"Twenty Bucks!!"....that's the answer for EVERYthing!!! When she asks, I just say "Twenty Bucks...half the cost of a new pair of shoes, or about a case of beer!". You ought to see my new $20 Mig Welder!! Actually, she's happy it keeps me home and out of the bars.



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I don't know why I would need 100 Clecos but a 0.43 each how could I go wrong.....If the wife asks....I've had those for ever, right?[/QUOTE]

Since I don't know what a Cleco is, I won't say anything to your wife...

 

Look here for the Clecos. These are even cheeper than the ones I ordered.....
http://www.panamericantool.com/products.cfm

 

Well, here we go, round two, and since I can't make up my mind which project to finish first, I figured I'd try both. Who knew I could fit 2 vehicles in a 24x24 with room for another.

 

I have been working in my 2 car garage for a while now and today my fiance' and I spoke to a realtor. We are planning to wed in March 09 and we have 2 houses to sell and one to buy. She likes that I have a hobby and she is very supportive of me having somewhere to finish the truck in when we move in together so, I have someone looking for a house with a 3 car or larger outbuilding for me. I pretty much don't care about the house. She can get whatever makes her happy as long as it's not cramped and there's room to move after the furniture is in. Fortunately, we are in agreement there.

One option we are considering is an older house with a one car garage that we can raze and rebuild bigger and better. I even get to have a restroom with shower out there if I want it. I may try to put in an old washing machine to clean shop rags and work clothes so as to not contaminate her frillies and stuff. The lady at the laundromat won't let me wash shop rags there anymore.

I have been doing the 20 minute crap shuffle also and I have it down pretty well to stuffing the non working side of the truck or moving a bunch of stuff into the yard and trying to keep the neighbors from browsing it like a garage sale. I have had to get creative with storage so I have rear fenders and a tailgate in the attic with the rest of the bed out on the back patio. A taller ceiling would be helpful. More real estate vertically to store things on.

I would love to have a lift and an overhead tracked hoist of some sort. Who knows. Maybe it will happen.

Not much progress on my truck this weekend. Most of my time was spent in home repairs preparing for sales.

 

Your plan sounds like a good one. The last two houses that we have owned (30 years and counting) We looked for a house where I could add a barn/shop. In my case both of my barns have been in the 1600 square ft size range. I made one mistake in my current barn however. When I went to build it the plans called for a pit (I had a pit in my previous barn). When we went to excavate, we ran into ledge and the pit was canceled. I should have sto-pped and added another 3 or 4 foot of height (it is just 12 ft now/trussed roof) and planned for a lift. I am currently trying to find a way to modify the trusses to get 3 more feet of height to add a lift.

 

truxx modified his truss so he can use his lift and cuts down on heating cost compared to a high ceiling.

 

Hey Bacagrizz, what does a decent house go for in your area of OK? We are thinking of relocating after retirement and buying a smaller home with enough room to build a BIG garage. Thanks, Jag

 

It depends on what you consider decent. I have seen prices range from 16k to 6.9mil. It also depends on where you want to live also.

Check online for realty prices for Oklahoma City and surrounding areas like Norman, Moore, Mustang, etc...

 

Thanks, will do, Jag

 

I've seen Terry's (Trux). He supported the roof across where he removed a truss or two, so it's supported well.

I was thinking seriously about "modifying" mine, to allow my radiant tube heater to go up higher, even contacted my builder. He said it could be done, and safely, but pointed out, that trusses are engineered, and if you make modifications, you might not be able to sell it later down the road. It also might void your insurance, if something catastrophic happened - snow causing it to fall, tornado, etc. I'm insured for $30,000 replacement, and $150,000 contents. That was enough to stop me from doing mine - if you live in an area with a savvy building inspector, they can stop the sale of it. Just depends on how much "chance" you want to take. At the very least, I would get an architect to draw up modifications, to accomplish what you want - that way you are covered.

Just my $.02 worth...

R

 

I just have a modest 21' x 21' garage that I do my work in. It gets cramped in there at times but you work with what you got right?

Here'a pic of my garage before and after "Fred", my '48 F4, was "installed. It fits...barely.

Before:


After:

 

I was out at a tranny repairman's garage a while ago, and he di an interesting move similar to this. He had a low ceiling except for the end that had the workshop space, and not a garage door....thus both ends held the trusses sturdy. Then he removed only enough truss material to locate the car roof /truck cab to clear. The whole vehicle didn't need to clear. He reinforced the surrounding trusses and ran studs across the opening to keep the cut trusses square. I don't know what other methods he did to brace the roof, but the neat part was he put skylights above it since He didn't have wiring for regular lights at the roof peak. The other neat thing was the transmission stand he built with a clothes-line-pole size jib hoist that spun on an axis he had set into the concrete. He could pull it up to move it out of the way. Pretty slick. Getting a vehicle on the hoist might have been a bit tricky though, but that's what the roller skates are for, lol.

 

Terry's pic is on the first few pages, but here it is again, you can see the high part over the truck...with his trolley and hoist, over the lift. One of the best "home" garages, I've ever seen!



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Latest picture of my shop, it has been a bit damp lately.