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Quote: Originally Posted by stricht8 I don't know what it is but I just can't put kitchen cabinets in my garage. One exception is a vintage 50's sheet metal wall cabinet which I painted midnight blue. You'd never know its past history. Your standard oak or whatever kitchen cabinet has no place in a garage in my opinion. Thanks for your opinion but it is obviously at odds with many other GJ members. Lots of people here use...

What if I placed another sheet of OSB in the center of each wall, sort of like a triple pane window. The plan is definately to seal up all the drafts, I would like the place to be as air tight as an average garage at least. You're right though, the ceiling is probably a better bang for my buck as far as insulation goes...but if I do the walls, I want to do it before I close them in not decide to do it later. I suppose adding another sheet...

#1, respect dad for who he is if you can't do it for what he knows Don't worry too much about any fiberglass coming out of the pegboard holes, I doubt that you will be plugging things in and out of it daily. The insulation in the office walls is a great thing, but be sure to plan on the ceiling insulation at some point as most of your heat loss is up. Once you have the ceiling insulated, you will have completed the envelope and your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Brad54 Actually, no. He has no experience framing, insulating, and he's heavily steered me toward paneling in the office and a drop-ceiling (with my 7-foot wall studs) instead of sheetrock, because he doesn't know how to hang sheetrock. He just generally thinks that what I'm doing is wrong. Last time he was here, he helped me run the wires along one of the other walls, and flipped out when I put...

Quote: Originally Posted by FlameOut I just built my workbench today. I made it 40" and I feel now it's a few inches to high. I'm 5'8". Better than too low... wood (assuming you built it from wood) doesn't stretch all that well. The red line in the following pic shows how I located my benchtop. Works very well for me. (pic taken from this site .)

If you have a local place that sells old house parts, I'd take them there, maybe make a few bucks. Otherwise, they would be getting recycled into the scrapyard.

Quote: Originally Posted by pcmeiners " Problem is it is only for professionals. " It may be for professional but they answer anyway, make sure you tell them your not an Engineer or they hit you with super technical info and references you do not have access to. Good luck I do this a lot, and I know what works for me. I like easy and fool proof. Overbuilt never bothers me either, if it is simple and fool proof. Location of these...

I looked at harbor freight engine stand at $49 each but I would still have to buy some large tubing to move the legs out and get it higher. It would work but it still be about $300 after modifing

Quote: Originally Posted by scbird94 Anybody run into having to take out self-employed health insurance for your family? This thread has got me thinking alot about trying to get enough clientelle that i can just work from home full time. The biggest kicker im running into is insurance- my wife works but does not receive benifits, our entire family is on the dealership's health plan. ITs not cheap, and its very poor coverage so i cannot...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashamsi Are Extreme lifts certified? Not a chance. BYB isn't certified, I'm sure that eXtreme lifts are not certified.