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My detached garage will sit about 50-60 ft (and slightly down grade) from the well that provides water to the house. The electrical pole is damn near right next to the pump so the contractor will be pulling power from that location and digging a trench appropriate for electrical. Once I have...

At this point I doubt construction will ever get to the point of installing lights... but just in case everything comes up roses soon I need some help arranging lights. The thing is, lights are already bought, as are the fans. My issue is not really optimal lighting but keeping strobe effect...

Just a short time away from ordering my BendPak XPR-10AXLS LP-181 lift and wanted to ask this question. Are there any benefits to having an official yearly inspection by ALI tech for your home lifts? Now of course I'm not including the benefit of the tech finding something horribly wrong that...

Finally found a contractor who agreed with what I thought were reasonable rates for a 30x40 garage build. Signed the contract early July...... Foundation was pored yesterday! :) Let's not even mention what dates were in the contract as they didn't have real penalty clauses they don't really...

Garage is currently under construction. That is to say, the dirt has been moved around in an organized way thus far :) While I wait for the inevitable finish I am trying to pick a lift with extra lift height. Of course we have the BendPak XPR-10AXLS as a nice $4.3k option with all the...

My garage is still in a metaphysical state, but will eventually include some mini splits for cooling. My house was previously retrofitted by the old owners with mini splits for half the house's cooling and I find they do a fine job (and don't clog up like the units did in Iraq!). One thing I...

Planning out the lighting for my new 1200sqft garage and one thing I wanted was to slightly overdo the lighting. I was looking around at LED solutions and I was going to go with a superbrightled choice but then I found an even better option with lights that have double the lifespan...

So going back and forth with the concrete guy about what I'm planning and what he's going to do. My plan is to lay down a water based color, then a lithium based hardener, and finally a repellent/sealer. I know the color won't really pop without an epoxy type top coat but I'm fine with that. I...

Ok, so not the build, but the contract is signed and initial check cut :) I've been trying to get this 1200sqft detached garage built since 2015. In that time I've learned that their are plenty of builders who aren't willing to work inside city limits, and I can't blame them if they get plenty...

I'm finally looking at accepting a bid on my garage build. This has me shoring up my choices for concrete finish. I'm going to use a TL37 densifier and then Ghostshield 8510 stain guard. The question I have is, can I add a color agent (thinking liquid) to the densifier to give the concrete a...

So I've been trying to get my 40x30 detached garage built for the better part of 5 years now. It seems when I find a good quote on a build the guy is either too busy or something else happens (one guy died!) that stops it. I've gotten quotes ranging from 26k with no electrical to 112k turn...

Of course I watch Wheeler Dealers and really like the look of the lift they are using in the LA shop. Looking through the Nubbaum catalog it appears that the cheapest lift they offer with the double hinged arms is the 12k lb one that retails for over 10k! So, does anyone know of other lift...

So, I've owned my home for a few years and one thing it's still missing is a garage. One thing I always hear is build as big as you can. For me being inside San Antonio city limits that's 1200sqft of detached glory (attached wouldn't work with house layout). My trouble seems to be in finding a...