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That looks great. Do you have some close ups of the painted light fixtures?

I ran the famous Mobile Home Wire. It was really cheap. I put in in pipe the whole way out, but you can direct bury it. It slides nice through 2" pipe with some lube. I had three 90 elbows on a 25 ft run and it was not a problem. If you want the extra amps, check to make sure the wire will...

I just found this. I redid my master in my old house and your work is a pleasure to look at. I am glad I am not the only one who takes forever to do a project. Very professional work. Excellent caulk joints, tile work, and attention to detail.

What are the "good" reasons not to? You can use each hot on it's own circuit as long as they are alternating voltage (AKA breakers are above and below each other in the panel). You must always put the breaker size for the smallest wire you are using. That will be 14 awg in your case, so the...

+1 for alternate. Not going to need that much power? I disagree. I have a table saw (13 amp) and a wet dry vac (10 amp) to **** the dust from it. Right there that over loads the circuit. I can plug both in the same wall without having extension cords going to opposite walls of the shop...

Just put it back. No one can see it and by the time it needs to be taken off again, then you can deal with it. I installed my circulator pump backwards on my heating system. I did not realize until after it was full of water. sigh.

You need to move that hot air down. You could have ducts do it. **** in the air up high and blow it out on the lower level. Put a filter inside of them. Maybe have a 1'x2' trunk going up the wall with a fan in it to **** air from above and blow it out below. Otherwise a cheaper option is...

Never hurts to get 2 or 3 quotes, but choose the company you think is honest, which might be the expensive one. That is a lot of work as others have said. If you could leave part of that exterior wall, it would save some money. You have a lot of utilities to move. Looks like you have...

5 years ago when I built my 1200 sq/ft shop I put in PEX Oxygen barrier pex in the floor. Finally I hooked up a heat source. Thanks to here for the ideas and help. I found ISO old roof foam on CL. I got a boat load for cheap. R-30 in the walls and R-49 in the ceiling. This is more then a...

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I bought and installed 28 of the 4 ft Costco LED lights 5 years ago and love them. They are really bright, come on instantly, do not hum or buzz and use very little power. I just zipped 2 screws through each one and daisy chained 4 together. If you look at the pictures I posted, every other...

After 5 years I finally hooked up my in floor heat. Bought $500 worth of plumbing fittings and got to work. Put a tankless heater on the wall and hooked everything up with a "pumping away" setup where the pump is on the hot side. Cleaned off the 3 workbenches when I was done and you...

You can do it if the cable is thick enough. They also make these "finger traps" that take the stress off where the wire enters the box. I am not sure where you would buy one though.

It looks like photobucket has allowed hot links again, so my build thread is alive again! I installed a sink in 2017 that I found on the side of the road and used an old faucet I had from replacing a bathroom one. Wife is terrified of snakes so my outside wood rack is off the ground by a...

I don't know what the live load is. I do know I have 14" tall I joists set 1ft on center with 3/4 TG flooring above that. I have had my ATV and 600lb mower both up there at the same time.

I run a 60K propane torpedo heater in my 24x48 shop. Heats it up a degree a min but cools off just as fast when it is turned off. Radient heats the floor and stuff. Costs more. Needs high ceilings. No moving air or dust. Forced Air is faster heat up, cheaper, can be used with lower ceilings...

If you put the time into digging a trench, I would drill through the foundation with a rented core drill and bit. The bit should cut through rebar. Then put your spigot inside the shop. If you use PEX underground a little freeze should be ok for it. I put a off valve and a drain valve in...

I have OSB walls. I painted them all grey with 2 coats. Then went back and added the red strip just to mix it up. I also have painted all the things I make red like the workbench, wall racks, etc. Mine is more of a dark grey, but I did a ton of lights.

Fired up my radiant floor heat for the first time. Infrared camera makes it look sweet! Took a picture of the dog. Notice the cold spots on him?

What are these used for?