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Building in a floodplain is ok but you're going to to reamed on flood insurance. To defray the costs you need to build your finished floor 2' or above the base flood elevation. Since your garage will be in a zone A, base flood elevations may not be established for that area. Raising that floor...

Small update......passed my PE exam and survived the holidays. Now I have free time to work on the garage. I got impatient about finishing the walls and said f it and started hanging the gladiator cabinets I got for Christmas. I got 1 hung tonight and it took about an hour and a half to mount...

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My HD has black 15 amp outlets in stock but not 20 amp. Debating whether or not the extra 5 amps are worth the trouble of tracking down outlets.

Thanks for that nugget of info! I never thought of the tamper resistant receptacles. I don't know how I survived this long without them. I guess codes > parenting. And I was thinking black outlets and switches for sure. That's going to be a slick look!

Just talked with the building inspections dept for the City and he said I would need a permit for it and I could pull it myself if my home was homesteaded. We just moved into it in mid-September so I haven't filed for homestead status. I will have to do that in January. If I don't have it...

I agree with it being safe. It doesn't seem like a difficult job, it needs to be done correctly. That's where the inspectors will help. I am seeing about permits. I probably should get an electrician to install the new circuit and do the EMT myself. I can certainly handle adding outlets to...

Thanks for all the info! I don't know why the wall is opened above the box. The PO had a 240v installed and maybe that was for making the box connection? I have no idea. Generally, is a permit required to add the additional outlets? I don't know a timetable for this entire project, but I...

I am wanting to add a circuit or 2 to my garage because there is only 1 120v outlet in there. The previous owner added a 240v outlet which I may or may not use. It is definitely nice to have! That being said, I would like to add a circuit or 2 to add more outlets along one of the walls. I...

So my PE test is this Friday and I've been studying a lot for it lately. Tonight I took a night off and looked around the garage. I knew the walls needed a lot of work in order to get it smooth and ready to finish. I tried to do a little work to see how involved it is. I spread a layer of...

HA! I've lurked a little on your youtube page. I hope to get this one a mini version of a quarter of what you have. Just gotta divide and conquer the list. I told my wife, next time we will build one to our specs. This house was pretty move in ready. The garage was the only part not updated...

Wife and I just closed on our first house on Friday Sept 11th and we are excited! I get at least 1 room, the garage. It's a humble garage for sure. I measured it as 18' wide by 19' deep. As shown in the pictures, the walls are unfinished and the previous owner left shelves (which look to be...