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Dug a hole
Well, I didn't. In a rare fit of good sense, I hired it out. But Mike Mulligan let me drive his steam shovel for a bit.
Next week, we'll start filling the hole with garage.     
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11-30-2019, 07:52 AM
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Nice. Every kids dream, and most men are still closely in touch with their inner kid.
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11-30-2019, 07:56 AM
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Very cool - would love it if you continue to share the build!
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11-30-2019, 08:18 AM
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I'll be doing a build thread on Garage Journal.
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11-30-2019, 08:27 AM
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Hah! Not everyone knows about Mike Mulligan and how he got his steam shovel out of the hole!
Be sure to link us up to your GJ thread so we can "critique" your build!
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11-30-2019, 08:45 AM
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AWESOME!
Dimensions, please? 
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11-30-2019, 08:47 AM
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Envy, here.
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11-30-2019, 10:58 AM
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Hmm. No exit strategy. I keep thinking I "need" a backhoe or a mini excavator, but I'm afraid the wife would realize she now had the right tool to dispose of my miserable carcass. Best Les
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11-30-2019, 11:15 AM
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so close - why not make it attached?
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11-30-2019, 12:16 PM
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Main area is 24 x 34, with 14 foot ceilings. Bump out in back is 8 x 18, with an 8 foot ceiling. That area will be where the compressor, generator, blast cabinet, and welding booth will go.
Attaching it to the house would have created a morass of cost and permitting paperwork that I didn't want to get into. It will have a covered walkway to the house. 
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11-30-2019, 12:24 PM
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ah yes - permits...
you can build a slab I guess and that cover then under cover of ... the cover... you can add on walls etc. |
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11-30-2019, 12:34 PM
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Overall, the City and I have had a decent relationship, but I still had to use an adult tone once or twice to get them to move and to quit adding ingredients to the stew. We are within about 80 feet of a natural stream, so they took the opportunity to declare it an environmentally sensitive area. I have to file a covenant in the land records and put up a split rail fence with a placard that says "Hey, look here! This is an environmentally sensitive area!" I also had to file a covenant that says "There's an airport over yonder!" In case they don't happen to notice the 747 Dreamlifter lining up for final approach to our west. |
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Ha - but you can't fault them for protecting natural resources; and it adds to your amenities
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11-30-2019, 01:18 PM
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Sweet! How are you heating it? I imagine the rollup door is insulated.
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11-30-2019, 03:23 PM
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I hate it, I hate it!
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Very nice!
Also, mike mulligan was one of my favorites as a kid. Keep us posted. |
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11-30-2019, 03:56 PM
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Fortunately, Seattle does not get super cold (although it's cold tonight). The door will be insulated. Current decision is whether to embed my scissor lift into the slab so it's flush with the floor, as has been done by this Pelicaner. https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1046287-scissor-lift-garage-floor-help.html Now would definitely be the easiest time to do it, incorporating it into the slab pour, but I have so far resisted making any big decisions on equipment placement until I get a feel for how it will be. |
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11-30-2019, 09:45 PM
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I love my scissor lift but if I had had the ceiling room, it would have been a full size. 
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I'm moving from a 3-car, high ceiling (2 lifts) to a two car, low ceiling. I'm going to miss the lifts.
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1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
Work vehicle
Das Babe
Das Babe Metalberiech
