Recent content by deafanddiabetic

That sounds about right, the electricians email mentioned having one black and one red. So, I'll need a green, a white, a red and a black. Woof, that copper will add up to many $$$ very quickly.

Simple question that hopefully has a simple answer. I'm burying in #6AWG 18 inches deep in 1/2" PVC conduit about 80 feet to my garage. Is that one wire all I need? I know the idea of leaving more room for power later, but my specific question is, do I need 3 different #6 wires pulled through...

After checking through these forums more, I think the best solution is to install a french drain on the side of the garage that is getting all the moisture problems. I'm going to clean out the cracks and put in some self leveling compound as well.

Thank you for the reply, I know there is essentially no grading at all on the outside of the garage, in fact the problem side us jammed up against the end of a two foot landscape wall perpendicularly. I don't mind the idea is those tiles, I plan on not using a car over there and will be...

This is the problem area.

Hey everybody, new member here. I've gotten a lot of great advice from this board and I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. I just bought my first house with a detached 4 car garage. It's very old, asbestos siding, overhead line from house at 20amps (ouch). I just finished...