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What is the span on your joists?

The ceiling height in the loft will be 9' in the center and 4' at the one side (the ceiling is the under side of the roof deck). There will be a ceiling attached to the underside with insulation in the cavity. I plan to condition the room below with the area above unconditioned.

I am putting a storage loft in the garage, finally. I am unsure on my joists size. I am waffling between 2x10s and 2x12s. The span is 10' with joists on 16" centers. The planned load is 'heavy ****' - car parts and the like. I looked at the span tables and it looks like 2x10s are plenty...

I run my welders off of a 30 amp circuit. Have never tripped the breaker. Will be fine.

I am building a 15x20 room in the corner of my 30x40 garage with a storage loft above. I would like to be able to store car parts and such up there. Question one - what load capacity should I shoot for? Second - which will be the best choice for joist material - solid wood, I-joists, or truss...

My compressor **** the bed a few minutes ago. I am looking at the QT-54. Better options? Quality unit? My budget is around $2k-$2500. I have a mild shop setup for personal use. Plan to get a plasma cutter at some point and maybe a sand blast cabinet.

Let's not bash on Terry D here. He's right, what is right and what is done every damn day are two different things. If the house is burning and that penetration to the attic is the breaking point, them I'm already screwed. Just saying. I like the 'stuff some mineral wool in it' approach...

I am in the planning stages of running about a mile of home network cabling. I plan to run Cat-6 throughout the house. There is a mechanical room all of the AV gear will be located in. There are three cables coming from the crawl - Cat-6 to garage, Cat-6 to shed, incoming ISP coax. The rest...

How tall do you think I am? The bottom rim of it is 84" from the floor. The top of my head is 74" from the floor. The weld shield adds ~2". Only way I am going to wack my head is if I jump, but I can't jump that well. I should be fine.

I apologize for not being clear. My planned height is 84" (7') from the floor.

Don't split the tube - hammer it flat and it will be double walled for rigidity. I appreciate the tips. I have never used clecos, but have struggled with enough sheet metal.

I have a vent hood that is 31"x40" I am going to hang over my weld table. I am going to put a blower motor from a furnace inside the hood and route the duct out the roof. I have scrounged all of these components for dirt cheap over the last few years. My question is how high on the wall...

I have a Milwaukee mag base drill I use for a drill press in the garage. I keep leaving the magnet on. I am planning to wire up a switched plug for the drill press. I would like to include some sort of indicator in the switched circuit to give a visual indicator it is still powered up. I am...

It is a very quick flicker of the LED lights in the house. My wife doesn't even notice it. I am thinking this is a 'ignorance is bliss' situation, but don't mind dropping a few hundred dollars if I can make it stop AND it improves the projected life span of the unit.

Of course I have LED lights. Don't all the cool kids? The model number of the heat pump: DZ16SA0481BC The sure-start you linked popbigguy is the device I had in mind. I am a bit limited on my electrical knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong, I am assuming the 'Hard Start Kit' is an...

I have a Diakin heat pump/ac w/ electric emergency heat (model no. DV59PTCC14AC). The lights in the house all flicker (one 'flick') barely perceptible every time it kicks on. The unit was installed about a year ago. The old unit did the same thing. It is starting to drive me batty. I have...

I like it. Looks good. What you got under the cover?

But I feel like it is. That is the same issue PVC has - sunlight makes it go boom. We had the same conversation on this forum 10 years ago about PVC, then OSHA passed regulations banning PVC, someone quoted them, then it became a running joke. Give it a few years and the consensus will be the...

Are you asking me? Currently I just have a fan/light combo. I want to change it out for a fan/light/heater unit.

I plan to install a Broan QTXN110HL in the bathroom with a thermostat to control the heater. I would like a thermostat that goes in the switch box (and resembles a Decora switch) for a clean look. Is there such an animal out there?