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Thanks! So: - the black, 6", round hose is supply of "new" air (presumably from outside?) - the rectangular duct with that white/red "power vac" sticker is the return - the ducting above the heat pump (which itself sits on the furnace) is the main duct for warm air Am I understanding...

I think 850xpeps assumed I was interested in minimizing costs due to the fact that I closed vents in rooms not being used. Not an incorrect assumption. I guess I'm after good value - a middle ground between comfort and costs. I can live with how things are for the time being, but down the line...

Thanks for the feedback. Mini spit and wifi-based vents are two of the options I've been researching the last little bit. Some interesting possibilities out there. Certainly lots that can be done with home automation in mind/use. There are also some inline duct-block things which operate off...

I thought it would be possible to route ducting from the furnace such that its flow can be split between upstairs and downstairs, and controlled independently, but maybe that's not how this normally works (first time living in a house). A second heating source would be a pretty big project, and...

Recently moved into a new to me home (walkout rancher). Downstairs is very large, and outside of a the workshop room, I essentially don't use it (for now), so heating it seems pointless. When guests come over and do stay there, I'd love to be able to set a separate temperature for downstairs vs...

Stripped the remainder of the same wall and patched all holes/scratches: ... yeah. :( Painted the walls, and installed new baseboards. In a spur of the moment I caulked the baseboards in this corner, and am not thrilled about the end result. Ended up purchasing a caulk which is not...

A few more minor additions on the cleat wall: paper towel holder, dog stuff, and fire extinguisher. All the essentials! I've found a few instances of local folks giving away sets of old kitchen cabinets. Think I'll pick up a few such sets and use them to build out the garage and workshop...

New and neater ideas will always be around, for sure. My initial plan was to instantly cover all walls of both the garage and workshop in french cleats, but I think I'll slow down a bit and only do that as necessary. After I clear out the next corner of the garage, a decent workbench will be...

Thanks for the tip! I had a look at the bikes and flipping them around won't work - there's not enough space between the frame and the rear tire to get the bikes on the mounts. --- I made this shelf tonight. All materials were leftovers that were given to me for free, so the only costs were...

Thanks for the tip! Will revisit this when I decide that more lighting is in order. Which I will. Eventually! --- Re-arranged the bikes a bit. This feels like a better configuration, as it leaves space at the bottom, which I intend to use shortly. Will make a shelf there to keep my recycling...

Ah, shoot. Forgot about the HTTP/S issue. Just fixed them!

It's slow going, but progress is being made. Installed new base boards in the re-painted section of the garage, and painted them along with both door frames: I put up five french cleats. Each is 4" tall from 3/4" plywood. In the photo the lower four are merely held in place with a few brad...

Looks very clean. Nice job! Note to self: I should not click on those links. No, no, no.

The garage is attached to the house, and is fully insulated. Nicely, too. The workshop is actually in the basement, so it is also insulated. And the workshop is heated. I'm not sure about daisy-chaining the lights, but I do think that's possible. Each light has an electrical outlet rated at...

So, I looked into this a bit. Image requests made to imgur.com use the 'no-referrer-when-downgrade' Referrer Policy. This means that when a request is made over the HTTP protocol, the referrer (ie. the site/page on which the image is located) is not sent by the browser to imgur; when that same...