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I need to install heating and cooling in my new man-cave shed. It is 16'x10' with a flat dormer. There are a decent number of windows and the ceiling is vaulted with a peak height of 9.5'. This is going to be my office, clean project area, escape from the family, etc. I'm currently wiring...

My 2004 VW Passat has an A/C issue and rather than send it off to the repair shop, I was was going to take a stab at troubleshooting myself. I suspect that I've either lost pressure in my system, so the A/C won't come on, or I have a bad relay. I see that Harbor Freight carries A/C tools...

Anyone have experience working on garage door openers? I have an older Wayne Dalton 3018 opener on an overhead door that has been having issues for a long time. I'm finally tired of it not working The light comes on and the motor tries to lift the door, but only moves it in 1 inch increments...

Sorry for the delay in responding...life gets in the way of fun things like working on the garage! To answer a few questions regarding this heater: Size - 806 sq. ft. with 8.5' ceiling Insulation - None. Zero. I was planning to work on this before getting a heater, but the heater fell in my...

Late last year, my neighbor handed me a 75,000btu Beacon/Morris garage unit heater (10+ yr. old) that was having problems (Model GG/BRT-75). He had it in his finished garage and simply installed a new unit rather than troubleshoot anything. Knowing nothing about these things, I was hoping it...

Dredging up this thread again... I was watching an episode of "Ask This Old House" recently and a guy in the upper Midwest (not terribly far from me) asked about garage heating. This guy's shop was for woodworking, and would be generating a decent amount of dust. Due to the dust, they...

I have a 20x24' pole building in the backyard that is getting a little tight. I acquired a small fishing boat last fall that I stored inside for the winter, and it became apparent immediately that I will need a different storage solution if I also hope to be able to work in that same space...

I guess another thing to consider is the size of this heater. It is 75,000 BTU. My garage is uninsulated (at the moment), 25' x 31' (775 sp. ft.), with no ceiling (at the moment) but when I do it will be 8.5 ft. I do not plan to run it all the time, only when I'm out there working and my hope...

As I mentioned, the heater was removed from service and is sitting on my work bench, so it is not connected to gas or power and the codes have been lost. If I bought the correct orifice for LP gas and the fittings to adapt a 20 lb. LP tank to the heater (making certain of no leaks), would this...

There is another thread regarding a BRT-75, but my issue is different... My neighbor stopped over tonight asking if I wanted his old garage heater that is having issues. He elected to just replace it rather than call someone to service it, so I'm trying to figure out if it is worth repairing...

Here's are 2 questions regarding how I orient the 4x8 board (drywall or plywood): 1. Should I orient the boards vertical or horizontal (like hanging drywall)? I'm leaning toward vertical so I don't have a continuous horizontal seam where I might want to hang something. And it will be easier...

Thanks for the replies! I did not realize this was going to be such a contentious topic. I spoke with my insurance agent and he said any work needs to be "done to code". I have called the local building authority to ask what code will allow; waiting for a return call. If it is allowed, I'm...

Learning about State Farm's policy on wood stoves in shop/garage was a little insane. My parents have had State Farm for decades. My dad has a pole barn with insulated interior (plywood walls) and up until recently he had a wood stove installed. The State Farm agent came to the house, looked...

Hmm...so you had to put a skin of mud "x" millimeters thick over the entire surface of the plywood panel, not just the seams? Kind of defeats the purpose of having walls that can take abuse, no? Maybe I need to rethink this... May I ask who your insurance company is? I have State Farm, and...

I may have some time in the next week to begin getting some wall panels up in a corner of my attached garage where I want to build a workbench with wall cabinets above. First question - is there a best choice considering all the grades of plywood? I was planning on using 1/2". I want to avoid...