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Jimmy, Was that an "all in" cost meaning including excavation, foundation prep, installation and materials? If it is, it sounds like a darn good price compared to some estimates we're getting. Our driveway is cracking a bit in the vicinity of the front columns. We're investigating having a...

We did a post on 3-25-2007 about a new Shop Vac from Lowe's. We have a good bit more experience with it now and definitely are very pleased with it! It's quiet and it's powerful. Using the 1 1/4" hose attachment for vacuuming inside the cars has proven to be a real plus while the regular 2...

Goodness, can we ever relate to that comment!!! When we were redoing the garage Ed was standing on the top step (you know - the one that says "Don't stand here") of a flimsy 8' aluminum ladder using a brand new 1/2" Hitachi We don't know if this type Hitachi drill is well regarded or not...

Yesterday our old faithful, much used 3 hp 10 gal Shop Vac that was 8 years old expired. Somehow “expired” doesn’t do justice to the event – it was more like death with pyrotechnics! The motor suddenly slowed, there was a strange sound from it, a brief burst of flame and an immense amount of...

For those that care about more than appearance, we've said it before on this forum and will say again that the Gladiator cabinets are much sturdier than the Craftsman ones. In comparison, both Craftsman models are downright flimsy! Also with the Gladiator there's no door alignment problems...

Re: Add a second "safety eye" to garage door to prevent (wife) from closing door on car?? This is another reason we so emphatically recommend the ZAP opener. There are no external sensors involved which can get out of adjustment or outright fail. The electronics which control the unit detect...

Chandelier Lift Yes, we like nice, well finished garages, but we're not recommending chandeliers for them Since there are a couple of threads in progress about ceiling / attic lifts for garages and people, including us, are thinking about them, we thought we would share the link to a product...

Hmmm, that apparatus looks like it could be easily modified to accomplish what we're wanting in terms of an attic lift for our garage. See our earlier post: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7931 Best regards, Ed and Sandra

This has been a very interesting and informative discussion which we've enjoyed following. We agree with the concept of allowing the lift to rest on the safety latches; however, that's not always possible. In our case our BendPak PL-7 has solenoid operated latches that are interconnected with...

Frankly, we didn't know what to entitle this post to accurately describe the information we're seeking. We want to install a mechanism to lift things into an attic. Here are two products we've found in internet searches: (1) http://bpghome.com/ (previously saw this on the Garage Journal forum...

We don't know about your particular unit, but we have a BendPak PL-7 designed for parking use and leave our XLR on it in a fully raised position for weeks at a time with no problem whatsoever. Even though it's made for parking, we can't see anything unique about its construction that would have...

Camarosource, Were you trying to see how much you could irritate everyone on this board by resurfacing every post about Motofloor that's been done in recent history?! That was one of the dumbest things we've seen on a bulletin board in a long time. What were you thinking? :mad: Ed and Sandra

Great stuff!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: http://edsandra.com/esgeneral/Garage1.htm Best regards, Ed and Sandra

In the latest Frontgate catalog we noticed a stainless steel garage storage system that we don't remember seeing before and therefore, perhaps erroneously, assume it's something fairly new. It looks interesting - does anyone have any experience with it? Best regards, Ed and Sandra

Considering your post, several thoughts have come to mind. You’ve got what appears to be a nice setup – so why go with half measures? If you want a really clean install take the openers back to Sears and acquire either ZAP or LiftMaster torsion bar openers. There would be no need to add panels...

We have thoroughly enjoyed having an extra washer and dryer in the garage, and wouldn't hesitate to do it again! They can be seen in the background in the picture below. In addition to accommodating dirty rags and such, the setup has been perfect for stripping off dirty gardening clothes and...

Last year when we were trying to figure out a means of converting our garage doors to high lifts we did a good bit of preliminary research on the internet. There we discovered the I-Drive and thought it might be the solution. We then contacted several local garage door installers about doing...

We're sorry to see you've not received any answers to your questions. We absolutely love the concept and just wish we had been aware of the product so we could at least have investigated it before we undertook our garage project. Best regards, Ed and Sandra

Will, Your point is well made and well taken. Perhaps we were being too critical when it comes to low use / low access cabinets, but for frequent use and heavy duty storage we wouldn't consider them. We must say the cabinets in your photo reminded us of a couple of things. We found the most...