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We were going to use MHF which would have had to switch to a different type of wire once in the house and would have needed conduit. We were told if we used UF 6/3 we could go all the way with no conduit so while it was a bit more expensive, it was much easier.

Great suggestions. Thanks to all. Duckface, do you happen to have a picture of the sheathed pocket for the doors? That sounds intriguing...

Our garage doors haven't been installed yet and I just realized that they will be covering nearly half the ceiling when open. I understand the opener will have some sort of light on it. However,, I'm wondering what folks do about the hanging lights in the front of the garage considering the...

Thank you for the explanation!

This is rural and won't be inspected but we want it to be safe. Too late for a UFER, the garage is finished. Are one or two grounding rods needed for safety? And if so, could someone please explain why the house grounding is insufficient. Thanks so much.

Thanks! Appreciate the suggestion and I'll look for your thread!

Detached new garage build with 60 amp subpanel from main house. Used UF 6/3 all the way. Neutral and equipment ground at the subpanel. Most of the threads discuss putting two grounding rods at the garage but we were told it wasn't necessary with this set up and since the house is already...

Running outlets in a new garage and have read the threads about daisy chaining (connect to the side screws) versus pigtailing with wire nuts and it seems simpler for our situation to daisy chain. However, we plan to install a GFCI as the first outlet on each circuit. Can this be done if we...

Appreciate the advice. So we plan to install it outside and have the riser, elbow, the shut off, for the outside and the iron pipe to go through the foundation block. However, turns out the shut off and elbow can't be connected without adding a small ******. I thought we couldn't use iron...

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Good info - thanks. Unfortunately some of the links no longer work. And some of the discussion on this thread is a bit too technical for me. Looking for 4 ft. LED 2 lamp linkable shop lights for a very reasonable price. Suggestions?

Occasional car repair, workshop in back for small projects, art studio upstairs. And of course storage.

New 24 x 26 garage needs indoor lights. Plan to have a workshop in the back. Should I consider LED shop lights? If so, what lumens? Probably also need an outside light for the man door and spotlight type for the front by the garage doors. I'd like to have a motion light but in the past, our...

I have some foundation tar I could add to the lower blocks. Good idea? And I also have some heavy rubber material (rubbing roofing or pond liner). Any way to use that to help?

Just finished a new garage built beside a hill. The footer was excavated right at the foot of the hill. It has a three block foundation and the footer extends about a foot beyond the garage wall toward the hill. So I'm wondering what we might need to do to prevent problems from drainage runoff...