That is certainly something I would do, if this were going to be used as a
garage space. I have a friend who was literally seconds from a disaster due
to a fire in a garage that was below her children's bedroom. They all got out
of the house just a few seconds before the cars exploded and completely wiped
out the area that had been the bedroom. So, I wasn't just winking when I said
it was designed to hold an Alpine but not qualify as a garage. I don't know
if I will ever use it as an active workspace, as the actual garage has a very
nice work bay in it already. But the odds are very good that one of my two
project cars will be stored there at some point; neither has an engine or a
gas tank.
The design of the space would make sprinklers very easy to add if I ever
decided do do it differently. Thanks for the reminder, just in case that day
comes.
> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:27:58 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Grass Pavers
> From: fishplate at gmail.com
> To: jandkstone99 at msn.com
> CC: shop-talk at autox.team.net
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Jim Stone <jandkstone99 at msn.com> wrote:
> > If the car had been put
> > in there in March, it is possible that I would have been unable to move
it
> > yet.
>
> An option to preserve the grass but move the car over soggy ground is
> 2 or 3 sheets of OSB and a couple of people willing to shuffle them as
> much as necessary to get in and out. Kind of like building the
> Pyramids, but cheaper than any paving. A case of beer ever time you
> need to move in and out.
>
> On a side note: Around here, the building code has been revised to
> require sprinkler systems in any garage space that has living quarters
> above it. Might be something to consider as a better investment...
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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