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My big project for the upcoming year is to replace my 10x12 metal shed that I lost last year to the heavy snows. I am planning on replacing the wooden platform that it was setting on with a concrete pad with a small ramp to make it easier to get the wheeled tools in and out. I'm interested in...

All winter long I've been bothering the wife about getting out into the garage to build my first workbench. Now that it's getting warmer, I thought it best to ask advice from the people who have done it. This is what I would ask of my workbench: 1.Be mobile. I want to be able to pull it out...

A few years ago my father-in-law gifted me a small pull around type of compressor. It's a Campbell Hausfeld MT50 0102 Power Pal 3/4 air compressor. I do use it, but only about 10-15 times a year. It has developed an air leak along the bottom seam of the air tank. It has been repaired once by...

I am having a problem with a leaky gutter. The gutter is vinyl and the leak is happening where two sections are butted against each other. The two pieces are held in place by a vinyl gutter bracket that has a silicone type seal that runs along the inside, and the vinyl gutter sits on top of it...

A few years ago I was given a few bottles of Stabil for free. This spring when I went to add some of the gas for the lawn mower I noticed sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Does anyone know if the Stabil is still good and it just needs to be strained, or should I just throw the reminder out?

I'm going to build a workbench soon, and I was wondering which would be stronger and more durable. Just screwing the studs together or buying some of those metal connectors that you put screws through?

I live in a residential area in the southern metro area of Minneapolis, and it always boggles my mind to find that some of my neighbors constantly leave their garage door open. I could understand if something like the garage door opener needed to be changed out, etc, but the doors have been open...

I finally took pictures of my "little slice of heaven" and I want to share them, but I'm unable to post them. I know they need to be down-sized, but if there is a link somewhere on what to do I would appreciate a link. Thank you.

I've been a member for a little while, but just got around to introducing myself. My garage is 20Lx22Wx10H (feet), and it was a later add-on to the house when it was built. For the most part it is very plain, but it does have front and rear side doors, a window with an air conditioner in it, a...

Looking for ideas on how to contain the snow melt inside my garage. My snow blower and the family car are the main culprits. The garage floor is slightly uneven so water gets everywhere. Like most guys on the forum I have a shop vac to removing it is not a problem. I thank you in advance.:dunno:

I have an approximate 6ftx8ftx4in pit of sand in my backyard that was left by the former owners. The sand is not superfine, but I was planning on using it under the pavers that the wife wants installed by the deck. Plus I was also planning on making a concrete foundation for my storage shed in...

I want to pour a concrete slab foundation for my shed in the backyard, and I've never done it before. I'll look around the forum, but I'm looking for information about how to do it, tips from people that have done it, and information like how thick should the slab be. I would like to build in a...

For the past two years I have had to deal with puddles of water in my garage from the melted snow that was tracked in by the cars and the snow blower. I know that the floor has cracks in it, and from where the water pools I can see that the floor nowhere close to level or smooth. Any ideas on...

I live in Minnesota, and I have a garage. It's 24Lx22Wx9H. It was added later to my 1971 Ranch style house. This is my first house, and I have a long list of ideas for my garage. I will be scoping out the site for ideas, because when the weather breaks I want to get going with it.:thumbup: