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OK I’m almost to the point of installing the sink in our new bathroom that is part of our garage build. PEX A with old farm sink and rebuilt antique dresser. Question is how does one get the PEX & fitting to the right length for installation? Fittings install onto the sink like commercial...

So my daughter & her husband moved into a "new" house (5 years old) and I was ecstatic, as that meant I get to not work on the old worn out POS they were living in on every visit. (they live 7+ hours away) Fast forward a few months and she has quickly learned that not having ceiling lights in...

So my wife and I are finally getting to the finishing step on the bathroom in our Garage addition and I have the following issue/question. We are using an antique cast iron farm sink with a 2" drain. My plumbing connection at the wall is a 1-1/2" female, where I planned to use the standard...

The entry door on my project has a small area that the seal does not seat properly agains the door. Daylight is visible, now that it’s cold I need to address this. Thoughts? I’m thinking pull it over the small wedge and maybe double sided tape to hold it in place? It will move there just not...

In my build I have two rooms that are living space along the house. A 12x12 bathroom and a 14x12 mud room/entry. Mudroom will be heated with forced air from existing furnace. Bathroom will be heated with electric floor heat. These rooms are over a crawl that has a dirt / sand floor. How...

So a few years back at my Wife's Grandfathers estate sale I purchased the table saw he had in his wood shop. An Atlas Model 3020 So far I have hung a new motor on it, and will be replacing the archaic wiring it had with a proper paddle switch, shielded whip & cord. The question I have for you...

OK, my wife drives a 2012 Cadillac SRX and it has an bellows on the front pipe that has failed, or very soon to be. I have had one other part on this assembly welded by a local service shop and it has held up fine for the few years it has been on there. I have a 120V Lincoln MIG welder and it...

So I have a cheapy 120V winch mounted in my garage near the ceiling on the side wall w/ Unistrut. The challenge is the remote cable is only 3ish feet long and I need to get on a ladder to use it. Which takes me away from the item I am lifting. (Truck cap, tires/wheels, deer, etc.) I have...

So I’m to the point of putting up my ceiling insulation in my build. The drywall will likely be a year or more out. Will a standard poly 6 mil hold up that long before covering? Just stapling it up over craft faced R30 bats. Or should I spend a little more and get this reinforced poly? Polar...

So I have a flat roof that my garage build mates to at the house. Roof is roughly 22' x 22'. It was installed around 1915 and is metal "shingles" stitched together, roughly 12"x24", seams are flat and I suspect starting to fail, as I see no punctures that would be causing my leak. I was up...

I have a Large GP17500E Generac "portable" generator that I use for back up power. We lost power this morning and I had to jump start it as the battery was flat. I run a trickle charger (Battery Tender Plus 1.25Amp) on it at all times when not in use, thought that would keep the battery happy...

Yes here is another Mini Split sizing thread Looking at options for supplying my new garage's Attic Space with A/C & Heat 14'x40' w/ 8' ceilings inside the truss's - thus only 8' in center of room. Will have R30 Insulation, ceilings, side walls and floor, two end walls will be R19. Each end...

So in the front of my garage build, I have a 12'x12'x9' full bath/laundry I am starting to rough in. Plumbing this weekend if my Pex-A shows up - plastic products are getting scarce. Looking to utilize this set up: https://shop.fantech.net/en-US/pb270--2--bath--fan--w--2x--grill/p94402 One...

So I am looking into making a portable work table for my garage. It will have 4x6 legs (salvaged from a prior project) and retractable casters, a lower shelf and a solid top. 4' Piece of counter top from Lowe's would run me $119 + tax. The 4' piece of alley would run me $100. (yes its over an...

OK almost to the electrical stage of my build. Looking at these lights in my build. https://www.prolighting.com/commercial-lighting/ledready/ledreadystrips/t443ssubcxx00p0-18w4k.html 27' x 27' x 10' Garage will be open studs and ceiling until funds allow insulation and drywall. Thinking...

OK guys Budget is getting tight on finishing up my build for the electrical. I have this GE 100 amp PowerMark Gold panel that looks to never have been installed. Other than the breaker slots being punched out no exterior knock outs have been touched. My question is how would I mount this...

So I am going to have my slab poured for my 28' x 28' garage on Saturday the 27th. 4" slab with rebar on 24" grid w/ vapor barrier & 2" foam under slab will be sloped to the overhead doors. Plan is to flood cure. a) poly with 2x8's across door ways to seal up the entries (will this seal good...

OK so I got my building permit today, with one thing yet to firm up. In the picture below you see the garage addition. The first 12’ will have floor joist over a crawl space for mechanicals. I requested the exterior walls to be on footers below frost depth 42” here in MI, and use a thickened...

Exciting day here on The Hill Got my Building Permit for my attached garage build. Garage will be self built, with concrete work sub’d out as soon as the MI frost laws are lifted this spring. Before that time todo list: 1) finish cleaning up trees that needed removed &/or trimmed up 2) demo...

I have a set Corona Anvil Loppers model FL3420 that came with fiberglass handles. Over the years it was slightly abused and one of the fiberglass handles has broken. Corona does not have replacement handles available - I have spoke with their customer service...