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I am working on installing my underground sprinklers. When I went to home depot, I saw speinklers there that were rated at 25 psi, and they could use up to 3 gpm. If the water supply from the spigot is rated at 70 psi, and I feed that directly to the sprinkler, won't that cause the water to...

A buddy of mine and I want to start sandblasting/mediablastibg metals and spray painting. He has access to a full paint booth and air system and space to actually media/sand blast parts. Lookkng into sand blasters that are just a tank and gun that is gravity fed but works well. We found one at...

The next project I want to tackle is underground sprinklers at my place. After doing some research, I'm not able to find any DIY guides. What I need to know is with my water pressure (which I don't know how to measure) and flow rate, how many sprinklers can I put? How deep do I need to dig...

I plan on building some overhead shelving in my garage with some extra wood laying around. I have lots of #8 x 2.5 inch deck screws laying around. How much shear load can these screws take? Or should I go out and buy more sturdy screws? If anyone has built shelves using similar sized screws...

Hi all, I am currently running potlights in my house on the first of two floors. I've done most of the main floor but I am wondering how the professionals do it. I have cut all the holes for my lights. Going across the room causes me to have to drill across the H/I beams that hold up the...

Out of all your experiences, what have you found as the best way to patch popcorn ceilings? I will have to make some cuts in my ceiling to run some wiring for potlights and wanted to make sure I will be able to patch it properly before making the cuts. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage...

What kind of drywall compound and tape is needed to patch up a hole in the drywall? I have found videos and other forums talking about the procedure. Only question I have is when you use tape and then put drywall compound overtop, isn't it impossible to get it flat as there is now drywall...

I have an old yellowish coffee table that I would like to spray paint black. The table itself is very light weight so I think it is aluminum, but I am not 100% sure. Can someone tell me the process for sandng and painting aluminum including which grit sandpaper to use? Sent from my iPhone...

I live in a two storey house with attic access. I am planning on wiring some recessed lights into the ceiling this weekend. On the second floor, I plan on going into the attic to make sure I don't run into any obstructions above where I drill holes. For the main floor, other than cutting out...

I plan on building an 8'x8' shed in the upcoming summer season to put in the backyard. To prevent grass from coming up through the flooring, can I just dig the space out where the shed will sit and replace the grass with gravel to give it a sturdy base? What other/cheaper options are there...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum here. I'm going to be starting a big project in the summer time of wiring up potlights outside of my parents house. Currently, there is an outlet on porch ceiling for outside decorative lights to be plugged in to as well as a switch that turns this 120V outlet...