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You ask the Million Dollar question. Truth is, I really have no idea. The wife and I are still waffling on if this house will last us another 5yrs, so that puts a mental wet cloth on projects that don't have relatively immediate returns (which this wouldn't). I'll make some calls and see if...

The images I posted are oriented to the compass. This specific google earth image was snapped in the morning based on the shadows. As you can see I don't have a lot of roof that gets good sun from the South. Same would be true for this carport. If I slope it away from the house (so any water...

First off, thanks everyone for the input so far, I really appreciate all the advice. I've bandied about whether the cantilever idea is worth the trouble, and if this can be done in an easier way and still maintain usability, I'm all for it. A few things to keep in mind while we discuss: -The...

Ya, it you wouldn't mind snapping some pictures I would appreciate it! If I can get it designed so the legs are staggered correctly, maybe. I'll make a small sketch and post it here in a little bit. The problem I'm running into is that the 4th leg, the one that ends up being close to the...

Hey all, We recently bought a 2011 Suburban to be the 'heavy' hauler for weekend trips as we can't fit the recently expanded family and the dogs all in a sedan. Unfortunately with how I've got the garage laid out (deep freeze, work bench, etc), the Suburban doesn't fit. I'm planning on...

I have one of these on my 16ft double door, its only about 9, maybe 10ft tall. However, it is almost entirely made of wood, so it is very heavy. I think the area rating is intended to help prevent folks from hooking it up to a door that may be too much overall weight for it to handle (even...

Hi all, I know this thread has slowed down quite a bit but I'm hoping someone here can share some knowledge. My garage is a tight two car, about 21ft x 21ft. That just a bit smaller than what is shown in post #15 so I was wondering if ya'll felt that lighting layout was still reasonable, or if...

That's cool, I wasn't aware they had ceiling cassettes like that. The house I just bought is a 2 story, but only has a single central AC unit. Needless to say the upstairs runs really, really warm. At some point in the past the owners had new ducting run on the second floor, so now each of the...

If you are looking to burn some time, Mike's Merchandise on South Parkway sometimes has interesting things. Their store out in Guntersville is substantially larger with a much better selection though.

Will try and get some pictures up this weekend. We are in the process of ripping down wallpaper and painting at the moment. I've got a meter, but not a touchless indicator. @ nehog- If only, Kitchen only has one switch, Dining room only has one switch, living room only has one switch, Den...

Resistor might help. LEDs are diodes (Light Emitting Diode) and typically are low resistance devices, so it is possible that what you are experiencing is not an overvoltage problem (that shouldn't hurt an LED, or a diode, within reason), but an over current problem. If you can better describe...

In the Den in my new house there are two switch plates, one double by the garage door and a single near where the room connects to the sunroom. So far, we haven't been able to figure out what that single switch controls, it doesn't appear to be linked to an outlet in the Den or adjoining rooms...

I'm also curious about this, and if anyone here has done it, what issues they ran into and if there is any advise they could offer. My house sounds similar to yours, thankfully the roof line on the garage would easily allow the addition of another bay (trusses span front to back, can easily...

So, 1000 lumens of light is less than what a single T-8 florescent tube will produce, in other words, not a whole lot of light. Before you start planning your system, make sure your lighting estimate is correct. Working off a single t-8 tube, they consume ~35watts, so assume 40W to be on the...

Close the door with the opener, then pull the release lever and manually raise the door roughly half way up. If you can then let go of the door and it stays in place, it's balanced. If it wants to keep going up, you've got too much tension on the springs. If instead you have to hold the door in...

Interesting, I haven't heard of this brand before. Apparently (If I read this correctly) you can wire these lights in parallel in a way that if one triggers, the others trigger. I'm going to have to read up on that, that's a nice feature. Anyone had any luck with any of the LED par38 bulbs?

That's a nice idea, I really like it. Might be worth checking the balance on your door with the extra weight added from this. Might need to add some tension to your springs.

Hi All. I'm looking to install some security lights on the exterior of the garage on my new house. Now that I'm actually living in it, I've come to realize how woefully inadequate the exterior lighting is currently, so these floods are the first step in trying to rectify that. I felt the need...

Glad you were well insured. Makes me think I need to go in and take a hard look at my coverage since I work with a lot of the same stuff. Love those Li-Po's, but man are they tempremental and requires lots of respect. Mind if I ask what levels of insurance you carried? I'm a (very) new...

I think there is an Abloy lock with similar functionality. Good to know the instillation of the 3M product isn't too bad, I'll have to look into it and see if I can find a distributor. It looks like the house has all kwikset locksets, is it worth rekeying or should I just upgrade to Schlage...