Recent content by Gib57

Hi everyone, A few years ago, based on opinions and recommendations from this forum, I did the floor of my 2-car garage using an epoxy kit from the big box store. I was, and continue to be, very pleased with the result. I've now just about completed construction of a small storage shed...

Thanks for all the replies and the subsequent discussion that it spawned, guys. Since I originally posted a few days ago, I've made some progress. I picked up #6 THHN/THWN from the local supply house (.50/ft vs north of a buck @ H Depot!), picked up conduit (but not all the fittings), and worst...

Yeah, that's where I was kinda on the fence- the 1" pipe size will be OK, but I'm leaning toward the #6 so there just won't be a problem.

Wow, thanks for the quick reply! Just out of interest, why is more than one ground rod required? The cold water supply runs through the garage before heading underground toward the house; could I use that in lieu of one of the ground rods? The main is already grounded to that pipe at the...

Hi all, This is my first post here, so a little bit of background: I just purchased and moved into a small (900 sf) old (1943) beach bungalow about 6 weeks ago. I decided that the detached garage will be top priority before any inside work in the house, and replacing the old knob-and-tube...