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Hi James. Likely true. That said the listing will be ~$1.6M so a tiny fraction of price. My usual practice is to sell anything I have in near pristine condition. Presently, the garage floor is the only “eyesore.” Regards, Bill

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Hello all. I’m putting our house up for sale and would like to coat the garage floor prior to sale. Presently, it’s 20 year old concrete with minor cracks and various old stains. It’s a three car garage - tandem on one side and single on one side. I’m removing everything from the garage and...

Thanks, I’m thinking one major tool/machine + compressor plus a few small loads.

Also, I’m thinking 200 amp service for shop to cover most eventualities. Seem okay?

Hello all: Happy Superbowl Sunday. What is it - Superbowl 58? Wow, time waits for no man. Updated rendering of the shop: 1) The exterior layout is pretty much finalized. It gets its own driveway since the shop is 3 feet below the grade of the house and a combined driveway would be difficult...

Related question: I was a charter pilot and the airplane hangars we used had a near glossy white finish. Didn’t seem too slippery and held up well. We always parked the jet’s tires on small pads. Is that an epoxy coating? If I was careful would it be a good choice for car storage, light...

Prices / costs are out of control. I’m in the early stages of building a house. My early indications are that the general contractors are using a percentage of actual costs to manage the project. This probably makes sense on a bigger project done mostly by subcontractors. I think a big part of...

Thanks for checking-in. I’ll be spending more time there next fall. Right now, I’m toughing it out in the Nothwest. Snow and ice tomorrow. I’ll have two 12x12 doors. Seems okay to me. I was originally thinking more “machine shop” than “auto shop” but I will have a couple of cars and maybe a RV...

Hello all: Some adjustments I sent the architect prior to preliminary HOA architectural review. I’m not sure what the preliminary review entails, but I assume it’s to ensure the overall structure, square footage, heights etc all comply with the CC&Rs. I’ve spent less time working through the...

Good idea on the shower. I’ll think about it. in my current garage I have a loft with the pull-down stairs. I’m trying to avoid stairs, but not only do you get space above, the lower cealing can be useful for hanging things. During the holiday break I need to seclude myself for a few hours...

Hi Cam, We’ll meet up at some point. Fortunately (unlike some of my old friends) I’ve avoided living in a correctional facility. 🤭. Is that a state run facility? I sight-see every time flying out of TUS and it seems like there are multiple facilities. Around 2000 I was a charter pilot and we...

Thanks Eric, Probably I’m limited and okay with 12’ x 12’ doors in the shop. I do agree with the sentiment of bigger is better, but HOA and all. We’ve never done the RV thing, but it will be just my Wife and me. I don’t imagine going bigger than a long Sprinter RV with a pull-out. They are sub...

Thanks Chris. I’ve worked continuously since high school when I worked swing shift during high school. I had somewhat of a break when I was a medivac pilot from 2000 - 2006. I was on call and had some free time. That said, when it was busy, it was really busy. I once flew 66 hours (fixed wing)...

Ohh, an I retire in three weeks 🤓

Not much new to report. I’ve communicated to the architect that as much shop square footage and linear wall length (to accommodate powered machines) as practical. Also, make the “office/bathroom” as small as practical to give the shop more square footage. I’ll have a nice office in the main...

Thanks JP, I agree and I’ve thought about putting the (potentially) future RV in the house garage. You’re right that it will be used infrequently. We may never get one. My wife has a lot of “use it once” situations. I could also store it in an RV storage facility. I don’t want it to wreck the...

Hello all: Finally, a couple of images: Architect’s renderings of the house-attached garage and the shop. Also a picture of the view of the lot. Downtown Tucson is to the left and Phoenix way up to the right. If you look at an earlier post you will see my generic shop schematic and now, the...

Thanks wagoncrazy - responses below I'll certainly run power somewhat like you did. I'll put some power in the ceiling for garage door openers (assuming I use the overhead style - I need to see how that fits with the 2-post lift). My challenge is that I will run out of wall for some of the...