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    What do you pour into seldom used floor drains???

    Mineral oil Johnson’s Baby oil
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    What’s the deal with Townships?

    I’m from Georgia . We have 159 counties . Definitely don’t need to cut it up any smaller . But states that have counties that are very large geographic areas might need smaller subdivisions of govt .
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    How to seal leaky bowed windows?

    “Strip caulk “ Is used for automotive windows and sealing around wires etc
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    Looking For Ideas On How To Store Electrical and Plumbing Stuff on Shelves

    Depends on what it is I use the small pack out organizers for small stuff like hose clamps , automotive light bulbs , etc For pvc pipe fittings I use milk crates , for each size pipe . I use milk crates for these so when I have them at a job site for a couple of weeks the rain water won’t...
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    Need Advice On Garage Floor: Add Drains Or Repour Floor

    Anything around the outside of the foundation to provide a path for the water to leave . It’s like squirrels in your attic , You can’t trap them in there , you have to fix it so they can’t easily get in but they can easily leave . Same with the water It follows the path of least resistance ...
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    AGC glass fuse to blade fuse converter

    Only thing I see for these is the ability to make a circuit breaker to replace a fuse on an old car My not so old 2006 expedition has the electronic shifter motor for the transfer case . And it randomly blows the fuse sometimes when it’s trying to shift into or out of 4wd I replaced the...
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    Tail light .... lights?

    Just use a 120v ac to 12v dc converter , I’ve seen some that even had adjustable dc output voltage , If 12 was too bright you could switch it to 8 or whatever Or just use Christmas lights .
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    diagnose fuel delivery issue

    Make sure the needle valve on the carb float is clean and flows well Take the bowl off the carb, and make sure fuel flows out the needle valve . And that it stops flowing when your raise the float with your finger . Be sure to thank your congressman for requiring ethanol in the gasoline .
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    Butyl rubbersealant cleanup recommendations?

    I used gasoline soaked rag Followed by water to remove the gasoline residue
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    Need Advice On Garage Floor: Add Drains Or Repour Floor

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain
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    Help Me Design My Garage!

    No set requirements. It’s just the opinion of the building and planning department. When the inspector was on site doing a rough framing inspection , We showed the inspector what we had planned for the roof and he was fine with it . They do have some guidelines , Had to be the same...
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    Need Advice On Garage Floor: Add Drains Or Repour Floor

    The high water table won’t be corrected by plastic You need a good French perimeter drain . And good luck finding concrete people who can slope a floor like you want it . The only way that will happen is if you word the contract so that if the finished slab isn’t sloped 1/4 inch per foot to...
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    Help Me Design My Garage!

    Under the stairs can be for hvac water heater , air compressor etc We just got our garage dried in . And it’s been a lot more expensive than we expected but the lumber prices tripled right as we were getting started We designed ours to blend in with the house . And we had to design it to fit...
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    Removing red chalkline? I need some advice please.

    I’d like to know what’s it’s made of I paint labels on the concrete in gas station parking lots for the lids to the monitoring wells , and the best oil base enamel paint wears off in a few months .
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    Opinions on how to best price Atlanta house with amazing attached cooled/heated 3000sqft garage?

    If your house sells in less than 4 -6 weeks , You priced it too low . If your house sells in one day , you sold it for about half of what it’s worth . When the listing gets stale you just pull it and relist it for $7k less so it appears as a fresh listing .
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    Need Advice On Garage Floor: Add Drains Or Repour Floor

    I could squeegee a lot of water out for that price .
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    Should I even be surprised

    Everything from communist china is garbage but every factory moved there
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    Poured concrete vs block construction partial below grade

    We looked at icf but couldn’t find anyone who even knew what we were talking about so we did poured in place A lot of your decision will be limited by what your city inspector allows But I would verify the setbacks and get the lot surveyed before you do anything .
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    Attached garage builders and rough costs in the Mid Atlantic area?

    Biggest issue is finding someone willing to do a project that small Everyone is making a fortune building 5000 sf houses that sell for $1.8 million or whatever . Small projects don’t make builders rich .
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