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I’ve found a lot of info on repairs for hydraulic floor jacks but no info on a very slow decline under load. Thought I had ghost in my garage when I jacked up my car then turned around to install the jack stands and the car was too low Yes I did check the hydraulic fluid. It’s a 3 ton Torin...

I'm thinking that these consumer dehumidifiers from china have a death switch to purge the freon every two years. I've tried 4 different brands and all are **** i'm in northern nj and summers are humid tired of cleaning rust off of tools Is there anyone who has tried a commercial stand alone...

I’m finishing off a 13x15 room over my garage into man cave room The walls will be covered with 1/2 log manufactured wood boards Called “D” logs about 2 1/2 inch thick. How do I mount and extend the switches and receptacles? I thought making a 5/4 board or 1x3 strips cutting out for electrical...

I have a walk up second floor over my garage/shop. Upstairs is empty but would like to put a partition wall to divide in half. One space unconditioned space for storage and the other half office/man cave. The ceiling height is 10 feet and the access for Sheetrock is difficult at top of stairs...

I’ve been working in my garage attic today for about 4 hours with a ryobi propane gas turbo heater. About an hour after I finished and came into my house started to get a bad headache and a little lightheaded. I have a digital co detector in the same room. I checked it later and it reads 16 ppm...

I’m getting ready to install 8 security cameras around my house and garage The mounting plates require 4 #6x1 inch screws. I’ve purchased SS phillips self tap screws. The steel ones that came with the cameras will rust in a day. What type of screw holder 1/4 inch hex drive can I use with SS...

Hi. I’m dividing my garage attic into storage and man cave/exercise room I’ve got a propane furnace 35k btu that needs a B vent exhaust The storage half is uninsulated and open to the roof ridge vent with a mushroom powered fan in the roof. Question is can I vent the furnace to the attic fan...

I’m going to frame my garage attic for 50% office and 50%storage The storage area will be uninsulated with a open ridge vent and soffit vents What I need to know is can I vent a wall ac unit thru wall into uninsulatedarea and run a condensate out the side wall? Boss does not want an ac unit out...

I have six outdoor cctv bullet style cameras that almost every week spiders are webbing up the lens on the cameras. The garage is two story high so how are they getting up there especially when there are no trees in the back Spray spider killer has little effect especially that this month in...

I have a oversized one car garage attached to side of home When Home second floor was framed it was extended above garage also with full 8 foot ceiling and stick built framing. Here’s the question the second floor floor joists are sistered 2x6 x12 feet to center of garage with a triple 2x8...

Hi. My ac guys were here last year to check for insufficient cooling They added freon but I believe too much because the compressor is twice as loud as the other one next to it. They installed two red schrader caps that free spin with a 3/16 inch hole in the center. How do I remove these caps...

I have a one car attached garage with a back entry door It’s a 3 year old thermatru door that I installed before siding the house and garage. The siding is vinyl and underneath is tyveck house wrap Well after a 3 inch rain storm the next day I notice that the head jamb is warped and peeling...

I have a prebuilt 9x12 wood shed that has two 4x4 pt sleepers attached under the floor joists. That base is 6inch Qp aka crusher run compacted stone Well I converted this shed into an outdoor kitchen with frig cabinets granite countertops and all the stuff necessary for outdoor dining. The...

I applied polyurethane caulking to cracks in my paver walkway where the Stones stop at the lawn and where I have a step down to the rest of the Patio. Well it looks like sh$t. Grey caulk was more tan. How the hell do I Remove this stubborn caulk without damaging the pavers or causing it to...

I'm at the point after completing my retirement home that I need to sell a lot of leftover tools and supplies I've been a contractor for 30 years and have a ton of hand and power tools in great condition I'm not interested in Craig's list or eBay too many nuts out there and shipping the...