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so i've got a detached, uninsulated garage that i want to run water to. in a perfect world i would love to plumb cold and hot with a drain back to the house, but would settle for cold with a french drain into the yard, since i'm only really using it for beer brewing and the occasional hand...

so the garage has been sweltering all summer, so i spoke with an architect buddy of mine who suggested the following 1) replace passive roof vents with active (fan) system (or possibly a gable vent) 2) insulate i have 2 passive vents in the north side of the roof, i am wondering what it...

so i finally got the keys to the new house with the massive stand alone garage, and cut access to attic. the beams are 20" centers, making the opening 18" or so between. all the kits i saw at HomeDepot are 22.5" or 25". :headscrat do i need to remove a beam and frame in a 22" or 25" opening?

so i have been reading a ton here about wiring, but have seen a lot of nasty arguments about "code". so i went to HomeDepot today and grabbed Ultimate Guide Wiring, which says it is current to NEC code. i devoured every page today and loved it. learned a ton! a suggested route for pre-existing...

i read here a while back that newer construction garage ceilings are NOT built for storage, only to hold the ceiling drywall up and possibly some insulation. how can i tell if i can store "light" stuff up there? obviously i don't want to store a stack of cinder blocks, but luggage and misc light...

so the new garage i'm buying only has 2 60 watt bulbs in the whole thing :willy_nil i need to add some lighting, and it looks like T8 is the way to go... but i'm curious what a standard 32w bulb pulls for amps. is the standard equation of Watts/volts = Amps? or do these things peak/burst/pulse...

hey all, just went under contract on a new place with a 3 car garage. :thumbup: it has drywall up and mudded everywhere, but looks like no insulation. the electrical and lighting is woefully inadequate. So i'm considering ripping a 1' horizontal stripe in the wall @ outlet level and adding more...