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Hey all, Background: I'm building a 28x28 detached with an 8/12 pitch roof and storage trusses. Full-vented soffitt and vented gables (with draw fan on one end) and no ridge vents. I live in middle VA and it gets fairly hot in the summer. But I plan to have an decent a/c unit cranking in the...

So I'm trying to outfit the beginning of my three wall receptacle circuits with GFCIs. I ran 12/2 wire so I need 20A GFCIs. And for the life of me I can't find any made in the states! What's up with that? Lowes = Cooper Devices (Made in China) Home Depot = Leviton (Made in China) 1st local...

Hey all, I guess I'm not plugging in the right search info so if this question has been answered, please feel free to link me to it. I've got a 4-switch box I'm putting in my new garage that has three incoming circuits. (I'm only gonna have a grand total of seven 8' fluorescents in the shop...

Hey guys, So I don't know if I got a diamond in the rough here, or just paid $20 for $5 worth of scrap metal. I found this Reelcraft hose reel on my local craigslist. The guy was asking $80 for it. After asking him what I thought were a bunch of good questions, I got him down to $60 over...

Hey all, I'm in the midst of building a detached 28x28 garage by myself. It's taking me a good while. I put the 2x8 pressure-treated sills down on the block with anchor bolts about 4 weeks ago now. I've got two walls up and hope to erect a third here in the next couple days. The problem is...