Jim, can you give an actual $$$ figure? Thanks. Luther
On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:06:39 -0600, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I would like a 1.5 or 2.5 car garage. Basically, room for a small >> 'shop' on the side and the ability to open the doors on the car without >> fear of hitting a wall. It needs to be tall enough for the hood to >> open >> fully upright (10'?), and it would be nice if it was tall enough for a >> lift (12-14'?). > > A standard 8' ceiling is enough to open the hood fully, if the car > is on the ground. Anything more than 8' is more expensive, it's not > just a scaling (10/8's of the 8' price, for example), there seems > to be a pricing penalty. 10' is not enough for a lift, your 12' > is a much better number for that. > > Ours is 24x36x8, roughly, and is deep enough that you can park one > sideways in front of a regular-length car in a pinch. I've used > this to put a 450SL and a 190D inside as a fourth. Or it can > hold our long Dodge pickup. > > Make it bigger rather than smaller. Even then I guarantee > later you'll be asking yourself why you made it so small. > > I put radiant floor heating tubes in the slab. You can put > the pipe in yourself, it's not that expensive. Even if you > never get around to using it, before the pour is the time > to install it! > > Doing your own electrical you can take your time and make it > just the way you want. I put in a lot of circuits, one above > for the door and hardtop lift outlets, one for each wall, > three lighting circuits (four, counting the attic space), > two welder/range/RV/generator circuits, and a 220 or two > for space heaters/tools. There are outlets on each side of > the doors, and two above in each aisle between cars. Outlets > on either side of the windows, and three on each side wall. > GFI outlets on the outside at three corners. However, > according to my wife our garage will never be done. I still > need to insulate, and sheet-rock it. Then paint, I suppose. > She has cause to be concerned. > > Even unfinished mine was pretty expensive. That's because > it's two storeys. (Daylight basement style.) The dirt work > was expensive, as were the prestressed spans. (No posts below.) > > -- Jim > > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
