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Hello All, Electrical is not my forte’. I have a carport that I had enclosed and I am adding a few receptacles and a switch for lights. I have installed metal electrical boxes on the square tubes and ran 12/2 mc cable to them using the appropriate fittings. My question is regarding the...

Hello All, I have an old floor jack that my dad owned for years and he recently gave it to me. What little bit of research I’ve done it could be an Ausco or Weaver? The casting number on the bottom of the jack is D-7401-A with a “2” cast below it. The mechanism that the handle attaches to...

Getting ready to have some dozier work done on my property in preparation for a 40x60 garage. I wanted to get your opinion of building a garage into a hillside, below grade of the high side. I will be demo'ing an old unfinished house foundation that was intended to have a basement. So my plan...

In preparation for dirt work for a future garage, I need to move my water line. Fortunately, the line will now be a straight shot from my well to the house (it currently zig zags, as there was once a trailer in front of where my house currently sits). The well is right behind where the garage...

Hello All, I'm looking to build a carport (for lack of a better term) measuring either 24x20, or 24x24 next to my 12x16 storage building. I'm picturing in my mind a lean-to or 'shed' type roof sloping slightly front-to-back. Most google results show a truss roof at 24x24. However, those are...

Hello All, I'm building a 12'x16' storage building that I'd like to install a 8'x7' garage door in (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27668&showall=1). I'm ready to frame the walls and need to know the height of the walls. I've been intending to build standard 8' walls, but...

Hello All, I'm new to the forum and anxious to build a 12'x16' storage building by my house. I desperately need the space to store the mower, weed eater, etc. The ground at the location of the proposed shed isn't very level, so I think that if I build a wood subfloor (as opposed to a concrete...