Recent content by bigbearcountry

I recently spray foamed the underside of my garage roof. This was to allow for attic storage. My garage is heated and I keep it about at 60 degrees. I am finding now that I am getting ice damming in the gutters on the side of the house with sun exposure. I was thinking of adding some...

I am building a climbing wall for my kids in the garage. The wall is going to be 10 feet high, lots of good information on the web on how to do it, so I'm feeling confident that I will be able to build. I recently watch the attached video and the kid climbing has a harness with some sort of...

Thanks for the comments. I want to heat the garage at 72 degrees in the winter. I also didn't want to get a heater that doesn't have enough power to keep up, but it sounds like I would be fine with at 45 btu unit. As for the venting, great opinions, I am not going to bother with adding one...

I am putting in a reznor UDAS 60 btu (separated combustion unit) in my double attached garage. My garage has spray foam directly to the underside of the roof, walls. Code requires to have a vapour barrier on warm side of walls and attic space. I am wondering if I should add a "bathroom" vent...

Yes, drywall would be better. Also, I was thinking of switching out insulation with roxul to help increase fire rating.

They would be recessed into the wall. Building mdf boxes might be a good idea, I would loose some space for insulation, but would gain a fire stop. Decisions, decisions...

I am adding a 5.1 speaker system to my garage. I am wondering peoples thoughts on putting speakers them on the house wall of the garage. Would This be against code? I would have a vapour barrier sealed on the warm side of the wall (interior of house). Thanks for you help!

I want to install 240v for an electric heater and welder. I'm planning on using a 30amp double pole breaker, but I'm not sure what size wire to use for the wire, I'm thinking 10-2, but want to be sure. The run is about 15-20 feet. Also, I'm not sure what size box to use for the plug, the plug...

I'm wondering if anyone know of a inexpensive pot for 2x6 joists. I'm like the new construction type in 4", I used the Halo 4" that were sealed for insulation in my basement, but they are too tall for the joists in the garage. I'm looking at installing 20 of them... Any links or suggestions...

I've got a Hoover central vacuum and it is located in the garage. It has two intake ports on it and one is used to feed our 2 story house and basement. I'm thinking of adding 2 outlets in garage (one at the front and one at the rear (right next to the machine), but worried that I'll have too...

I want to add a Subpanel to my attached garage, but I'm having trouble knowing what to do to make sure I pick the correct one. I'm planning on having the following: -Dedicated fridge outlet -Left side receptacles x 8 -Right side receptacles x 8 -Front of Garage lighting x 12 pot lights -Back of...

Thanks all for your replies and thoughts, they definitely helped. I did end up taking half the frame off and mounting it up in the ceiling joists. It was a very tight fit, but worked out. I'm now struggling with the remounting the gas strut. I don't have the muscle to push it inward to...

I'm adding an Werner attic ladder for to access storage in my garage. My current opening (and by far the best spot). Is 1 1/2 inches too small as I had to add another beam to support the floor. I was looking at the ladder and it is riveted to the sides of the factory frame. I'm thinking of...

The garage is a 22x24 with 11 foot ceilings, double garage. It is only the front half of the garage that needs to finished as the back half has a bonus room above it and is already finished. The area is 22x10 feet approx. that needs to be finished. I'm Calgary, Alberta which is north of...

Here are a few vents that I noticed on a recent walk. I like the vent style of picture 6 & 7, which I think is called direct vent. It doesn't stick out as far. Does anyone know kind of heater that use these styles of vents? What about the straight pipe with the slight curve on the end? I...