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Here's a new subject for the forum. I'm adding on the the house (about 700 sq ft) and the basement portion of the addition will be a 2 car garage (it had to be garage-related). In order to have an 8' ceiling height, the slab will need to be about 20" lower than the existing basement slab...

I'm adding on the house and as part of electrical upgrade (to 200 amp) will be running 100 amp (underground) service to a sub-panel in the detached garage, in 2" conduit. I know I've seen this discussed before, but am not sure what search terms to use. I want to be able to run a PC in the...

What do you woodworkers use to clean your (carbide tip) saw blades? I was trying to cut some red oak on my chop saw and it was slow going, burning the wood, etc. It's a 60 tooth cross cut blade and still appears sharp to me, but it does have quite a bit of hard residue build up. I was...

I'm looking for ideas on how to make the best of an issue I ran into while refurbishing the stairway in my house. I decided to go with some fancier posts but neglected to factor in the 90 degree turn at top. The new post is long enough, but I failed to account for the turned section starting...

I'm disassembling a Subaru 5 Speed (manual) transmission and have run into a problem of holding on the one of the angle tooth gears in order to remove a retainer nut. I have attached a diagram from shop manual showing special tool (ST1) in a vice (tool isn't available, even if I wanted to spend...

Going to have a new fuel oil tank installed soon. The old one outdoors, 30 years old, plain steel. It's not leaking but I'm moving tank location to inside basement and so just a good time to switch to a new tank. The rub is, if you have them transfer the oil from your old tank into the new...

My son bought a house earlier this year in mid-CT (winter temps can get well below freezing). The house has 2 outdoor faucets but no basement shut off valves ( finished basement). The basement is insulated with what appears to be closed cell foam. The faucets don’t appear to be the kind that...

I am considering adding on to my house and due to issues with a denied variance to setback rules, I'm thinking of an alternate plan. The first sketch shows the exisiting home. The main portion of the house is 28' (across base of triangle), and at a later time, a small room was added the...

I'm planning an addition to my single story house that will add a basement level 2 car garage with living space above (approx. 600 sq ft). THe existing basement is walk out on the side of house where I plan to add, so excavation will be at a minimum. It's really the only logical place to put...

This is garage-related in the sense that it is an addition to a house that will include a walkout basement extension that will be a 2 car garage. This is in southwest, CT and property is 1.3 acres with exisiting house. Town has no site plan on record for the house (built in 1956) and a...

I'm trying to tackle getting my deck prepped for re-staining and it's not going well. The part pictured gets little sun as it is next to north wall of garage and to make it worse, I didn't put any spacing between the planks when I built it, believing the wood would shrink and leave a gap. That...

I'm installing an air retrun duct for 3 ton central AC system (that only had half of return volume it should have). It's in uninsulated attic space so I will need to add duct insulation to the sheet metal (rectangular) ducting. I see some rigid fiberglass board and many flexible foam/foil...

If anyone is HVAC experienced, I'm hoping you can help with this question. I bought a single story house, 2000 squ ft (8' ceilings) and central AC had been installed about 20 years ago. However, they didn't include vents into the bathrooms (2) and a screened in porch was subsequently converted...

The garage is in CT and so does see freezing temperatures in winter. I think the cement covering is mostly cosmetic but it's probably a good idea to try and keep the foundation block from being exposed to direct moisture. I suspect the whole side will peel off pretty easy. Would you normally...

I notice the high lift door tracks angle back away from header wall at/near top of the door for clearance when moving up. I'm trying to get an idea what angle that is. None of drawing/diagrams I've found on line show an angle measurement. I'm guessing it's around 5 degrees but if anyone has a...

I'm looking at feasibility of installing a 12' wide x 7' tall overhead garage door but with an unusual track to limit ceiling area incursion (for a lift). The sketch shows what I have in mind but if the jackshaft must locate above or at the max track height, then I'd have to go with a narrower...

In a recent thread I got some good suggestions on changing over my detached, 2 car garage into a workshop with a car lift in the middle. It currently has 2, 9’ wide, 7’ tall overhead doors on gable end that I’ll be changing to either a single, 12’ (or so) overhead or maybe carriage doors...

The house I recently bought in central CT (snow loads) has a 2 car detached garage built in early 60s that I plan to make shop-ready, meaning wiring/outlets, insulation and raising the 8 foot ceiling for a 2 post lift. It's about 23' x 23 inside, 2 x 4 walls (16" oc), 2 x 6 rafter roof (16"...

I guess the question is did he make it back in 75 minutes?

I've searched far and wide on the subject and it seems for a small (20 gallon), occasional use compressor, I'm limited to either a HF pressure change-actuated auto-drain valve or an electronic valve ($$ range 10 - 40). I'm getting a new tank and think this would be a good idea but am not sure...