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After a lot of contemplating, planning and debating, I'm finally going to start renovating my garage. I'll document my progress here and hopefully get some good feedback, advice and encouragement. Thank you to everyone who's posted their work! Reading your threads has been the motivation for...

So after having my dollies for about 5 years I finally figured out a way to store them! They take up somuch space others wise and there's no good way to stack them, now there is. I used to use prices of 2x4 but it wAs never stable and I had the stack tip over a few times, this is much more...

I'm in the planning stages of changing the layout of my garage and thinking about electrical changes. It's a Block wall garage. I have a 20a circuit wired with 12ga armoured cable, the first outlet has a GFCI. This is sufficient to run my Lincoln 140 mig and my 2hp compressor. I'm...

I'm getting ready to paint the interior of my block wall garage, about 550 sqft of block. It's been painted before. Any idea much paint it should take, I'm sure lots more than a flat smooth wall.

I want to buy a belt sander. It's not a tool I use often, usually I find if you need a belt sander you either cut something too big or you'd be better off with a planer, but I'm going to be shaping a surf board and need a sander. I don't want to drop a ton of money, some I've seen cost more...

So I'm thinking about trying to talk my Dad in to going partners on a lift. My Dad's place has an attached garage single and a detached double garage with a concrete driveway between them. I have my own garage at my house, about 10-15 minutes away. I also have an enclosed car trailer with a...

I installed a mr heater Big Max hanging furnace in my garage last fall, worked great all winter. It's getting colder now and I'll soon be needing some heat. Is there any maintenance or anything I need to do before I fire it up for the first time this season?

I need a new roof, just a simple strip and re shingle. Any advice I should be aware of? This will be my first time having a roof replaced. I called 3 roofers on Monday morning to try to get quotes but I've only got one quote so far. One came out and gave me a quote right away. One said...

I'm in the planning stages of a major re-organization of my 2 car garage and I can't decide what to put in the corners. If I put a tool chest, shelf or cabinet in the corner I need to leave enough space on the adjoining wall to open the drawers/doors or access the shelves. I've thought about...

I have a 20x22 concrete block garage here in southern Ontario and I have humidity problems. It's so humid here today that my floor is slick with moisture. I have a ceiling fan that runs whenever the lights are on and a box fan I run when I'm working. I also have a window AC unit I could...

I have the opportunity to get a great deal on some 3" thick foam sheets. My garage 20x22 attached garage has r12 batts in the attic, the ceiling is drywalled with vaporizer barrier. I was planning to add insulation to the attic, is it ok to put foam sheets over the pink fibreglass?

I have a 20x22 garage I heat with a MrHeater Big Maxx we installed in the Fall. It hangs in the back corner pointing accross the garage. When I installed it I put the thermostat next to the man-door, but now I realize the furnace points right at the thermostat. What is the best place for the...

Whenever it gets cold I start thinking about insulation, and it's sure cold this week! I have a 20x20 concrete block garage attached to my house with a breezeway separating the house and garage. The garage was built sometime in the 70's after the house was built. I heat with a Mr Heater Big...

Found a Plasma Cutter in the local buy and sell paper, Its a Hobart Airforce 115v with the built in compressor, says used 3 times asking $500. I only have one 110v 20A circuit in my garage so I could run this, I can't run my compressor and a plasma at the same time as they'd be on the same...

Need some advice! I'm tired of pulling vehicles on to trailers with a come-along! About once or twice a year I go on a recovery mission, this past weekend was rescuing a Jeep Grand Wagoneer my friend bought, last year it was a '62 Willys. I don't have my own trailer so we borrow or rent one...

I've been reading up on the forum over the last few days, lots of great information but I haven't been able to find what I'm looking for. My "story" I'm considering installing a Mr Heater Big Maxx 50,000btu furnace in my 20x24 garage. It's partially insulated and attached to the house. I would...