Recent content by nitsuj02532

Mine gets delivered tomorrow...glad it actually went through for the price!

I didn't even think of the more than 1 circuit being a code violation...good catch on that one... I planned on a separate conduit for data/coax, I know mixing those with the electrical is a code violation. Good idea on the MHF, I'm going to get a more accurate measurement of the cable run...

Thanks for the input! That makes sense and seems to get in done pretty inexpensively...I'm assuming you used the simple screw-in ceramic fixtures for the CFL's? (I am right assuming you're talking about the compact florescent lights bulbs right?) I think it's around 80-90ft end to end, I'm...

Hi All! I'm kind of new, kind of lurking from time to time, but now that I'm making progress on my garage I'm going past 'read and learn' and up to the 'oh **** what should I do now' phase. Long and short, last year I made the decision to start building my detached garage/shop... it started...

I did a 203k loan on a house in MA just last year. Its a paperwork headache, and the bank's regulations may make it harder than you could ever imagine to get it done UNLESS you have the $$$ to put up for all the rehab costs. I had to do a septic and it took calling ~50 contractors and getting...

i recently swapped out a ratchet (the $35 3/8" drive low profile) and went from a US made (the snap ring snapped and pieces went everywhere) to a taiwan made version, i dont think the new own is nearly as smooth as the one i had before, it feels more like the lower end ratchet to me. i would be...

or atleast tried to, can you PM me, says im not allowed to PM you

sending you a PM about Snap On 3/8 drive universal shallow socket set. 6pt Metric 6pc 10,12-15,17mm #206FSUMA I Also have this same set in SAE #206AFSA 7/16-3/4 for the same price as metric. Snap On Price $253. Asking $125

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I forgot to mention, getting concrete to where the shop is going to be is going to be tricky, i can get cars and trucks back there no problem, i think the yard would be too soft for a concrete truck to get back there and leave it parked for a half hour, nevermind the trees, the 'cleared' part of...

that sounds like an awesome idea...what do you do to the subfloor, if any anything, and what do you use for a mix? just a regular bagged 3000psi mix? you use it as is with the mesh or add some aggregate to it? id love to know more about exactly what you are doing with it cause it sounds like...

I have real high ground water. if i do a poured slab i'm going to have to put drainage below and a sump pit and pump, if i dont im going to have to take the chance of losing my floor and possibly even shed every winter from frost heaves, the water table is high enough that a wet fall/winter...

right, which is why i want to maybe figure out a way to do a subfloor of wood and then something on top that will be resistant to the heat. Fortunately, from the building perspective, my father-in-law is a licensed builder and has been for about 25 years so for the structural design i have a...

I'm in the middle of finishing planning and getting ready to start building a shop/shed. It's going to be 16x24, and has to have a wood floor, i would absolutely love to pour a slab and build it on that, but due to high ground water issues and what the winter can/will bring, and my lack of an...

I'm in Massachusetts, where i am, they built a nice neighborhood of 'McMansions' behind my lot and since then the water table has been really high, the only way i could legitimately keep the water out from under there is a french drain, a pile of crushed stone and a sump pit (which is also the...