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Well.... my particular problem isn't in the garage, but many garages DO have water/baths, so perhaps the conversation will be helpful to others. Our dishwasher had a slow leak for months, although we were not aware of it. The dishwasher sat on the subfloor, so the leak continually went under...

I'm considering adding a wood stove to my woodshop heating plan. I have lots of scraps available as well as split mixed hardwoods for good prices (we burn inside the house too, so we have logs anyways), so it is a good addition to my Dayton G73. Craigs list is stocked full with various wood...

Somewhat random/pointless pondering: Our house has a three year old, 2-zone, high efficiency central heating/cooling system. This morning, with the house at 70 degrees F, we were all chilly. Decided to start a fire in the woodstove. We set the central hvac system fan to "on" so that it...

I made a bench the other night. I cantilever as many things off the wall as possible as it facilitates sweeping the floor and also eliminates the need for leveling feet. Sometimes I cantilver with just a 45 degree cut on both sides of the support piece, and let it hit the wall as dictated by...

I'm in PA, cold winters / hot summers. The barn breathes exceedingly well overall. The workshop space is heated "as needed" on average about 2 hours per day, and longer on weekends. When I'm not in there, the space is not heated. I do not have a vapor barrier in this area. Walls are OSB...

On another forum, a G73 owner had the thermostat overheat. He was concerned about fire hazard, and whether this could be a possible recall situation etc. I contacted Marley (they brand the FUH54, same unit as the G73) and the engineering manager sent me a thorough reply. I have spliced his...

I got a bunch of free corian from my brother in law because he upgraded to granite. I plan to use it top an assembly table in my woodshop because it is stable and flat, and I also will have enough to do my kitchen over. So far, I've figured out: - that cutting it with a circular saw and...

Man I love barn building. I really do. I have to fit it in around work, kids, wife, other hobbies etc. But tonight is my barn building night, and I've been looking forward to it since Saturday (which was my last barn building night). I already know the first 20 steps I'll be taking tonight...

My in laws are replacing LOTS of Corian kitchen countertops with granite in the near future. I of course asked for the Corian for my future workshop. I figure, for free, it'll be a really nice surface. What say you GJ?

We had central air installed in our house a year ago. The equipment is good, the price was good, the installer was a scum bag. Cut a lot of corners that I had to constantly catch. In the end, I kicked him out, paid him to prevent any future issues, and called it a day. BUT, what I'm left...

Ok, there was no good way to describe this in the subject line.. I'm insulating the shop side of my barn now. I don't want to hang insulation on the underside of the ceiling because the character of the wood up there is just too cool to cover up, and I value the space between the joists for...

At what point does one need to be concerned about the amount of snow on the roof of a house and/or garage (or, cough cough, a barn)?

OK, I knew the new windows used on the barn project wouldn't hold up with just caulk forever, but I was hoping to get a season or two until I can afford the siding project. But, we're leaking bad right now. Basically, I got new construction windows (with the tabs all the way around) for a...

So, my G73 arrived. Electrician friend told me to rough in 10-2 wire, buy the 30 amp 2-pole breaker, and then he'd come over and teach me about installing a new breaker (he's taught me a ton about wiring already, but we had yet to cover this topic). So, I dutifully go out to the barn and...

I'm in the market for a good pair of shoes to beat up on in the workshop and while doing yard work. Whatcha wearing these days?

Happy new year (shortly) guys! I'm looking for ideas for a chunky (4x4's and 6x6's) wooden sawhorse that will serve 3 purposes... general hammering/pounding, vice stand, grinder station. My idea so far is to use a 6x6 post piece about 4 feet long as the top of a traditional sawhorse type of...

The boss surprised us with a year end bonus despite the lower than expected company results. The catch is that he gave us Amazon gift cards, so it's not the same as cash. Which the wife and I decided was a good reason to spring for barn heat sooner than we anticipated. We're only considering...

Yikes, sorry. All these ventilation questions got me thinking.. (and as the wife always adds "and that's never good") Barn.. as air tight as a screen door overall (i.e. tons of air movement). And most of it is unheated right now. BUT, the finished 15x15 office space does get heated for a...

I'm on borrowed time with my water heater for the house.. Time to start my research. As I'm digging into all the information available on the web, do you have any advice for me? I'm currently electric, but have access to gas lines easily. Convert to gas water heater this time? We have 50...

I don't trust all those stats and newspaper articles as far as I can throw them, so let's do our own little informal poll. ASSUME this generic house type in good/move in condition (just trying to pick something standard/middle of the road): - 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car attached garage, 2000...