Recent content by fdtrucks

Thanks for the input fellas. I believe after taking everything into account, I will end up doing what aleksap did and go with a sub panel. My electrical service comes in on the opposite side of the house as the garage, and I have a finished basement. I want to add additional 110v receptacles...

I am looking at wiring in both a heater and compressor as well in the next week, depending on timeline to get the permit. I have a Pro Fusion heater that I used in a prior garage that did amazing. Really looking forward to having that installed this winter. Its 5000w and has a 21.9 amp draw...

Beautiful place. Any chance you could share the upstairs plans? I'm building a new place soon and kinda want to steal some ideas.

I got a kit from 84 lumber last fall. I got a 12'x12'x12' gambriel style with upgraded roofing, floor and added two windows for $1800 delivered to the house. The big difference is they supply you with bulk lumber rather than pre cut. But a few saw blades wont set you back much. It came with...

I second utilizing the two walls that are already there.

My old stomping grounds. I lived in Satellite off of DeSoto for about 8 years. I miss beachside, but I hear Melbourne and Palm Bay have gotten even busier. No thanks.

I started using a plastic cover for mind. The bottom of the cover went down first, then sat the pump on it, the top piece would then fit over the pump and attach to the base. IT did two things for me. Kept the sprinklers from hitting it, and kept it out of direct sunlight. I went from...

Mule, I forgot to mention. A way around the search function issue is to go to google, type in what you are looking for, then add garage journal. It will give you better results than the forums search feature will. We should make a sticky of all the GJ hacks lol.

I grew up in the midwest. Black iron pipe was in every shop I worked in, every shop on that local farmers had, etc. I later moved to FL and black iron pipe was nowhere to be found. It was all PVC everywhere. I was a tech rep for ppg at the time so I was in hundreds of shops across central...

In some of the Army motor pools they have a setup that has and area with different 55 gallon drums for oil and coolant. The lids were custom with one side having an opening for a suction tube, and the other for a heavy duty funnel. The suction tubes were about 2" in diameter with a screen at...

I live in a neighborhood that has only propane fireplaces installed by the builder. Most houses here have the venting outside and a glass front to them. They really dont put out much, if any heat. I was lucky and have a vent free one without any kind of glass front. That ******* will get the...

I just installed the Profusion in my garage about 2 weeks ago. Its an attached 24'x24', one shared insulated wall, others are not insulated but drywalled, ceiling is insulated. That little heater is great! The air throw from the fan to where I can feel anything is about 10'. I will say that...

I have the m12 line at the house. They are great. I have replaced all my old dewalt 18v stuff with the m12 stuff. I started with a hammer drill and impact driver combo. They are by far the most used around the house. I have several other tools from the line and they all work great. The...

They were very generous with the materials. I was able to build the work bench out of all the extra. I am just a bit shy on plywood for the top. I have some useless scrap to burn, and still a lot of useful pieces stored inside the shed to do random projects with. I only had about 2 or 3...

Like my last post, a lot has still been happening around the house. I have the shed built other than a few minor items. I still need a ramp, finish the workbench, shelf and pegboard above the workbench, loft, frame out and install windows, and run electrical. The kit delivered with upgrades...