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Not technically garage related, but Heating and A/C related: A buddy just gave me a window mount swamp cooler that sits outside with the window part inside. Well, the window I wanted to mount it on is too small (slides side to side) for the inside part to fit through. This got me thinking...

My bathroom light and fan turn on together. The fan is REALLY loud and my wife really wants them to be on separate switches. I popped the face plate off and here is what I have: 3 wires coming into the box, the white wires (3 total) from each tie together and go to an outlet in the box. The...

I need some help replacing an outlet of all stupid things. I want to replace the outlet with a new modern looking square one. Easy enough, right? This outlet happens to be switched... still, unplug the old wires, plug in the new ones. Easy. Like a freaking *****, I forgot to look to see...

Recently moved to a new house... during the inspection it was noted that occasionally the garage door didn't close properly. It would come down part way, and then go back up (as if something was breaking the beam). The theory then was that the beam gizmos were out of alignment. Well, that...

The house that we're closing on a week from Friday has a severely sinking floor... the end closest to the house has sunk down about 6" totally messing up the drainage. Would it be cheaper to rip up the entire floor, compact the soil and repour a new slab or mudjack it? Can it be mudjacked up...

My soon-to-be garage is partially drywalled (as required by code between garage and living space) and partially open studs. I plan to insulate and finish the walls to eventually paint. My question is drywall vs. Luann plywood. Searching the interwebs, most sites seem to recommend plywood due...

Hello everyone! I'm 2 weeks away from closing on my first house (cannot WAIT to get out of this condo) and will finally have a garage! It's a 2 car garage and deeper than average. I've been lurking here for quite a while looking for ideas for tool storage, floor finishing etc. The one thing...