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Am trying to come up with interesting ways to control buffer/grinder dust from flying all over the place. So far it's a cardboard box shroud with a hole in the back in which I place a shop-vac hose. It works pretty good, actually, but is a little hokey in appearance. Got any...

Am starting to consider a basement floor re-do, a simple 1/8" self-leveling concrete overlay (like a Quickrete Floor Resurfacer over the exiting crappy concrete surface), then putting down some basic do-it-yourself epoxy from HD or maybe something a little fancier from a vendor here. Question...

i just went thru an exhaustive renovation of a detached garage with insulation & vapor barrier everywhere, sheetrock, paint, etc. etc. etc. i went overboard, generally. for exmple, when it's 35 degrees outside it's a good 10-15 degrees warmer in the structure itself (cinderblock walls with...

Due to laying out the flooring already and placing everything in my garage, I have to reverse the placement of the Tsunamiseal threshold, i.e., the part that was supposed to face the outside must instead face inside. Is this really that much of a big deal? There's still a 1/2" of lip for dirt...

my workbench is 42" high. anyone have good ideas for a chair/stool with a backrest that'll go that high? i've been scouring classifieds, with not much luck. then again, i'm not sure what to look for out there.

It's opening on its own. Just went out outside to see a garage door wide open. I did not, of course open it. Who knows how long it was open. It did it the other evening while I was inside working on it as well. Luckily didn't have anything braced against the door. Does this mean the unit...

....is fast becoming my favorite! it's good to know there are like-minded crazy people who obsess over a good deal for their garage--needed or not. witness that home depot thread, a.k.a. the "i just bought 17 under-bench storage cabinets, no idea what i'm gonna do with 'em but doggonit it was...

I scored an unbelievable deal on some Hon lateral file cabinets, which for my purposes in the garage are ideal. I'd like to paint 'em a contrasting color (border/frame one color, drawer fascias a different color), but the finish is definitely baked on powdercoat. I'm assuming a few coats of...

Depending on the weather, I occasionally have light surface moisture on parts of my very, very old detached garage slab. I'm putting down GarageDeck floor tiles, and would like to have it a little quieter via putting down some sort of underlayment, either landscape fabric or a very very thin...

like racedeck, for example. thanks!

I'm of the "you-can-never-have-enough-storage-capacity" school of thought, and looking at the offerings out there for wall-mounted cabinets (to go above my workbench), 12" depth seems to be the de facto standard--at least for those within my price range (less than $100 per). So for those who...

This is comedy. :spit: http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/prk/3334641980.html

i need to powerwash my garage slab before doing something with the floor. have brand new sheetrock up, painted with semi gloss. base plate is pressure treated 2x4. main issue: bottom sheets of sheetrock may have some exposed edges, so i'm worried about water penetration from the hose...

mods pls. delete. thanks. ........delete pls.

figured regular white ceiling paint to hide some potenital flaws in my tape job (looks good, but not perfect). would another sheen be better durability? walls--i was thinking white semi gloss, but....again, my tape job was very good, but not perfect. will i be ripping my hair out with how...

I need to put down some self-leveling concrete and get a part of the garage floor up about an inch. It's raining now and a bit of dampness is building up in certain key areas where i need to pour. Is it ok to put this stuff down with the slab damp? Rain is supposed to stop in another day and...

my detached garage gets some pretty moist/damp surface in spots depending on severity of rain. had planned on doing the floor with mud & porcelain tile as final step to establish a moisture barrier (as well as to be decorative & useful). just finished framing, insulating, etc. the garage...

My very old garage floor is uneven all over the place. Was considering doing porcelain tile, but the prepwork will involve a lot of self leveling concrete to smooth things out. I'm assuming if done properly, that plus porcelain tile & mortar will be a pretty good moisture barrier (I often get...

have a 22x20 detached garage going thru remodel. cinder block wall is insulated with r5 foam board directly against it (more as a vapor barrier than anything), then r-13 faced fiberglass rolls stuffed in the 2x4 frame. sheetrock will be forthcoming. the 8' ceiling of 2x6 joists may be...

Hello, new member here. Longtime lurker, first post. Going to re-do my garage floor with porcelain tile. My question relates to the specs of the tile. Having read thru many threads and so forth, it sounds like Grade 4 or 5, with a PEI of 4 or higher, and through-body color is the choice to go...