Recent content by CTDan

Thanks for the help. And yes, there are cables in the middle of the spring. It will contain it, but man... that spring will shave a few years off your life if it lets go!

This is my biggest concern. Those springs are under a ton of tension when the door is down. If they go, it will shoot across the room and hopefully the cable will contain it. Burying the metal brackets in drywall is not really an option. I need a good seal for fire, fumes, and drafts. Here is...

Yeah. The problem is that I don't have the help I need to lower it.

I need to finish drywalling the garage. The only part left is the ceiling. I have a 15' wide insulated double door. Quite heavy. I need to lower the rails that are attached to the ceiling so that I can drywall under the bracket. I cannot lower the door and disconnect the bracket from the...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to go the less expensive route for now, but wire the lights so I can make an easier conversion if I choose to switch to shop lights. Dan

I was originally going to use a couple of 4' 3600 lumen shop lights in the garage. Two of these will set me back $80-$100. On the other hand, a box of four 1600 lumen LED bulbs currently run $8 at Costco. Once you add the ceramic bases, I might spend $15-20 total to light my garage for roughly...

I have finally heard from the city inspector

Square D QO 20amp GFCI breakers are $75. A standard 20 amp breaker is $8 and the GFCI outlets are in a box in the basement. ;) Dan

Thanks Everyone for the information. This helps a lot. Sorry for digging up this subject.... again. I live in the People's Democratic Socialist Republic of Connecticut. Yes, it is attached on two walls and it is under the master bedroom I'm not planning on this space being used for more...

I hope this has not been asked before... I have searched here and other places, but cannot find a verifiable answer. What are the code requirements for outlets in a garage? Is there a minimum spacing for outlets ? Is there a minimum or standard height? It is a 20'x20' two car garage. I am...

Sorry for the delayed response. I have two sick kids and I now have what they have.... Oy. The opener is a Wayne Dalton Pro Drive with a belt lift system. The door is a hefty fully insulated double door. Everything works pretty well and is kept lubed with PB Blaster Garage Door Lube (I am...

Thanks for the suggestions. Yes. My wife knows every penny I spend and gives me hell for it. I rebuilt the bathroom last summer, which required me to take down about 30% of the garage ceiling for access to the plumbing. The city inspector saw this, looked at me and said, "So, you are going to...

True, but severe overkill. A neoprene hanger runs maybe $10 each? My wife will have me by the you-know-whats if I propose a $300+ garage door opener for a fix that I can do for $50 or less. Dan

Hi there. The garage door and tracks are bolted directly to the framework of the house. This transmits all of the noise and vibrations to the floor above. Does anyone have a recommendation for isolation hangers I can use? Thanks! Dan

Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller? Bueller??? Oh well, better luck next time, I hope.