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I'm running a dehumidifier in my "good stuff" storage area which is a daylight, or walk-in basement. That is, three sides mostly in earth and the fourth a block wall. It stays amazingly dry and the dehumidifier only runs as needed, which is not much a lot of the time. My other stuff gets used...

There are both manual and pneumatic stud fastening tools available. They punch a slot through the stud and track flange and fold the tiny ears back in. They work well, especially the pneumatic ones, but are heavy, large, expensive, and are not as friendly to move a stud later as compared to...

I had forgot about Surplus Center but was surfing the web and found them again here: http://www.surpluscenter.com/hydraulic.asp?UID=2009031714271081 Lots of hydraulic hoses and stuff.

Get a small mainbreaker-less 6 or 8 space panel and back-feed a regular 30 amp double pole breaker to supply the panel. Identify it as the main (black magic marker). As posted above you don't really need a main at the sub but if you desire one this would be the cheapest and easiest way to go.

I usually use the standard green lid mud. It works well and drys plenty fast for use on usual projects. The quick set or "setting" (versus drying) type compounds are stronger and may work better in humid environments but I am far too slow to use them to do more then fix a hole (they do excel...