[jwcfbd]

Trust me I hate that my truck stays outside and if I can I would add 2 lifts. One for the cars and one for the boat. LOL The Firebird stays inside for obvious reasons and my bassboat because I have to much money in tackle and stuff to leave it outside. Future plans are to add carports to each side so I can have covered parking for the truck.

The lift is for all the above. It's something I've wanted for a long time and will serve multiple uses.

Stuff inside is a 4 wheeler, snowmobile, Firebird, boat, riding lawn mower, snowblower, tools and an air compressor. It's pretty full.

Whatever isn't being driven would be up in the air but playing musical cars would be a pain. I do that already with the mower during the summer. If it's not blocking the car it's in the way of the boat. At least during the winter it's only the sled and snowblower that comes out so it's a little easier. The off season stuff is lined up in the middle. A fire would be catastrophic but I do keep everything I own with the exception of my beater car (2002 Saturn) fully insured. Some kind of suppression would be nice especially after I put in a heating system.

Unfortunately I really don't have the room for a second building and to add to the length of what I have now would come with a whole new set of issues. The yard behind the garage holds water during the summer so I would have deal with that and there is a 15" pored wall around the garage that would have to be cut out to open it up. So no matter what I do it's not going to be an easy task.

Oh and painting is high on the list of things to do along with adding better lights.

And a dump run is a must. LOL

[Heybuck]

I'm just vacillating over this myself. I have a 25 x 40 solid brick garage with a miserable 8'6" ceiling height inside.

Shallow pitched roof with colourbond corrugated iron roof sitting on preformed trusses.

Thoughts on this are to simply dismantle the roof pulling the sheets of iron off first, then take down the trusses. On top of the brick walls we build a 5' 6" stud wall, then set the trusses back on top, re-roof it using the same steel.

Over here, the "modern" way to build a 2 storey house is a brick base wall construction and a stud wall up top which is clad with a polystyrene hard foam sheet which is then rendered over and painted. Now as a house construction I think its crazy but I'm starting to think this is going to be a fairly economical way to get the internal head height I need.

Maybe its something you could consider yourself

[jwcfbd]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

I'm just vacillating over this myself. I have a 25 x 40 solid brick garage with a miserable 8'6" ceiling height inside.

Shallow pitched roof with colourbond corrugated iron roof sitting on preformed trusses.

Thoughts on this are to simply dismantle the roof pulling the sheets of iron off first, then take down the trusses. On top of the brick walls we build a 5' 6" stud wall, then set the trusses back on top, re-roof it using the same steel.

Over here, the "modern" way to build a 2 storey house is a brick base wall construction and a stud wall up top which is clad with a polystyrene hard foam sheet which is then rendered over and painted. Now as a house construction I think its crazy but I'm starting to think this is going to be a fairly economical way to get the internal head height I need.

Maybe its something you could consider yourself

I would think with solid brick walls adding to the top would be the way to go. What are people thinking when they put in low ceilings? LOL

[ho428]

Originally Posted by jwcfbd

What are people thinking when they put in low ceilings? LOL

The same thing as when they think a 24' x 44' 3 bay garage will be "PLENTY" big enough.

There are two sizes of garage, too small and way too small.

[jwcfbd]

Originally Posted by ho428

The same thing as when they think a 24' x 44' 3 bay garage will be "PLENTY" big enough.

There are two sizes of garage, too small and way too small.

Ain't that the truth.