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Originally Posted by milt
Good God, we Americans have become a society of self conscious safety mavens. I remember playing unsupervised in a pit at my grandparents farm when I was 10 or so. Yeah, no guards on big flat belt machines either. And, Jesus, get this, an exposed flywheel slap on the side of the John Deere just ahead of your left foot.
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Hey an old timer like me. I dug my own pit by hand in the first house I built with my ex wife.
It was a lot longer than this one and covered with thick pieces of hard wood.
You could park a car over the middle of the pit and get out at either end.
The walls were done with cinder blocks, the floor with poured concrete and there was a small sump at the bottom but that was never needed.
I used a small fan to blow air our of the garage if the car was running while I was in the pit....
I installed two movable fluro tubes for lighting and a small metal ladder that could be used at either end.
Like anything. If you use some common sense it's hard to get into trouble.
As fare as housing codes... I believe what you do on your own property is nobody's business but your own.
Local councils have way too much power in my opinion.
It actually helped with resale value because I made sure potential buyers saw it during the open for inspection.
The guy that bought it was into classic American muscle cars. A few weeks after they moved in I went back to the house to check for mail.
The new owner was in the pit dropping the oils on his Mustang. You should have seen the smile on his face.
I'm considering a lift for my current house because the garage has a high ceiling and if I sell it I can take it with me.
