Recent content by Craddosk

How to build a great road. Remove all overburden until you are on clay or similar impervious material. Grade and pack. Lay woven geotextile fabric and bring to <6 inches from grade with road crush. Compact as much as possible. Last six inches bring to grade using washed rock crush. Compact as...

What about using french cleats?

Those are sandhill cranes. The red top makes them a dead giveaway. According to some areas, they're also delicious.

Vacuum at the entrance and then just wait. You'll **** the majority up, then knock it down and vacuum up any remaining.

The construction looks great, but I'm pretty sure I could crawl through that dog door, depending on the dogs inside...

A basic multimeter will do both... I used a $19 dollar one from Napa.

Bingo. You hit the nail on the head. I anticipated it happening, and using one of the samples, it did. However, much to my surprise, it didn't break all the way through the flooring. A simple piece of plywood underneath should solve all the problems.

That's exactly where I'm at odds right now. Currently, I don't own any 240v equipment, but if/when I get some, I don't want to be overly limited on my applications. I do like your idea of just running 6/3 to an empty junction box and putting a subpanel in the garage (would also make a convenient...

I'm looking into getting the flow-through flooring tiles, and after messing with the two test samples sent to me, the only bad thing I've found is that using a jack stand to hold up a F150 does gouge (but not completely puncture) the tiles. Means I'll have to put a piece of wood underneath.

Good to know, I wasn't 100% sure on the wire gauge for this. THe plan is to have a small piece of metal flex tube (think dryer vent) that can then direct the exhaust outside.

Great ideas guys. There will actually be 10 T8 fixtures total, 3 on each side wall (at a 45 degree angle) and 4 on the roof. Glad to know the lighting will be enough, I really only want to deal with it once. I was thinking three sets of light switches, one for the roof, and one for each of the...

Are they not showing up well in Adobe Reader? What's the best way to put up plans?

Hey, Curious what some of the experts here think of my shop plans. I've got an overhead view and a wall view, with dimensions. I'm looking for advice regarding light placement and outlet placement. Dimensions/scale/legend are on each of the drawings. The garage is currently unfinished, and will...

Thanks for the knowledge. It's not a very bad leak, looks like a slow drip occasionally. The snow has melted around that section, so I should be safe of a little bit. I'll have to develop some sort of system to keep my insulation dry until April/May when I can get up there.

Any tips/words of advice for fixing a leaking roof? The warmer weather this week showed a small area that my roof isn't holding up against. First indication was a very small brown/beige patch on my roof drywall... Any way to temporarily patch this from the inside? I believe it's the flashing...