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    Garage workshop concrete dusting? Need to seal before putting Laminate flooring on?

    Hello everyone! I have an old garage workshop and I'm planning on putting down flooring very soon. I believe I may have "concrete dusting", as it seems to be always dusty in there (even on newly placed items within a couple of days) and I am able to scratch the surface with a philips head...
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    Two POTS lines -> 1 Ethernet?

    I've seen that there is plenty of info online about running phone through a CAT5, but what about the opposite? I've got two 4 wire lines that are running through underground PVC conduit between a detached garage and the house. I tried tugging from both ends of the conduit, and it doesn't seem...
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    Are these two breakers on the same phase/leg?

    Please see the attachment. Are the two QOT tandem circuit breakers in the red boxes on the same phase/leg of the panel? I believe this to be a Square D panel and is a subpanel, not a main panel.
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    Single Pole Tandem Breaker - Can one side be unused?

    I have a Square D Single Pole Tandem Breaker as shown in the borrowed image below: Question - Do I need to have two hot wires connected to a tandem breaker, or can I just use this tandem as a single breaker by removing one of the wires?
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    Is my MWBC on the same Leg?

    Please see the attached image of my main breaker panel. There is a subpanel to the house, and another one to the garage. It appears that I have a MWBC (two hots and 1 neutral wire between them), but there's only two outlets on it. The hot wires are connected to the circuit breakers in the red...
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    Splitting wood: Framing Nailer vs. Hammer/Palm Nailer

    Assuming the same nail sizes, are air framing nailers less likely to split wood vs. using a hammer or palm nailer?
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    24" OC 2x4" Rafter ties - Can I drywall the "Ceiling"?

    I've got a workshop that has 2"x4" rafter ties that are 24" OC. The rafter ties go across a width of 19.5'. I'm thinking of finishing the ceiling and would like to use drywall. Can I strap with 1"x4" and then use something like 5/8" drywall as a ceiling? There's 1/4" plywood on top and I don't...
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