Recent content by Stee6043

You southern guys and your garage TV's! I can't imagine having a TV out in my garage. First, every time some Victorias Secret ad came on I'd no doubt drop a tool, start a fire or otherwise do something stupid. And second, I do a fair amount of car-washing in my garage. High humidity and...

Negligence and ignorance are two very different things.

Yes, this was point exactly. I suppose I could have expanded but didn't think it was necessary. Maybe I live in a more law suit prone area than some!

A homeowner can do their own work (in most states) so long as they follow locally adopted codes and get the required permits and inspections. If you install something not to code and there is a fire/injury/loss, not only will you likely not be covered but if there is any litigation that follows...

I went with a combination of Gladiator and Craftsman. I've been very pleased with both. Gladiator has the advantage of coming fully assembled and also seems to have more accessories these days.

My racedeck freeflow does "crunch" a bit when I get heavy buildup of road salt/dirt under it. But it's easily resolved with a decent shop vac. My experience has been that a good spring cleaning is needed to get the **** up from under the tiles. With freeflow tiles it's a pretty easy thing to...

At a minimum you're going to need to remove parts of the wall covering (drywall?) and see what the top and bottom look like. It may become quite obvious that it is load bearing when you see how the wall ties into the joists and floor. I just replaced a load bearing wall in a basement that I...

If I were putting them in a bedroom I'd put them against the wall and use wall wash trim to create a more dramatic effect. You could probably drill a few small holes (easily patched) to find the joists before going all in.

You'd be amazed at how cleanly you can transition from your existing junction boxes to external conduit with a few readily available pieces from the big box stores. I have (4) rows of lighting in my garage and only 2 lined up perfectly with the existing boxes. Where they did line up I just...

I use a 110,000 btu high intensity infrared in my 900 square foot garage. You won't find a more simple setup. I haven't ever had any issues with moisture nor "stink". But each application is unique I suppose.

Check out www.hearth.com for a fair bit of opinion on wood heating. You won't find a lot of OWB supporters over there but the information is solid.

I went through this same round of shock, denial and finally acceptance last summer when I installed a bunch of T8's in my garage (T5's aren't the only light with this issue). When my two circuits of lights are both switched on I believe I can receive 2 of my 12 radio station presets. And those...

We have two rather plain jane 2 head flood fixtures on the back of our house. One on each corner of the house. With dual 100W floods they are plenty bright for when we service our two muts at night. My two cents is that trying to do the entire back yard from a single fixture might be more...

I'm no expert but I'm guessing they need to be on a GFCI protected circuit and I think you would want them to be rated for use outside even if they are covered. Plenty of moisture outside even if they are not directly getting rained on.

I have no regrets going with FreeFlow. With a Michigan winter I can't imagine having a solid tile in my garage (daily drivers). Just my two cents though. In terms of subfloor I'd have to agree to a certain extent. I covered a gray epoxy with my free flow so it looks great. If I saw bare...