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Installing this welder outlet is starting to be a real PITA. I can not find staples for 8/2 NM-B anywhere. How do you all attached 8/2 to studs? Thanks again.

Title says it. I need some 2.15" diameter double gang outlet covers in gray. These are for my welder outlets. I am putting a 6-50 outlet in the middle of a double gang box. All of my electrical in the garage will be gray. I am catching hell finding covers in gray. Thanks for the help all.

I have a 9x9 sectional door with 32" radius tracks that follows the cathedral ceiling. The door is about a year old and slowly falls when I roll it up. The door is manual, no opener. I assume I need to wind the spring a bit tighter?

It's that time! I'm excited. Electrical is ran into my 30x40 building, ready to run some 220 outlets for the welding machines. I ran the electrical into the building myself and it passed inspection, I am fairly competent. Service to the building is a 90 amp breaker in the main panel to a 100...

I have a shed that is 8' wide. I would like to build some shelves across the 8' width. I am thinking a 2x4 nailed to the studs on the wall and then another nailed between the next studs (around 16") out from that wall. Any idea what the weight load of each shelf would be? Looking to store...

I have a tv antenna approximately 1' wide x 2.5' long in the rafters of my 30x40x12 detached garage. Garage is 2x6 studded with trusses and osb roof decking with architectural shingles. Coax runs from the antenna to the radio. The signal is ok in good weather and **** on a cloudy day. Should...

I have a 30x40x14 detached garage. Vinyl sided with shingled roof. OSB sheathing, 2x6 studs. No insulation or interior wall covering. I would like to heat it up to 60 or so while I am out there working. What do you all suggest? Thanks.

So... I am in process of installing a 100 amp sub panel in my detached garage (breakered at 90 amps). I am using 2-2-2-4 MHF from the house to the garage. I am direct burying the MHF because my soil is sand and clay, no rocks within MILES. Inspector said I have to have schedule 80 conduit...

My long winded title pretty well says it. I bought (20) 2 Bulb 48" T8 LED strip lights I plan to mount directly to the bottom of the trusses (no ceiling). If I mount the lights centered on the truss (parallel to the truss) it blocks the factory knock outs in the light housing. Is it code...

I built a 30x40 detached garage last summer. It is 2x6 studded with a cinder block stem wall, vinyl siding, and asphalt shingles. The garage is 10' off my back door. The power meter is on the back corner of my house 18' away from where I plan to enter the garage with power. Attached to the...

I contacted ProLighting.com to recommend lighting for my new 30x40 with 12' walls and scissor trusses. They recommended (9) EarthTronics 24" 105 Watt LED Slim High Bay lights. I have not heard of EarthTronics, are they a cheap Chinese company? Anyone have experience with the company? I have...

Hello all. I am planning to install an electrical service into my 30x40 detached garage next month. I plan to do the work myself and will be pulling a permit. I ran across this site...

I need another one of these assemblies (both metal clamp and rubber mount). I picked up a large belt driven fan and the motor on it has one of these on each end of the motor clamping it to the mounting plate. I am not terribly knowledgeable on electric motors and am not sure what to call this...

I am at the point I am ready to run electrical into my detached garage from the house. I have the basic setup sorted. Wire size, conduit size, breaker panel, etc. I am a bit fuzzy on the inspection process though. I plan to wire this myself and will have it properly inspected. I think the...

I built a 30x40x12 stick built garage with OSB roof decking, ridge vent, and soffit vents. I had a contractor put the roof on, I don't do heights. Do ridge vents have any kind of screen in them to keep the wasps out? If not, then I think I will put some screen on the under side of the roof...

I am kicking around the idea of installing a bathroom in my garage. Building is complete with 6" slab, cinder block stem wall, and 2x6 studded walls. Thinking of building a false floor about 1' above the concrete slab and routing the drain piping in that void space. Punch the drain line...

I have a 6'x7' Janus roll up door on the back of my garage for the lawn equipment. It has this type of latch on it currently: I would like to be able to lock it from inside or outside with the ability to unlock it from inside or outside. Like a deadbolt on an entry door (concept, not...

I have a 30x40 garage I built at the end of my 25' wide pre-existing driveway. Driveway enters 40' side of building. Right side of the building is even with the right side of the driveway. I plan to widen the driveway to the full width of the garage. Question is - how deep should I make the...

I am in process of building my 30x40x12 detached garage in my yard. I paid a designer to draw a set of plans for the building. It covered all of the pertinent details for framing and sheathing my building - anchor bolt spacing and size, nailing patterns, material size for studs and sheathing...

I was reading Nick in WI's 'little barn to wood shop' thread and saw he used a laser level to mark the height of each outlet in his garage at once. I didn't realize you could do that. What else does a laser level do? What is a quality unit to buy for home use?