New garage time!

   / New garage time! #191  
I've never met a man that built his own shop and didn't wish he'd done something different. Those that are completely satisfied with their shop didn't build it. :D
 
   / New garage time! #192  
I am a land surveyor and have done a lot of building layout in my day. I’m curious into pic you show a level on a tripod with a concrete block tied to it. Why? Interesting thread and enjoy the pics.
 
   / New garage time! #193  
I am a land surveyor and have done a lot of building layout in my day. I’m curious into pic you show a level on a tripod with a concrete block tied to it. Why? Interesting thread and enjoy the pics.

Maybe to keep the tripod more steady?
 
   / New garage time! #195  
   / New garage time! #197  
The tripods we used had feet to step them in. On very rare occasions I would set something on the feet of the tripod if it was really windy. You had to be really careful though so you wouldn’t throw it out of level. I was more being curious then being critical.

In the last several years we staked the building without even setting up on the building corners. I did always try to check tape and measure the diagonals if possible. They still do construction very similar to what the OP is doing around here.
 
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I did the surveying myself, i stepped the feet in every time i set it up. That was the first day, my contractor set it up. I'm not sure why he set it up like that.
 
   / New garage time! #199  
I always find myself servicing a vehicle parked half way inside and even the 10x10 doors on my attached garage become a pain. My new shop, still under construction, will have one door 14x16. If that doesn't work, I give up.
 
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I always find myself servicing a vehicle parked half way inside and even the 10x10 doors on my attached garage become a pain. My new shop, still under construction, will have one door 14x16. If that doesn't work, I give up.

This is why I wanted no posts. 24x44 of unobstructed space. I can park one car in the middle if I want. Sure there will be a workbench and tool chests in the back. But that still leaves lots of open space.
 

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