I get the same thing.
I get updates for a few weeks then nothing so I go look for new threads and sure enough a bunch of my subscribed threads are full of updates.
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The new Garage
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I'm tired of working in my tiny 2 car garage so I'm finally building a big (30'x60') shop to work in.
I get updates for a few weeks then nothing so I go look for new threads and sure enough a bunch of my subscribed threads are full of updates.
If you look at your alerts, but don't visit the thread you'll stop getting alerts for that thread. However, itll still show up in your watched threads list.
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Yes, I think it would have been possible to get the RV in without doing that, but just barely. This should give me an extra foot or so of clearance to get around that corner.
I always set it up to send me an e-mail too, that way I don't miss individual threads since sometimes they get lost in all the "like" alerts on the site.
They started on the electrical work, new sub panel and the minimal lighting that they have to install per code. No pictures yet since it's not done.
They finished up more of the electrical yesterday and put up all the scaffolding for the stucco work, so hopefully I start seeing some more progress soon.
Just a minor update, a picture of the sub-panel and the scaffolding. The insulation is what they put in to go behind the drywall they have to install (where it's attached to the house) for fire code. That wall now has ~10" of fiberglass batting.
More progress!!
The GC said next week is the lathe work for the stucco, the week after is drywall, the week after is stucco and somewhere in there are the doors.
They got the Lath installed for the stucco over the last two days. The GC says next week is drywall and the week after is stucco! It's getting close to done!
Since it's getting close to being done (hopefully in the next few weeks) I started looking at garage door openers. The Liftmaster jackshaft style openers really caught my attention, but there's mixed reviews out there. Does anyone here have experience with jackshaft openers?
I was looking at either the Liftmaster 8500W or the Liftmaster 8900, the only thing is even after talking to Liftmaster support I'm not sure there's actually a difference between the two models. I already have a Chamberlain garage door opener with the MyQ smart home junk on it and either of these would work with that.
I was looking at either the Liftmaster 8500W or the Liftmaster 8900, the only thing is even after talking to Liftmaster support I'm not sure there's actually a difference between the two models. I already have a Chamberlain garage door opener with the MyQ smart home junk on it and either of these would work with that.
My Dad used one of those liftmaster's so he could gain overhead clearance for the car lifts, never had any issues with it.
We have four of the comercal Liftmaster openers like this....They are good but we open those doors a lot every day and in the winter the doors can get frozen down. We have had broken chains, slipping clutches, and birds will make nests in them...focks shit up!
I googled the ones you like and sure think that sealed up unit would be great!
You wouldn’t have any of the problems we have without the cold climate and sealed from birds.
They are good operators. We just have extreme conditions.
I have some experience with them. I have helped a local guy that does installs. He says the failure rate is less than the internet would have you believe but more than conventional stuff. But they have improved every year. First years they sucked. It's always the electronics. I have seen them overnight a motherboard to him to fix one though . Doubt it would be the same for a consumer but I built my shop with the goal of eventually using a jackshaft opener
We also have those openers on are doors at work, they open at least 15-20 times an hour pulling cars in and out, in the 12 years I’ve been here only one of them shit the bed, we have far more spring failures on the doors though.i think for home use you’ll be fine.
I plan on using the same openers on mine. I've had lift master openers for years and love them. I'm new to jack shaft openers, but a friend of mine installed one in his garage a few years ago and no complaints so far.
Nice, they have good reviews on Amazon, I was having trouble believing they could be as bad as what I was reading online.
It's been a while, but finally there was some progress today. The drywall that I'm paying to have installed is hung, now we wait for tape and mud.
I can't wait for this to be done, every time I have to work in my old garage or in my driveway I grumble.
I can't wait for this to be done, every time I have to work in my old garage or in my driveway I grumble.
Damn, that's a lot of muddin and taping. They bringing in a scissor lift for that work or got circus level stilts?
The scaffolding you can see in the one picture has wheels under it.
