I raised my entire garage 4 feet to fit my new boat. I did not blow out the roof. I lifted the entire structure then set a 4 foot tall cripple wall underneath the original sill plate. Took about 10 days by myself to do the job. You have to lift about 1/2 per round, then reshim and loosen steel cables a bit by turnbuckles. The steel cables are needed to keep everything from moving around while raising the load. This is NOT for amateurs who have no experience in this line of work but can be …
It doesn’t get any cheaper than free… All for the love of a hotrod Rambler… With the cost of the concrete figured in, I’ve probably got somewhere between to .5k in the building. Nice storage space upstairs for tires and radiators and basic hotrod stuff… Gonna build onto the back to get the roadster out of the weather this summer. By the way this is the longer version of the “moving the free barn,” video I made earlier.. check out the video attached, where I build the shed addition …
Learn what materials you need to build storage shelves in your garage in thisfree DIY home improvement video. Expert: Jon Olson Bio: Jon Olson currently teaches multiple industrial technology classes at the high school level. In addition, he has worked in residential construction for several years. Filmmaker: Jon Olson
