should show what I've done with your advice. Started with the mess seen around the 2002.. Wood paneling, hidden with posters.. Yanked that out and exposed old damaged drywall... Repaired that over 2 weeks...

Just checking here before calling the mothership... I just got a set of charcoal and silver tiles... The charcoal are all fine. The silver are all "bad" to various degrees... The tile has some plastic extrusion in one corner that needs to be scraped off (not a huge deal but annoying since they...

I was wondering if you have ever heard of stacking racedeck tiles? I need 1.5" of ramp around my scissor lift (my very low car is gone, my wood ramps are fugly). I'm gonna deck the garage floor.. I figure if I deck one layer around the lift, and do a ramp surrounding the lift with a second or...

I inherited a pretty sorry garage with the new (old) house... It seems there were areas with exposed studs/broken sheetrock, areas with just drywall (seemingly installed backwards with paper facing me? or am I getting that wrong?), and areas with the drywall plus wood paneling over it !!! Some...

How do you attach threaded rod to a ceiling beam ? I saw the idea of using threaded rods to support the front of a shelf on this board. Generally there's some lumber across 2 ceiling beams and it's threaded in there with a washer.. I don't have that luxury (only one beam I can use, don;t want...

I'm probably gonna to move from the East coast to the West coast in the near future... I was wondering if you guys think it's even worth bothering moving my 4 post stacking lift... I was thinking just in labor and weight, probably not... Not sure a regular mover could even deal with the...

I'm looking for the perfect tire inflator for my compressor... You'd think this would be a gimme, head to the local FLAPS, buy one... I'm on my 5th one... They have been inaccurate, unable to sit on the valve correctly (more innacuracies or no inflation), and my favorite: designed at an angle to...

Hoping this is not too OT... I think one of the many reasons for my crappy welds is that I cannot see what I am doing.. the $20 auto-darkening mask I picked up at harbor freight goes *very* dark the second my mig tip hits metal, but I feel like it stays too dark too long.... On the quick tack...

I've read a whole lot of posts on this but did not quite get *all* the answers I was looking for yet...Sorry about the umpteeth Racedeck thread ! - Edging: Is it purely aesthetic, or can you simply trim the clips on the edge of the tiles instead and get a decent look. I mean, does the edging...

Since this site is largely reponsible for tempting me, I figured I'd post a progress report, as it goes... This is not a fancy mongo garage build, but it is real time, so if you are considering this, that'll give you an idea of the process / issues/ timing... My house is pretty limited side to...

I've been trying to get my garage extended. I know exactly what I want, I've got the money set aside, I need a contractor to write up an estimate, file the permit and get going... I guess it's looking like the construction business is not as hungry for work as the media would have you believe...

Asking for your opinion here on a garage extension... I currently have a 2 car garage, which is fairly narrow. My house is deep but narrow due to lot constraints, I could not drive on each side of the house, there's only a 6ft easement on each side. I have this useless patio as you can see in...

OK, I know this is the garage journal forum, not the door opener DYI special, but please humor me, I need some help... A week or so ago my garage door stripped its main plastic gears and I ordered a new set. I spent close to 3 hours repairing replacing and reconnecting it all properly (I hope)...

Tonight my garage door opened for the last time... Wouldn't come down anymore. I opened the unit up, because clearly the motor was working but the chain was not moving... Gear or something... Yup ! a gear alright ! what say you, worth repairing the gear or is it a waste of time, and...

There is probably no silver bullet but maybe one of you thought of something clever... I want more privacy. My garage faces the street... I already put up a short fence and tall(er) hedges to take care of the right and left approaches. Dead on though, anybody with wrong intentions can see...

I've just got a prop park8S and the ramp arrangement takes too much space to leave in my garage, and looks too dangerous to leave on the lift... I'm wondering about a possible hinge system arrangement, it may require shorter ramps to work, but it should serve as ramps and wheel blocks... and...

Here's my "stacker" 4 post lift story... I know there are tons out there, but I'm adding mine because a) you guys are responsible for this madness b) just want to set some things straight.... Here's before... Low rise garage door, barely any room... I moved the scissor lift and wood ramps...