Really cool Sir
HF tool boxes are the best value IMO. I have 3. I think Dan has 4. The lock on 1 of mine sticks, other than that they’re good.
Hey buddy haven’t seen you in years. Great garage! Every time I see an insulated and dry walled garage I always think about doing mine but the way my layout is, I’d have to block the stair way or enclose it somehow. I have a full stairway case w a full upstairs that’s 6 foot tall. Already have recessed lights. Ahhhhh
looks ls like your doing well. We’ll catch up soon brother.
I know, it’s been awhile. Need to regress and go back to the Lancaster “Thunderdome” days.
Did stop for 5 minutes to snap a pic yesterday. Got a bunch of storage shelving assembled that had been sitting in a pile since we moved. Took a bunch of scattered boxes full of misc. stuff from my attached garage that had also been piling up / sitting since we moved in. Walls and ceiling are painted, with the exception of the wall over the side garage door where the finisher forgot one seam, and the heater is nicely pumping out heat. Leave it set for 50-55 degrees and kicks on maybe once every 60-80 minutes.
Looking good :tup:
Awesome garage, i wish mine was that big!
That’s not the first time I’ve heard that.:whisper:
Id have to get a new house to have even a normal 2 car garage.
Can you link us to who did the jobs. building, Concrete, drywall, insulating, wiring…etc
Site Work and Shell (Including additional fill / grading, level stone, metal siding, and architectural shingles supplied by me and installed by them, windows supplied by me, they installed): Top Gun Construction (www.topgunwny.com)
Concrete:
Prep work, wire mesh, forms, supply of concrete, sealing by me.
Pour and Finish Work: Jeff K. (as recommended by JoeFourEyed) who also did my driveway last year.
Garage Doors: Raynor Relante series (insulated) installed by Kaz Companies. (my employer)
Windows / Man door: Bought through Kaz from inventory.
Insulation: Urban Insulation (Kaz Trade Partner)
Mechanicals: Electrical / lighting, cable, and data (Rough and Finished), Gas line underground and up to shutoff valve, underground trenching and conduits: Me.
Drywall hanging and finishing: Seneca Drywall (Kaz trade partner), purchased by me through 84 Lumber.
Heater: Jack’s Heating and Cooling.
Gutters: B and L Wholesale, installed by them and me.
Painting: Sherwin Williams, painted by me.
I can get you any contact information / numbers that isn’t available to the public.
Not a ton to report. I can say my life has changed with the ability to walk into a warm garage 10 steps from my house, get shit done, and go back inside with another 10 steps. I find my self spending as much time out there as I can. Wife hates it so it’s usually rather quiet. Came up huge when I had to replace all the brakes and tires my buddy managed to destroy when he borrowed it.
Did manage to take big step. Last weekend during the Sunday afternoon storm, my buddy and I went down to my shop and took it all apart and loaded it into the trailer. Not sure if anyone knew this but apparently steel doubles in weight over 5-6 years, just being exposed to air.
Got it roughly located and hope to start getting the cross bar, floor anchors, and wiring going in a couple weeks.
Looking good man. I already miss my old garage.
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How do you like the asymmetrical lift vs a standard symmetrical 2 post?
Being it’s the only lift I ever owned, I have no point of reference. It does seem to aid in entering / exiting the vehicle. It does tend to “weird me out” a little as it tends to look unbalanced with a vehicle on there. I’ve had no complaints with the lift thus far.
Symetric lifts are for working on heavy trucks. Dual wheels, dump beds and transfer cases move the center of gravity around quite a bit. If you’re going to be doing anything rational on a normal car let alone a lower poised euro, you’re going to ideally have to get an asymetric lift (or get a huge lumber pile of half-ass bullshit wooden ramps to be able to lift your car just to rotate tires or change oil) and make sure it’s a clear floor… cables across the bottom are nothing but a trip hazard and make using a transmission jack near impossible.
Shooting to move the last of my “schtuff” out of my old shop next weekend. Been making numerous trips and getting it done on my own during the weekends. I know over time that people have mentioned interest in the space and I honestly don’t know if my landlord has lined anyone up yet. If anyone wants me to get you two together, let me know.
There’s going to be some odds and ends items I will be tossing as I just have no need for them anymore. Mainly some vinyl eave soffit, white downspouts, misc wood trim, some partial plywood pieces, some galvanized pipe, a 4 x 8 basic work table, sheet mirror, and some other odds and ends. Rather someone take it than have me toss it.
I WANT MOAR PICTURES!!!
Not much else is going to change from here out. Gonna be spring before I get back into it again.
That’s what she said.