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Planning to excavate to the property line is a mistake or possibly a disaster in the making, IMHO. (I'd also ditch the idea of increasing the garage footprint, the extra few feet isn't worth it). Find the geotech engr for that and hire them next. My point is that the soil conditions may make...

Reading through this, IMO the critical issue is going to be the stability of the soil (during winter). The decision of how to deal with the garage depends very much on the soil conditions. For example what's the plan for shoring the soil during excavation? If none, have you planned for a 45*...

Great looking floor and good choice on the cracks. I'm actually surprised to see joints in a floor that size (guessing ~20x20). P.S. You should consider adding a location into your profile.

If the 8 foot fixtures are doubles (e.g. 4x 4 foot bulbs) then I think you're about perfect. I have 24 4 foot bulbs in a 20x20 with 9 foot ceilings. With 5k temperature bulbs, the lighting is white and bright but not blinding.

I just finished putting 12 4' Lithonia T8 wraps (SB-2-32-GESB) from HD. No RFI and with 5k bulbs in my 20x20 garage I have a nice even bright environment.

What are you talking about? Porcelain is denser than concrete and absorbs less water (i.e. won't 'pop' if a wet spot is hit with slag).

Just a FYI, a tesla wants a 50a w/ 14-50r

FWIW, HomeDetest pricing has the upgrade at ~$1.25/foot for the wire, (and the recept. is actually cheaper, probably offset though by the breaker bein 50 vs. 40).

What was missed? I saw him using the load side of the first GFCI as the protect for the rest.

It's just future proofing. It appears the outlet is only a couple of feet from the panel (so minimal expense to upsize and run another conductor). Perhaps someday a Tesla (or other elec. car) needs a plugin, or someone decides pottery is fun and wants a kiln, or a vistitor wants to plug in...

Everything looks reasonable, but I would make the welder circuit be 50a and use 6/3 to a 14-50R. The welder can be adapted if it has a 6-50P.

Get a barn cat. Feed it when looking thin (and mice aren't present)

Electronic ballasts are not what you might have experienced with older t12 fixtures. Disposal is typically just a trip to a recycling center.

tip, hire a 'gofer' ... A pre-teen can hand you stuff, and would be happy to get ~$5/hour cash. Eliminates the off-knees, on-knees pain (or down-ladder, up-ladder pain). A teen might be trainable to mix batches of thinset (or prep in other ways), and would be happy at ~$10/hour. An out-of-work...

I used to hoard it. Now I pile it during dry season, whatever didn't get picked from for a year got dumped in spring. Repeat.

I found some before pics ... In progress pics might be harder to get, but I'll try.

It has been a while since I've updated, but progress is being made. 1) Wiring is done (aka. I won't need to get into a panel again) I have: * 1 120v/15a circuit for lights (3-way switched) * 1 120v/20a circuit along the east wall that is mostly dedicated for 'electronics' * 2 120v/20a circuits...

I'm just getting insulation up, but also drywall by end-of-year.

It's a beauty, that single light needs 'something' ... I know, a disco ball :) j/k

One other thing, you may not need an electrician. If you can see the black/white/green(bare)/red colors, it's possible to DIY to code for outlets and lights.