Recent content by spschroeder

Resurrecting an old post, but I just wanted to say I went with the Onyx Black and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Nice suggestion, ard. That worked perfectly. Only cost me $10 for the angle-grinder blade and about an hour of my time, but it did the job and also gave me one more reason to love the capabilities of an angle grinder!

The pedestal is the required, standard meter socket for underground service from the utility company in my area. A non-pedestal meter socket for wall mount underground is not generally accepted, and in cases where permission is granted to use one, I have to bury the conduit a minimum 28" into...

I left that panel of OSB just temporarily installed with screws, so I could remove it to get a concrete saw in there for a vertical cut parallel to the wall and in the location I need it. Or, I could just make vertical cuts perpendicular to the wall and break off the pieces with a hammer and...

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Hi all, I'm upgrading from 100A overhead to 200A underground on an existing building. The concrete slab the building is set on is wider than the width of the building by ~3.5 inches. That means my new 200A pedestal meter socket cannot sit flush to the building's exterior OSB sheathing because...

Hi all, Perhaps a unique situation, but I want to run it by you and get your opinion. I live in a house in Southeast Wisconsin and have secondary property with a 30x40' garage (built in 2014) in northern Wisconsin. I'm a little afraid I'm underinsured for what I have up north. When I built...

And...a new thought regarding the french drain. These trenches, or drains, are typically dug out of soil/clay areas with slow drainage. That area is then filled with fast-draining large gravel where the water ends up pooling, entering the drain pipe, and exiting out the end. My situation is a...

I believe Wizard is describing a typical french drain... Looking into it, I found a decent link: http://appledrains.com/drains/?p=317 I may go this route...why reinvent what works for others?!

Thanks for all the replies everyone - definitely some difference of opinion and different ideas to weigh. Hard to see in the photos, but I do have some flashing around slab and therefore don't expect I'll have any water issues up against the vinyl/wood of the building. I'm still leaning...

...that is the question. I built a 30x40' garage with 9' walls, 2' overhangs on all four sides, 5/12-pitch shingled roof, floating (monolithic) slab, aluminum fascia trim & soffit, vinyl siding, on a wooded lot in Northern Wisconsin. The garage was built atop sand/gravel fill...about 6" thick...

Thanks! I guess I didn't even notice there was a lighting/electrical board...oops! No wonder why I didn't get many hits searching this forum...

No suggestions for the best type of light or layout for them?

Hi GJ members, My 30'-wide by 40'-long garage is up and weather-tight now (will get a thread going on the build shortly). Help me decide on my interior lighting. 9' walls Roof trusses OSB sheathing on walls and roof I'm currently thinking about three banks of light fixtures running the...

Good input, everyone. Thanks!