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I finally convinced my wife to let me rip out all of the old builder grade carpet in our house and install hardwood. The install went well and we loved our floor for about the first 20 minutes. Then the dogs came inside and since then its been non-stop dirty paw prints. The hardwood floor...

I went to the store to pick up some wire for a new subpanel project for this weekend and was told that I needed to upsize my wire. The details are: 50A @240V 122' total distance sourced from an existing 100A subpanel in my shop to a new 50A subpanel in the pump house. I was planning on running...

A family member recently gave me an older compressor which I am hoping to use in my shop. Its is a Puma PK6560VS. According to some lite googling its a 15.5 cfm 5HP 60gal upright. The compressor is obviously well used and was likely second hand before my uncle got it. Its been tipped over...

I came across a 40x60 pole barn for sale. From the pictures it looks like its in pretty good shape. Metal siding all looks straight, decent roll up doors. I would need to dismantle the building and move it, then reassemble on my lot. The price is $22k. Is it worth the hassle? I have never...

Has anyone used one of those rectangle hole saws that fits on an oscalating tool for cutting in old work boxes? It seems like I always spend too much time cutting in boxes because I either make the hole to small or its too ragged to make a clean installation. The rectangular hole saw looks...

I just got this picture from a fabricator that I contracted to build a couple of portable horse shelters for our big dry lot. Each shelter is 10' deep x 20' wide. Is it just me, or are the purlins for this roof running the wrong direction? Shouldnt they be perpendicular to the roof panels? I...

I was going through a family junk box and found an old brass belt buckle that happens to be from the year I was born. I am sure it was a give away from a sponsor or something, its not a price buckle. I like the looks of it was considering wearing it around sometimes. My daughter suggested...

extending pipe/tube - strongest method I have a project starting this weekend that requires that our 5' pipe panel fencing be 6' tall. The existing fence is square top pipe panels like these: https://powderriver.com/product/powder-creek-panels/ With some trial and error, 1 1/4" EMT fits...

I had a shed delivered and I want to add some lights to the inside. My meter and electrical panel is about 3' away. I think the proper way to do this would be to dig a trench and bury conduit from the panel to the shed, but would it be possible to just run flexible conduit above ground? There...

I had a new 400A service added to my property and I am in the midst of getting the meter box hung and wired to the main breaker panels. I am definitely not an electrician, but I feel confident that I can get everything wired up prior to the power company connecting services. I went to a highly...

I have been reading this forum for 14 years and I have finally gotten to a point where I feel like I have something worth starting a thread over. Over the past 4 years my now 11 yo daughter has been getting into horseback riding and showing. We just finished our first full show season and she...

I want to disconnect the two zoning stages in my house while we do some remodeling. The zone two thermostat will basically be exposed to outside air for a few days and I dont want its input. I have a honeywell hz311 zone controller and forced air gas heat. Can I disconnect the tstat 2 wiring...

I am building an outbuilding that I am going to use as an office and hangout space for my kids. I am ready to pull power out to the building and I have a couple of options. My house has a 200A main services, which then feeds two panels in the house and then one of those panels feeds a 100A...

I have long term plans to put an addition onto my existing 30x30 shop. I have another 30+ feet inline with the ridge that is bare dirt today. While I know that I cant swing paying for the addition for a couple of years, I do have the funds to do the excavation work and foundation and pad pour...

I recently bought a new RV and I am still pretty disappointed in the lack of storage. Sure, there are lots of little doors and hatches to various places, but there really isnt anywhere practical to store everyday items, like towels. My wife bought a small set of metal shelves to install...

I woke up this morning to no heat. Thankfully it wasnt that cold outside and the house was only 58 degrees. 15 minutes later I had the problem fixed and the heat was back on. I know how to fix this because it happens at least once every year. This unit is about 3 years old and is a high...

I am in the processing of finishing up a pergola over my new deck. The pergola has about 40 rafters that need to be notched to fit over the beams. I need to make three 1.5"x2" notches in each board and then contour the ends. This seemed like the perfect job for my jigsaw. I got about 4...

I have a small building (12x12) that I want to start using as an office. I will be insulating walls and ceiling and finishing the inside in a house like fashion (drywall, trim, etc). I will be pulling a new electrical feed to the building from the shop and I starting looking at HVAC in order...

I need to pour a concrete distribution box for my irrigation ditch. There are already plastic pipes in place for the feed and main run so a premade box will not work. I dug out an approximately 3'x3' square between the pipes and now I just need to pour the concrete. Which of these options...

I have a 30x30 detached shop that previous owner built. There is a single outdoor spigot next to the rollup door that comes up thought the slab and then has an elbow out through the exterior wall. The slab penetration is about 8 inches away from the wall and comes up through a 2" PVC pipe that...