We live on sand here, no concrete driveways or anything, so I built a
pad out in front of the garage to work on cars -- about 10x20, 6x 2x8-16
sleepers on the sand, with 2x12-10s for the deck. I added about 4ft at
the back for the ramp to get up on it. I probably should have gone with
12' wide, as I have about 2ft on each side to work and sit and whatnot,
but it is not too bad. I only slid my milk crate off once and went
assover, which I thought was kinda funny. About $400 for the materials,
which is pretty decent. I washed the car on it yesterday before I
started working on it, I have the 2x12s tight together (no losing bits
between them!) and the water still drained down well. It is very solid
and feels good to work on.
My wife was not initially in favor of this construct as she believed it
would encourage my automotive activities, but in explaining the safety
aspect, blahblah, I think I won her over. She said yesterday she liked
it. So I guess I am at least neutral on the effort, when her car gets
done I will gain some (temporary) points.
--R
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