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I'm going to be adding a subpanel to my shop in the opposite corner from the "main" subpanel. It will be fed through EMT. Do I need to include a separate ground, or will the EMT suffice like it does for outlets and fixtures?

"Protecting" conduit openings at bottom of panel? Two ground screws and the square bit from my 11-in-one have already fallen into the abyss. What's a compliant way to "plug" the upper end of conduit at the bottom of a panel to keep things from falling into them? Rag? Paper towel? A layer of...

The Liftmaster H-2211 opener looks like it was designed to be used with roll up doors. Does anyone know if it could be used in a high lift installation with a standard garage door? My gut says it can, since it operates by turning a shaft (via sprockets and a chain) but wanted to check here...

Surface-mount EMT question as I prepare for rough inspection I'm about to start getting ready for the electrical rough inspection by running EMT to minimal locations - a couple switches, a couple outlet circuits including one for a garage door opener, and a couple lights including an exterior...

I have several new Mercedes-Benz flags - $9.99 each, US shipping included. They are one-sided nylon or similar woven fabric. These are new in the package from a storage unit for a car dealership. (The flags are white with navy/black logo but the pictures don't really show it.)

3' x 5' Mercedes-Benz Garage Flags I have several new Mercedes-Benz flags - $9.99 each, US shipping included. They are one-sided nylon or similar woven fabric. These are new in the package from a storage unit for a car dealership. (The flags are white with navy/black logo but the pictures...

I'm not quite there, but need to wrap my head around a "how-to" before getting to the point of decision. On my build, I have purlins overhanging steel trusses by 16" at the gable ends. The trusses are on 6x6 posts, and I will have 2x6 stud walls up to the bottom of the trusses. It's easy to...

I'm not quite there yet, but I'm approaching the point in my build where I'll be ready to put up a ceiling and/or interior wall sheathing. I'm going to be running outlets surface-mount, so the advantage to doing the wall sheathing first is that I can have power without needing a long drop cord...

I picked up this panel ($30 for everything, including the breakers shown) to use in the detached workshop that I'm constructing. From what I've read, I believe that I'll need to add a separate grounding bar: neutrals to neutral bar; grounds to grounding bar. Is that correct? Would it be OK to...

My pole-building shop will have a center section that's 24' wide with an eave height of 17' and a ridge height of 21'. Can I frame the gable end wall with 10' studs, breaking up the wall with double top plates? I'm sure I'll also need appropriate Simpson hangars/clips (in FL). The engineer did...

I'm already going to be putting 5/8" "continuous" rebar 3" from the bottom of a footer around my to-be-poured slab. Can I bend a piece up so that it ends above the slab at the proper location then use that for the attachment point for a Ufer ground (maybe paint the bend green to make it obvious...

I intend on sheathing the inside of my shop with plywood (for hanging options, as much as anything), and then running surface-mount electrical. The added flexibility in the future trumps looks for me. This will primarily be a woodworking shop, and the layout needs to be flexible as I work out my...

I'm in the late planning stages for a new shop build. Based on the actual path of the run, it will be right at 300' between the existing panel in our house to the location for the new panel. I'd probably be OK with 60 amps in the shop. Even though there will eventually be AC, and I will be...