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frrtbkr posted:I’m excited! I made an offer that the seller accepted for this beauty: Good luck on the inspection! Once this poo poo blows over, I'll be over to help out.
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Gorson posted:Anyone have a brand of mechanics overalls (full length full sleeves) they like? Comfort would be the priority, no scratchy/itchy materials. TheHandyman on youtube likes these they are apparently a professional grade overall that has spent their life being professionally cleaned. I cannot attest to them, I wear heavy weight Yakka branded ones (from NZ). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RIETWY Video starts at 6:03 with discussion about the overalls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va95m6MUOuE&t=363s
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frrtbkr posted:I’m excited! I made an offer that the seller accepted for this beauty: You get all six garages for yourself? That's...awesome. And weird setup, but can't complain Edit: you will need 2 3-button remotes!
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That garage is amazing for being in a pretty urban area, congrats dude.
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Holy making GBS threads jesus.
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That's insane, I'm super jealous. Are they roomy inside or fairly tight with a car in there? Might want to keep 3 for yourself, like a double for the car being worked on and a single for the runner. I guess I'm assuming you already have 2 cars.
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LloydDobler posted:That's insane, I'm super jealous. Are they roomy inside or fairly tight with a car in there? Might want to keep 3 for yourself, like a double for the car being worked on and a single for the runner. I guess I'm assuming you already have 2 cars.  2 cars
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frrtbkr posted:I’m excited! I made an offer that the seller accepted for this beauty: Only six garages? Check your zoning to see if you can put in a Japanese-style puzzle parking arrangement. It looks like you've got some height available for that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnV9ahwNqHk
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That looks awesome man, let us know how the inspection goes. Do you have a back yard or is is your tiny garage taking up almost all of it?
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frrtbkr posted:I’m excited! I made an offer that the seller accepted for this beauty: That garage is awesome and you get to be REAL smug with your property insurance company about the "how far away is the closest hydrant" question.
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You made me look up what those dark green mailboxes are. I used to walk by one with my dog and never remembered to look it up. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71244/what-are-those-dark-green-mailboxes-dont-accept-mail "Relay boxes", I guess a place to just stash stuff temporarily.
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Rhyno posted:Holy making GBS threads jesus.
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Garage owns. 6 bays, hell yeah. How deep does it go?
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sharkytm posted:Good luck on the inspection! Once this poo poo blows over, I'll be over to help out.  Charles posted:You get all six garages for yourself? That's...awesome. And weird setup, but can't complain Tremek posted:That garage is amazing for being in a pretty urban area, congrats dude. LloydDobler posted:That's insane, I'm super jealous. Are they roomy inside or fairly tight with a car in there? Might want to keep 3 for yourself, like a double for the car being worked on and a single for the runner. I guess I'm assuming you already have 2 cars. Seat Safety Switch posted:Only six garages? Check your zoning to see if you can put in a Japanese-style puzzle parking arrangement. It looks like you've got some height available for that.   slidebite posted:That looks awesome man, let us know how the inspection goes.  Wrar posted:Garage owns. 6 bays, hell yeah. How deep does it go?
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Are there dinosaur fossils on your roof?
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That rules. I've thought many times about how big of a garage I could fit in my back yard since I don't really care about having grass.
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opengl128 posted:That rules.
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frrtbkr posted:From Google maps it looks to be about 50/50 ahaha 24' deep too... that's drat near a 12 car garage. Nice find
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frrtbkr posted:Friends with pickup trucks  You realize this is your first post in like 4 years, right? Ya bum.
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NitroSpazzz posted:24' deep too... that's drat near a 12 car garage. Nice find sharkytm posted:
Home inspection went okay, found a couple issues that they’re willing to fix. There’s an abandoned oil tank buried in the side yard that they’re going to have removed and the upstairs heat doesn’t circulate. The garage needs some of the overhead receptacles for the garage door openers finished. The wires are run, they just have blank covers right now. The meter has no glass cover, or lock - and most importantly it doesn’t spin  Networking gear in bay #1  PVC pipe runs underground to the basement of the house. Should be able to snake some cat5e through, and it’s only 15 feet max. The shutoff for the PEX is before the washer hookup in the basement so I’ll probably add two more shutoffs so I can winterize the garage and still do laundry.  Bay #2  Looking from bay #2 into bay #1  Bay #3/4  The panel in bay #5/6  ~just  things~  
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Probably depends on the code / laws in your area, but our oil tank was just filled with foam. Also how old is the PEX? I know some of the stuff from the 90s are ticking time bombs.
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Charles posted:Probably depends on the code / laws in your area, but our oil tank was just filled with foam. PEX isn't a time bomb, that's polybutylene. PEX is great, and code compliant. I'm ing at the weed grow op poo poo. That's hilarious. Definitely get the utility out to check that meter before you buy, it may (will) need to be replaced, and I'd be worried that the potheads hosed up the drop.
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Charles posted:Probably depends on the code / laws in your area, but our oil tank was just filled with foam. You are likely thinking of polybutylene. The grey stuff. I would be worried about there being mold everywhere you can't see. Grow houses are humid.
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Oh could be. The stuff we had was red and blue, but that doesn't mean it wasn't it.
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Dielectric posted:I've got a broken torsion spring on my garage door. The new ones arrive tomorrow, I figure it's like doing car springs where you should do them in pairs. I've always been told they're spooky and will definitely kill you but the YouTube hive mind makes it look relatively straightforward if you don't gently caress up. RIP me? Followup post: I have cheated death.
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I know he isn't everyone's favourite youtuber but Colin Furze has just posted a pretty nice workshop tool tour which is nice if anybody wants some affordable garage/workshop tool porn (and also wants to feel bad about how much of a mess their own space is) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTDfpIpub4
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Tomarse posted:I know he isn't everyone's favourite youtuber but Colin Furze has just posted a pretty nice workshop tool tour which is nice if anybody wants some affordable garage/workshop tool porn (and also wants to feel bad about how much of a mess their own space is) He's as talented as he is obnoxious.
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Rhyno posted:He's as talented as he is obnoxious. You forgot the healthy ( ) amount of crazy.
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sharkytm posted:You forgot the healthy ( Dude built a fuckin bunker in his backyard. I'd be lying if it hadn't crossed my mind.
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Rhyno posted:Dude built a fuckin bunker in his backyard. The bunker is somewhere around #5 of the craziest poo poo he's done. He is entertaining in small doses, but fully mental.
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Rhyno posted:He's as talented as he is obnoxious. A good way of putting it! This workshop tour was pretty good though and low on the obnoxiousness scale as his videos go. I liked it partly because I have a DIY (made by my mates dad not me) metal folder bolted to my workbench very like his, however i walk into the handle of mine all the loving time because it is made to stick out horizontally and I have just realised that I could just move the handle on mine 90 degrees down to be like his and the amount of swearing in my garage will drop by probably 20%
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I tried to watch that Colin video and just couldn't do it. I like this guy's channel, he doesn't do as much insane poo poo but he's funny and does a great job explaining what he's doing. https://www.youtube.com/user/iliketomakestuffcom
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Working on fixing the lighting situation in my garage. Despite the previous owner being a car guy he was apparently OK with just 3 100 watt incandescent light bulbs in a 3 car garage. Today I swapped one of those bulbs for 6 4k lumen LED fixtures on the single car/workshop side of the garage (plus the drop light). Ignore the huge mess. I just bought the place and I'm still unpacking, organizing, and figuring out the layout. I need to remove/relocate those shelves as they're just in the way right now. Next weekend I'll get the remaining 4 fixtures up on the other side of the garage and prep for the 3 more that will go in whenever I decide to brave Costco and get some more. Odd number of fixtures on that side due to the hanging rack.  I also need to redo that garage door opener mount. I just needed to get the thing up there so I could go to bed and then use get measurements to do it properly, but my temporary solution is at risk of becoming permanent. Soon(ish) either a 60 or 80 gallon air compressor and then a lathe and a mill.
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How do you like that ceiling mounted storage? I've thought about sticking a couple of those in the garage but low (8') ceilings has held me off for now.
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I don't know about him, but I installed it in mine, and it's perfect for stuff you only need once in a while. Otherwise it's up and out of the way. I store my valuable but seldom used spare parts up there. Perfect example, I have all 4 window regulators from my crashed C70 that only have 65k miles on them. They cost a fortune new and junkyard units are all trash now. I don't need them now but if I ever do I'll be super glad to have them. I also have a spare trunk lid, fender, and convertible top up there. I do need to clear it out though, I have old speaker enclosures and other not-really-useful things hogging the space too. I bought a $60 tile saw when I remodeled my bathroom 14 years ago and it's just sitting up there taking up space, for the time spent holding it I could just replace it if I ever need one again. Same with the cheap brad nailer. Even with the 8 foot ceiling, if you do a metal one and install it at like 6'4", or however high you need so you don't hit your head on it, you'll still have 18" or more of storage, perfect for those seldom used tools or parts. 
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NitroSpazzz posted:How do you like that ceiling mounted storage? I've thought about sticking a couple of those in the garage but low (8') ceilings has held me off for now. i have taller ceilings in my garage and i really like the the PO of my house paid for them to be installed. i put my workbench under it and put an led light on it for better visibility at my bench. from earlier in the thread: BraveUlysses posted:I still think DIY is the better way to go for a cheap workbench
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NitroSpazzz posted:How do you like that ceiling mounted storage? I've thought about sticking a couple of those in the garage but low (8') ceilings has held me off for now. I like it but I've got 10.5' ceilings on that side so it gives me a good amount of storage space in otherwise wasted space. Of course since it's ~8' up it's also a bit of a pain to get stuff up and down. It's basically going to be like attic space since my attic isn't very accessible. I'm going to add some hooks to hang stuff from it that I want more accessible. The rack itself (MonsterRax) is fine but it could be a bit better. The wire shelf is made up of 4 sections and they're all like 1/2" too narrow so until I put some filler piece up there's a fairly big gap. This is apparently intentional but I think it's pretty annoying. The shelf pieces also just sit on the long beams and can slide to either side. I'll be doing something to lock them in place. The ceiling mounting brackets and hardware all feel a bit thin/small. It's probably fine but I'm still tempted to beef it up a bit. I installed it solo and other than getting the 8' beams up it was pretty quick and easy. Galler fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Apr 20, 2020 |
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BraveUlysses posted:from earlier in the thread: That's pretty much my ideal bench, but one tip I've heard is use two sheets of plywood on the top, not for strength but for when several years have gone by and the top surface of your bench is starting to look like a mess, you can take the top sheet of plywood off and replace it without tearing apart your entire bench.
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