Put a lift in the garage, and make it with a 12' - 14' ceiling. Do it now while you are building the new home.
Trust me I thought about it and it's still on my list. I haven't even broke ground yet and we're racking up the overages already. I expected this (thought I'd go around $20K over) but there's so many more important things I'll get more/better use of than a lift. Like I said earlier I just don't enjoy working on things like I use to and cant see spending extra money on a lift where I'd only use it maybe two times a year at most.Put a lift in the garage, and make it with a 12' - 14' ceiling. Do it now while you are building the new home.
I'm going to have it pre-wired for a mini split. Since I'm doing spray foam in the garage (along with the whole house) and added an insulated garage door it only makes sense to add this and wont be much extra. Then I can wash and detail my truck in comfort all year round. Plus have a place to sleep if/when I get the boot when Annie's mad at me. ?
Run hot and cold water lines to the garage.Trust me I thought about it and it's still on my list. I haven't even broke ground yet and we're racking up the overages already. I expected this (thought I'd go around $20K over) but there's so many more important things I'll get more/better use of than a lift. Like I said earlier I just don't enjoy working on things like I use to and cant see spending extra money on a lift where I'd only use it maybe two times a year at most.
I'm going to have it pre-wired for a mini split. Since I'm doing spray foam in the garage (along with the whole house) and added an insulated garage door it only makes sense to add this and wont be much extra. Then I can wash and detail my truck in comfort all year round. Plus have a place to sleep if/when I get the boot when Annie's mad at me. ?
They're already on my spec list.? I have hot/cold spigots going along the water heater wall in the garage with a drain in the center of the floor. I also added 2 sets of LED strip lights (front & rear) to both bays in the garage. I hated only having one and nothing but shadows. I'm going to epoxy the floor before we move in because I know I'll never move everything out again to do it. lol
Our last house had both. Moved to our current house and didn't have any hose spigots in the garage. House was built in 2015 and I thought it was strange not to have them. So, I ran both lines to correct that annoying oversight.
Thought someone did post a some pics of one cylinder #2 or 3 due to restrictions on getting the camera snaked in there. Just don't remember who.I was looking at it more from the perspective of general mileage and condition. Lot's of folks talking about walnut blasting for DI engines. I'm still waiting for someone to boroscope their intake valves here
I get it on doing the work yourself. It gets tougher the older you get. I still use my lift, but I'm real close to 70 and things have gotten harder in the last 5 years.Trust me I thought about it and it's still on my list. I haven't even broke ground yet and we're racking up the overages already. I expected this (thought I'd go around $20K over) but there's so many more important things I'll get more/better use of than a lift. Like I said earlier I just don't enjoy working on things like I use to and cant see spending extra money on a lift where I'd only use it maybe two times a year at most.
I'm going to have it pre-wired for a mini split. Since I'm doing spray foam in the garage (along with the whole house) and added an insulated garage door it only makes sense to add this and wont be much extra. Then I can wash and detail my truck in comfort all year round. Plus have a place to sleep if/when I get the boot when Annie's mad at me. ?
Good man!!....A lot of people don't realize how important a filter is. Have you been getting regular oil analysis' done?
Time your 6 month oil change intervals for early spring and late fall. Humidity in the south is lowest over winter, and temps are mild - in the 50's and 60's. For me it is perfect wrenching weather. Avoid summer (generally May - Sept) like the plague! 90F+ with 80-90% humidity is terrible,
When I did them in the past back east that's how I'd try and time them. Although my F150's were easier because they were higher and no skid plates to deal with so I could slide right underneath and change it pretty fast.
Sadly the new Ford Ecoblue 2.0 Bi Turbo diesel that is the standard fitment engine over here (unless you want to cough up $3,000 extra for the 3.0 V6 diesel - and I would), has wet rubber belt driven cams and oil pump. They're actually quite nice engines - when they're new, with an impressive 210 Hp output, and commendable smoothness and economy.
Yes that's true, whenever I consider buying another car, I have quick look online to see what the average price for wrecker salvage engines is, if they're plentiful and cheap, that's a good sign, because obviously they don't fail often, or sell many, on the other hand they're asking silly money for even crappy looking ones, that's a red flag.
I just built a house in Tucson with a mini split, heat pump water heater, spray foam on the underside of the roof, R23 BIBS insulation in the walls. It's all electric and our June bill was $83 , July was $81. We payed close attention to air sealing with ZIP flashing on all the windows and penetrations. We have a lot of glazing. The power was out for more than a day a couple of weeks ago and the interior temp only went up 3 degrees.
