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I've had American Home Shield for the last 5 years, I guess part of buying a home requirement or something but have never used them because I fix everything myself. So I stopped paying for a home warranty on a monthly because anything I really wanted done they would not cover anyways (crawling...

Okay, I am at the last step in finishing the shed and that is to install the very used but cheap patio sliding door and a dry fit shows that I need about 1/4" clearance all around (sides/top). Would taking the 1/4" from the jack studs and header pose a long term problem? Its a 10x8 lean to...

I'm building a she-shed and have built another shed in the past but why do most stud layout videos emphasize making sure you mark your layout 3/4 inches back from 16" on the tape measure. It complicates an easy process to just mark on the 16" and every 16" afterwards and making that mark the...

I have a 8x10 roof with 2 foot overhangs on each side. I'm taking a roof idea from a shed builder online that looks very nice, ($13k for a basic 8x8 shed! wow.) Anyhow, they use metal corrugated roofing, 29 gauge, but I went with the cheaper 31 gauge galvanized panels. In the long run will...

I'm building a she-shed and want to use a sliding patio door and the ones I can get for free or cheap don't seem to have the flanges on them anymore. Can you still install the door without flanges or will it just be a pita later on? Thanks.

Hey folks, this is the first place that comes to mind when I thought about doing this. Anyhow, I have an older 3 wire line in the house and want to run a new 5 wire for the new thermostat. Running the wire wont be a problem but connecting them at the furnace and heat pump brings up questions...

Hey folks, I'm about to embark on a fiberglass bat insulation of my 12x16 shed which I have a attic space with a floor using OSB plywood on top of 2x6 joists. I was going to insulate the rafters on the roof but work will be way easier if I just insulate underneath the attic floor, using less...

I built a loft area in shed, which is 12x16, and was starting to put up some insulation I noticed the rafters have a fine black dust/mold on some of them and the top of my plywood sheet (loft) has a subtle gray mold on it, as some leather briefcases I had stored up there. Is this normal? I...

I have a HVAC return vent a few feet away from the stove, in the ceiling which makes my whole house stink of whatever is being cooked, coffee being brewed, etc. It's driving me nuts because I have serious heightened sense of smell. I have another return vent further away near the bedrooms...

Okay, just spitball-in an idea to help the neighbor. He has steep roofs and goes on a ladder to apply baking soda to roof shingles for moss prevention/eradication, older guy who shouldn't be on a roof but oh well. I thought maybe I can rig up a large fire extinguisher filled with baking soda...

I got this grinder at a garage sale, sounds great but the blade changing lock only locks in the tightening position and spins in the un-tightening position, which means I cant take a wheel off unless I use a big pair of pliers. I took the head off and it seems like it is purposely built this...

Hello all, just want the consensus on a deal I think. Local pawn shop is selling a used Bosch GCM12SD - 15 Amp 12 Inch Corded Dual-Bevel Sliding Glide Miter Saw, it functions and looks good for around $340. Do I need it? Not really because I already have a 12' Dewalt and a 7 1/4" Hitachi slider...

Hey folks, the yearly furnace/ heat pump maintenance is overdue but damn I hate spending $250 for some kid to come by spend a whole 30 minutes "cleaning" my equipment. I am sure there is more to it than just swapping a filter but if I can learn to swap out a engine/transmission from an Audi by...

I built a 12x16 shed and have the roof rafters sitting on the walls with open soffits on both sides, letting in air. I have a gable vent installed on one side of the shed. Its uninsulated and I'm thinking if I close them off with ridgid foam or something it will drop the temperature a couple of...

Hey folks, I got an awesome deal on a Broan stainless steel range hood from Lowes. It was a open box return and has everything except the power cord. The y sell them for about $14, standard black, white and ground connections. Anyone know exactly how I should wire it up? The manual says black...

Hey folks, just got inspected and inspector gave me a no-go and showed me the regulation where I got the no-go on: NEC 240.21 (4) Outside Secondary Conductors. Where the conductors are located outside of a building or structure, except at the point of load termination, and comply with all of...

I am confused as I am applying for the electrical inspection online. An additional service/feeder is a $30 fee and a first service/feeder is $95. This is a 60A subpanel in the shed coming from a 60A breaker in my main panel. Thanks.

Hey folks, I got my power in the 12x16 workshop/shed working and can't find answers to my thoughts here: I have a 60A breaker in main panel feeding a sub-panel with only a 20A breaker installed currently, only 1 circuit of outlets. -Does the 20A circuit need a dedicated power switch installed...

Hello folks, figured I would just run a sub-panel at shed, which is about 30 feet from main panel in garage. I have a 2 1/2 foot cement pad on the outside of where the garage panel is located so I would have to bridge this cement pad with conduit where the 6AWG cable will run. So it will be...

So, I want to power the shed from the main panel using one 12/3 UF-B cable but as 2 circuits and this is what I've learned so far: -you can only run 1 12/3 cable to shed from panel (panel is about 25 feet away). -I can do a dual circuit with the one cable by doing a MWBC using a 20A 2-pole...