Makoto
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Well, Its about time to start documenting my new build. We got a new house built in 1980 and this time the garage is a 2.5 so there is plenty of room for something I've always dreamed of owning...
Thus the garage build has been officially kicked off.
Here is my maxjax install:
See the drill? Get that from Home Depot. costs about 60 bucks for a day with the 2 bits you'll need (5/8 and 7/8)
I did my middle rear bolts first to line up my columns. Get a 12 or 16 lb sledge to make this easier. Also pick up a few sacrificial bolts in case you're clumsy like me. Just in case.
First anchor done. I aligned the column with one wall to keep it square then made the other column square to the first.
Protip: get some PVC pipe to center the first 2 bolts. This way you'll have about an 1/8 inch tolerance around each bolt for easy installation.
Like this:
now make the other column square to the first one. I set the distance at 122 inches.
This is important. you want to blow out the holes but thats really dusty. Do this:
Place a big fan behind you to push the dust away
Take some piping and tape a rod to it, this is so you can hold the pipe in the hole to push out all of the dirt.
you hold the tip of the rod sticking out to keep the pipe at the bottom of the hole. its pretty cool to watch, too.
Second one done, now make em square.
After this I used the 7/8 bit in each hole to make my first marks. This is to dig out a little crater so the 5/8 pilot bit will center itself. It worked like a charm.
The hardest part was setting the bolts probably mostly because I kept trying to pull them up to a certain depth like the instructions said. most of them are about a quarter inch lower than the surface instead of the recommended 1/8" so I might just get some slightly longer bolts just to be safe.
Next up: roof vent, lights, and walls. I'm thinking of using steel siding for the interior walls so that I can just unscrew them when I want to insulate the walls later.
Thus the garage build has been officially kicked off.
Here is my maxjax install:
See the drill? Get that from Home Depot. costs about 60 bucks for a day with the 2 bits you'll need (5/8 and 7/8)
I did my middle rear bolts first to line up my columns. Get a 12 or 16 lb sledge to make this easier. Also pick up a few sacrificial bolts in case you're clumsy like me. Just in case.
First anchor done. I aligned the column with one wall to keep it square then made the other column square to the first.
Protip: get some PVC pipe to center the first 2 bolts. This way you'll have about an 1/8 inch tolerance around each bolt for easy installation.
Like this:
now make the other column square to the first one. I set the distance at 122 inches.
This is important. you want to blow out the holes but thats really dusty. Do this:
Place a big fan behind you to push the dust away
Take some piping and tape a rod to it, this is so you can hold the pipe in the hole to push out all of the dirt.
you hold the tip of the rod sticking out to keep the pipe at the bottom of the hole. its pretty cool to watch, too.
Second one done, now make em square.
After this I used the 7/8 bit in each hole to make my first marks. This is to dig out a little crater so the 5/8 pilot bit will center itself. It worked like a charm.
The hardest part was setting the bolts probably mostly because I kept trying to pull them up to a certain depth like the instructions said. most of them are about a quarter inch lower than the surface instead of the recommended 1/8" so I might just get some slightly longer bolts just to be safe.
Next up: roof vent, lights, and walls. I'm thinking of using steel siding for the interior walls so that I can just unscrew them when I want to insulate the walls later.
