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Old 07-18-2018, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by outonsafari
use and exterior wall (south if possible) to cut costs and build yourself a paint booth of sorts,
big enough for the cat and two gantry's.
that way when you take the deck off and start grinding, cutting and so on,
every square inch from floor to ceiling of that 5000 feet and every nook and cranny of every toy, tool,
and what ever else in there won't be covered and/or embedded with fiberglass dust.

the booth will be easier to ventilate using 2 windows, insulation heating and cooling won't cost as much
and will extend your fiberglass and paint work into the winter.
i would do it with some sort of temporary walls but you got a good point!
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Old 07-19-2018, 06:52 AM
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A 2 point or 4 point car/truck lift. You will love it!
Great looking shop.
You can get tons of ideas from this website. www.garagejournal.com
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Old 07-19-2018, 07:35 AM
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If you are pouring concrete put plastic down on pour on top. This isolates the concrete from the dirt so moisture is not wicking through concrete.
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Old 07-19-2018, 03:17 PM
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might be code anyways but after going down this road before with outlets, in a garage I think Id put an outlet every 6 ft don't matter what I think or feel. Think code might be 4 or maybe that's for a house. Either way. On a 50 ft garage by 40 that's 30 outlets with boxes probably less than 50 bucks. I would probably run feeds up each side with its own circuit. I don't use 220 much or at all but still have one feed by breaker box just in case.
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Old 07-19-2018, 04:48 PM
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I run all of my 4500 lumens LED shop lights, garage door opener and 1/2 hp well pump off solar panels. A couple 285 watt panels and some deep cylce batteries. I'm upgrading to solar batteries in a while. Just wanted to learn how to build a solar grid first.
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Old 07-19-2018, 06:06 PM
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bathroom so your buddy's don't go in the house and lay a steamer
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Old 07-19-2018, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dykstra
A 2 point or 4 point car/truck lift. You will love it!
Great looking shop.
You can get tons of ideas from this website. www.garagejournal.com
Got a 14000 lb. demo lift from the SEMA show that had some some scratches for a great price from Nussbaum! The double jointed arms will accommodate almost anything. I haven't tried yet but by the measurements I can take my boat off its triple axle trailer with it. Can't believe I didn't get one before now

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Old 07-19-2018, 07:54 PM
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overhead beam and trolley to lift engines and whatever other things that need picking up
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Old 07-19-2018, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jeff32
thought about a/c
but it's 5000 sq ft, so that is gonna cost a lot to buy for... 2-3 months a year? so i wrote down multiple big fans ! and / or a/c !
How about making an engine/clean room that could be easier on the AC and heat costs. Just be sure it’s going to have room for the beer fridge.
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