- 1. [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:52 EST
- I am doing preliminary design of a garage and have a question for the smart guys here: The building will be of frame construction and will be 25' wide. I would like to put a loft with a plywood deck
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- 2. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:29:18 +0100
- You will need some decent floor joists for such a large span. I would suggest pine joists not less than 3" x 11" at 20" spacing or less. This will be a safe and stable floor. Forget the idea of light
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- 3. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:10:40 +0100
- Sorry, I screwed up with the inches. The joists to be used in my opinion are min. 3" x 9" ( not 3"x 11") spaced at max. 20". Kees Oudesluijs NL Awgertoo@aol.com schreef: _____________________________
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- 4. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Jaap Aeckerlin <j.aeckerlin@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:42:11 +0100
- ........ and don't forget 2 steel verticals plus one steel H-beam horizontally to lift the engine and gearbox! Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands 2009/12/26 <Awgertoo@aol.com> __________________________
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- 5. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:05:42 -0500
- How bout "box trusses" up top with 3x8 at the bottom that will give you plenty of strength overhead and then with a bit of 3/4 flooring for the attic floor and a walk up stair on the back wall . Inst
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- 6. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Maurice Maxwell <maxandreb1@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:15:12 -0800 (PST)
- Michael, one other useful feature, make the ceiling at least 12 ft so the lift can be used to its fullest. I am doing preliminary design of a garage and have a question for the smart guys here: The b
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- 7. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Stromquist" <dan@warner-associates.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:30:06 -0600
- Be sure to specify 8 foot doors and not the standard 7 foot (about the same Dan Michael, one other useful feature, make the ceiling at least 12 ft so the lift can be used to its fullest. I am doing p
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- 8. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:06:28 -0800
- It would be in your county code books. They will list not only the size of the joists, but the distance between joists for both laminated and dimensional lumber. You might consider steel joists. You
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- 9. [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Awgertoo@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:23:23 EST
- Thanks for all the good advise. It was never my intention to draw this up on the back of the napkin and build it--both the building and design will be professionally done. I amm simply fiddling with
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- 10. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:18:45 -0500
- Not to over battleship the design, but if you have a rolling ceiling lift for pulling motors (say in the front half of the shed), it would be smart to where you have the loft in the back half of the
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- 11. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Kent McLean <kentmclean@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:16:58 -0500
- Or go up 3' to 28', so you'll have more space. You can always use more space. :) -- Kent McLean '56 100 BN2 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate
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- 12. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: "Carr&Edwards" <scvc70@epix.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:07:57 -0500
- If you want central air-conditioning, then forced-air heat with a furnace is the way to go. If not, then consider radiant heat in the concrete floor. We put this in our new 24' x 36' garage/shop, us
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- 13. Re: [Healeys] Garage Design (score: 1)
- Author: Ed Townley <healeymnster@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:12:35 -0700
- now for some far out ideas that I would incorporate if I were building my 30x50 Garage barn again--Amen to the 12' or higher ceiling, also, I would build a loft over 3/4 or more of the floor area, l
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