First a Garage

[jinman]

We used a 7 inch metal cutoff blade in the skil-saw for most of the cuts. (Well 6 of them actually). It is weird having the blade on the skil-saw get smaller during a cut. Then the blade would try and walk up on the metal.
I'm hopling these wheels will work for heavier metal for other projects.

Your garage is looking terrific. Building in your area sure is different from down here. One tip I want to tell you about on cutting sheetmetal. I used the abrasive blades and could only cut across three panels before the blade was gone. I changed my blade to one of the segmented metal blades and it was like night and day. The blade worked perfectly. I cut and cut with it and never had to replace it. I recommend you try one of these the next time you cut sheetmetal.

 

[denmansoft]

Thanks Jim, I had heard about these blades but no one had any instock. Store after store had an empty spot on thir display, but no blades! I got some 5 packs of the 7" abrasive wheels for my skill saw and went at it. Now that I'm done for now, all the stores have the other kind in stock!

Building up here is differnent than what I read about for most of you. I keep looking for tricks for building on solid rock, but there isn't too much out there. I hope all the prof. engineers and contractors know what to do but some days I wonder...

 

[denmansoft]

Last night my neighbor on Denman called to say the installer came an installed my garage doors ! Yeah ! Finally I'm to Lockup! He tried them out and said they work great.

I'm off in the morning in the other direction to HUX and PXM. We'll be back in time for Xmas.

 

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations. It's nice to hear about them making good for you.

Now that you can close up the place, it will be allot easier to get some work done this winter.

Eddie

 

[ultrarunner]

Last night my neighbor on Denman called to say the installer came an installed my garage doors ! Yeah ! Finally I'm to Lockup! He tried them out and said they work great.

I'm off in the morning in the other direction to HUX and PXM. We'll be back in time for Xmas.

Nothing better than having good neighbors!!!

 

[jinman]

Last night my neighbor on Denman called to say the installer came an installed my garage doors ! Yeah ! Finally I'm to Lockup! He tried them out and said they work great.

Congratulations! That's a big step in the right direction.

Did the installer put a garage door opener on the doors? If not, are you planning to install them yourself? As silly as this might sound, I think there is nothing I like better about my house than having a garage door opener. I installed it myself and it has worked perfectly for 6 years.

 

[BigD23]

Good things come to them that wait...Hate being put on hold though because others are trying to get your business by stretching the truth as far as product availability/delivery time...Have been doing my own home kitchen/dining room bump out over the past few months and have run into this problem more than once...Frustrating...Your project is looking very good.

Don

 

[denmansoft]

Jim:
we are waiting until we proper power to the garage to install openers. Since this will be coming from the house panel we will wait until the house gets to this stage probably about a year away.

We have seen enough of delays like our doors that we are taking our time and proceeding one stage at a time. If we were doing this in town we would have several options for suppliers and trades, but up on the island we know it we try to do too much too fast the schedule will just turn into a nightmare.

 

[spc]

speaking of garage door openers.... anyone have any experience installing one in a pole barn with a gravel floor?

in order to get my door opened high enough for my tractor's rop to fit under, we have to prop it up with a 2x4. you know where this is going, last week my teenage son forgot the 2x4 and backed out of the barn, smashing the bottom panel of the door with the rop.

so now i'm thinking garage door opener. i believe it will lift the door high enough to clear the rop, but i'm not sure what will happen when closing on the gravel. will the gravel (which will never be as even as a concrete floor) cause the door safety to automatically reopen the door, thinking it hit an obstruction?

 

[jinman]

so now i'm thinking garage door opener. i believe it will lift the door high enough to clear the rop, but i'm not sure what will happen when closing on the gravel. will the gravel (which will never be as even as a concrete floor) cause the door safety to automatically reopen the door, thinking it hit an obstruction?

Sorry about the damage. I think that problem is pretty common.

If I wanted the door to stop at the same spot over gravel, I'd put a very small pad (treated wood or concrete patio block) at each door facing. Make the door hit the pads just before the gravel. You will have a slight gap under the door, but it won't re-open. Of course, the best way would be to pour a small curb across the full width of the door as a lip for the door to close against.