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Hypothetical situation. Scope of project is clearly defined and has a finite amount of work involved for the contractor. Bulk of materials are already purchased, contractor would supply mics. conduit and supplies. What would be the benefit to requesting a time and materials quote vs. a normal...

Just bought the house, 1300 sqft ranch, in June. Originally configured with a 2 car basement garage 18' deep. Long term (2-3 yrs out) goal is separate shop, but for now need to address these problems and get the basement space usable. Use will be woodworking and metal working, so ideally some...

I have (what I think is) a pretty normal forced hot air system Basic furnace, main trunk and a few branches for each room. Thermostats are upstairs, 2 Honeywell mercury units side by side. A foot away, in the closet, is a 3rd unit. In the basement there is an Allen Bradley relay hooked to at...

Bought a 1985 house in June that had some obvious electrical issues and some deeper ones that I am not 100% sure how to fix. Worth noting that in VT there is no required residential inspection, and that my day job involves extensive interaction with multiple Master Electricians, the AHJ and the...

Needed a new insulated door (bedroom above) and HomeDepot had a longer lead time and more expensive price then Overhead Door so I went with Overhead. Installing the door today, no instructions! Asked the sales rep and all she was able to tell me was that the hinges are numbered, as they...

Apologies if this is the wrong section, figured it was rhe best fit as it deals with a gas line. Currently have a 500 gallon propane tank on the edge of my lawn. There is a regulator (unknown psi) and then 1/2" soft copper running underground and into the basement. CONCERN #1: is copper...

Went to trace some wires this morning and swap a breaker, given some of the "creative" wiring in this house I always double check it's not live before touching anything that could be. Meter is dead, ok I heard the auto off beeping at me last week when I used it so in probably killed the...

Been looking for a house (or land) to build for a while. I had just about reached maximum frustration and given up (sketchy details, uncooperative banks, horrible properties ) when a nice 1985 26 x 54 ranch with "2 car" garage underneath poped up as a foreclosure. House was dated but structurAly...

My facility is a 500Ksqft mix of manufacturing and warehouse, with various colors and formulations of epoxy coating. We have several areas of flooring that are "chipping" up. Most recently a section came up with we used rollers to move a piece of equipment, but other areas are coming up due to...

Need a sawzall, and have been pretty happy so far with my M18 Fuel drill/driver. Any deals out there on a saw? Would like to pick up another battery while I am at it. Need a cordless one as I will be working with the power killed for a while.

Need to buy some PEX and fittings to run potable water. Any cheap places online? HD has it for $28 per 100ft, hoping to do better.

Making an offer on a house tomorrow, one of the immediate items is going to be getting rid of the current "rented" electric water heater. Property already has 1000gal propane on-site for the forced hot air furnace, so it seems natural to go with a propane water heater. House has 1 bath, and...

As the title says, I am looking for a very specific bolt: M12-1.25 (ultra fine pitch) flange head in class 10.9 or greater. Found one source but hoping to find a different one. This size and pitch is very hard to source to begin with, the flange head seems even worse.

I've got a variety of projects going that I would like to finish up a bit nicer before paint/powdercoat. The latest is welding a 25" long section of 1/4" x6" HR to a 3x3x1/4" angle. I've beveled both the pieces and burned it in from both sides, but the weld is still a bit proud of the surface...

Daily driver/Offroad adventure vehicle is a 4.0L Xterra. Silly me left the seat warmer plugged into a constant power outlet and came outside this morning to -6F temps and flat battery (Optima Yellowtop, ~900 CA). Luckily co-worker drives right by in the morning, but got thinking what happens...

I've got a few pieces I need cut and remembered this thread: Need some help building this very simple bracket So thought i would see what someone could do for me: ignore the part X'd out, and the slots are slots, no hole in the center. I can provide updated prints and models if needed. CAD...

Need a helmet, looking for a deal but want a reliable, safe helmet (read: no HF). Initially was looking at the Hobart 770700 Just got home from traveling and decided to stop in @ Tractor Supply on my way through town, they had a couple on sale for BF: Auto Arc Terminal Velocity...

I've got a small 220v MIG welder I need to move around my garage and maybe even outside. The spec sheet says 20A, I am pretty sure I read FLA=26A somewhere. I have a dryer outlet located within 25 feet of the panel, protected by a 30A breaker and fed by 10/4 romex. My original plan was to get...

Just won a NIB Lincoln MIG on eBay by accident (threw a bid out for the hell of it, it stuck) so figured now is a good time to stop lurking. I've got some accessories to purchase, so not much $$ available for cutting tools. Has anyone used a 12" woodworking miter saw with an abrasive blade...