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    How do I cool and heat this space effectively?

    Thx. Take the lines through the wooden band or the brick or does it matter?
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    How do I cool and heat this space effectively?

    that's for the apartment upstairs. I'm trying to condition the garage space.
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    How do I cool and heat this space effectively?

    New garage apartment. While they were building above the garage I had them insulate the ceiling etc. It's insulated on the back wall by dirt and about half of the side are also covered with dirt. But the structure is brick. I don't fancy cutting a hole for the exhaust of a AC unit or for a mini...
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    Chinese polypropylene floor tiles for Garage, anyone used them?

    Whatever’s on aliexpress. 400x400mm
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    Chinese polypropylene floor tiles for Garage, anyone used them?

    Anyone used these before? They look like a decent inexpensive way to perk up the garage floor.
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    Looking for help sourcing an intake pipe.

    See attached pics. Apparently the part isn't available from international harvester. I've found plenty of intake house (past the preair cleaner) in silicone and other materials with the correct dimensioned openings but with not curve in the actual pipe as you see in the pics. Should I just try a...
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    What do you know now that you wish you knew then? (New Garage setup)

    Already did the majority of purging as I had to move everything to a pod before construction began. If anyone has specific recs for tool storage gadgets I'd love to hear them! I think a slat wall will help keeping some things at hand and up off the floor? J
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    What do you know now that you wish you knew then? (New Garage setup)

    I'll get some pics today. Can move the car whenever. I work on all kinds of things. cars, sailboat stuff, outboards, not much woodworking but some. I will have another shed in the back of the property after the wallet refills from this garage apartment adventure
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    What do you know now that you wish you knew then? (New Garage setup)

    I'm having a do-over for my garage because I needed to move all my stuff out because we were building a garage apartnment above. I'm getting ready to move back in and want to do it better this time. I'd really like to maximize space as much as possible. My initials thoughts are in the attached...
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    Got a free air compressor, need to rehab it and wire it up. Need advice.

    Pump turns fine and seems to have compression. I did check that before I did anything else
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    Got a free air compressor, need to rehab it and wire it up. Need advice.

    I've not confirmed the motor is locked up. But PO said, it would just hum and not move the belt. I hope to mess with it some this week. Thanks!
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    Need garage electrical advice

    you guys were right, it's a leviton, L5-20 120v and yellow. So he's put in the wrong receptacle, the wrong wire and maybe the wrong breaker?
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    Need garage electrical advice

    so I need 10/2 wire, a nema 6-50 receptacle and at least a 30 amp breaker yes? And he put none of this in?
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    Need garage electrical advice

    Got it. That makes sense. Appreciate it.
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