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Hello, I have a UDAS-60 that I am installing in my garage. Ceiling height is 12'. I originally hung the heater 6" from the ceiling but that made the exhaust vent (under eave) at about 9". Manual says to be 12"+. I moved the heater down an additional 18" from the ceiling. Now the bottom of the...

Hello, Are there any preferred vendors on here for a Reznor unit heater? Thanks Mark Sent from my SM-G960U using The Garage Journal mobile app

Hello, While I sit home and think about all the projects I cant get finished with this shutdown, I'm contemplating air sealing my new garage with spray foam. I am looking at the DOW great stuff spray kits online. I have seen some videos of people using the foam to seal each stud bay, top plates...

Hello All, I have three options (that I know of) to run natural gas to my new detached garage. The meter size was increase 5 years ago to allow for a standby NG generator. According to my gas load calculation, there is more than enough capacity with this meter. The regulator is installed at the...

Hello, The contractors have started siding my new garage. They put up j blocks for the siding but there is currently no electrical junction box in the garage. When I wire up the lights, what type of junction box do I need? A standard round new construction type mounted to a 2x cross member...

My garage foundation is complete and I am using 2" eps panels to insulate the outside of the concrete wall. The foam is currently all the way up to the top of the poured wall. Final grading will leave 16 to 6 inches of exposed foam around the perimeter. I am debating on cutting the foam at...

I will be using attic storage (spread web) trusses for my garage build. I will have a pull down stair to access it for light bulky storage. I plan to use blow-in insulation above a metal panel ceiling. There will be a runway 10' wide of ply to walk on. Do I sandwich insulation between the "attic...

Hello, I am deciding on trusses for my 34x30 garage build. The wall height is going to be 12'6" from floor. Installing and using a lift should be fine with standard trusses but what are the pros and cons with going with a scissor truss for additional height? I've seen traditional scissor...

Hello, My garage build will be built partially into a hill. One of the back corners will be up to 48" below the soil. I plan to have a poured concrete wall to compensate for grade and the framing will start on top similar to a walk-out basement. On the exterior the wall will be covered by...

Hello, I am researching ceiling options for my garage. It will be a 1000sq.ft. heated detached garage in South East Michigan with good insulation (R-19 walls, R-49 blow-in in ceiling). I am leaning towards either drywall or the metal paneling. It seems like there is information for and against...

I plan on staring a detached garage in the Spring. I am having a hard time deciding on 28wX36d or 36wX28d or something in between. I am limited to 1017.5sqft. If I go 36wX28d, I plan on having a 2-post lift bay with a 10' wide door and the other 2 bays will have an 18' wide door. The 27'...

Hello, I am getting quotes to build a stick frame detached garage 28'w by 36'd. Due to the grading of my lot I will need to build one corner into a hill with about a 4' grade in the back corner. I will need either 6 courses of block or a poured half-wall to compensate for this. A couple of...