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perfect, i may replace them with ni-cad instead of the upgrade just to be safe.

depending on how deep the swirls are could you just skim coat the edges with something like durhams water putty or a light cement to smooth out the surface enough to lay the tile. the tile will cover it so chipping shouldnt be an issue if cement is used, might expand @ different rates though...

i got confused i thought youwere talking about concrete dye used while mixing, ive used that many times. we used to pour basements walls with different brick mold patterns and colors. never used the brush on stain, if it ever peels it will look worse than a stained floor.

beer signs? nothing goes better than beer when working on that non running car

anyone have a copy or know how it works before i buy one. thanks

ive heard comet cleanser works, have not tried it yet myself. sounds like a good excuse to epoxy your floors. might look into whatever solvent is used to clean floors prior to epoxy.

trying to avoid the pit, thinking if the sink is mounted normal ht in counter and urinal is mounted, well, crotch high i may not need to bury it.

think about adding outlets in the ceiling, they work great for retractable extension cords. try to plan out where your compressor/grinder/welder etc will be.

i pigtailed my ground wire and looped a drywall screw around it and screwed thru the box into a stud, the boxes were flush mounted. my elec was happy with the set up and hooked all into the main panel for me. used pvc piping to metal boxes.

i like the booth, i had one built in a previous garage but wasnt able to drag it all to the new location. yours is nicer.

need some help on this one. wanting to put lift station in basement for bar sink and hopefully urinal. i think i can run it all with a grey water pump if its vented correctly with the rest of the house. what size pvc is required to run up to attic to tie into existing "stink pipe" can anyone...

makes steel studs look more and more interesting if you can work with them.

oil based paint would make clean ups a breeze, drywall inperfections dont concern me terribly in the garage too much, the walls will inevitably get knicked up anyway, im pretty hard on my garage.

anyone have good luck finding replacement battery packs. ive got a makita drywall gun, never been used, it has no batteries, only drawback is its a 7.2 volt unit, looking for a good place to get reasonable priced battery packs. My craftsman 18 volt battery packs have crapped out on me also...

thanks for the links

home is 3 years old, ive been there one summer. when i moved in the lawn was pretty much dead, previous owner did very little. looks like the lawn consists of cheap sod layed over clay. last summer i got it back to life with fertilizer and frequent watering. this year i want to aerate and...

didnt see it mentioned but check out 3m products imperial hand glaze, finishing glaze etc. if youre not comfortable using a high speed buffer they will work on an orbital buffer or by hand with lots of work. these are the products bodyshops use to buff out new paint jobs. clay bars work well...

well ive decided to use my texture/knockdown gun on the ceiling and do a chair rail and texture the bottom of the basement im doing to cut down on some of the finishing work, also think the textured bottom will be more durable in the basement with kids etc (none right now but you never know)...

believe it or not the harbor freight hvlp gun does a decent job, i have some nicer guns but use the harbor freight gun for just messing around when painting shelves and garage stuff. bought some of this paint and used it quite a bit, painted all the exterior doors of my previous home with it...

i just use my sink, wash it down followed by a windex.