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Hiya. I'm thinking down the road I will probably go with a min-split system in my garage. The garage isn't complete but when it is, will be well insulated and separated into two areas, a wood shop and an auto/mech shop. The wall between them will also be insulated so I won't have to...

I hadn't planned to purchase for another 18 months as I'm leaving the country in just a few weeks. But I've been watching a tile online for some time that looked pretty good spec wise and I liked the color. Trouble was it was around $2.29/SF and I'm not willing to pay that. It's been this...

Hiya Folks, In the throes of doing my addition, we had to cap a copper line that was run under the slab. It was a feed to an outside spicket and was capped down inside the stemwall. Well I'm getting ready to put wood floors in and lo and behold, it appears the capped line is leaking. I put...

Seems simple enough right? Trouble is, my new garage is detached and sits about 100' from my current garage separated by a base course/gravel/sand driveway. I have a few things on pallets (ie. engine/trans) and other woodworking machinery (ie. 800lb tablesaw, heavy *** jointer, etc..). I'd...

Hiya, I used this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47200&highlight=btu+calculator and came up with a heat load for my garage. Total is near what a 105kBTU unit heater would output. However, I am considering running a divider wall down the center of the garage to...

Hiya Folks, I'm putting down saltillo tile in my home/addition. I have a few areas where when the previous flooring was removed, the adhesive used pulled up concrete and left some divots. I was planning to float the floor smooth with thinset (ie. fill in the divots) followed by standard...

Hiya, Been looking at getting a supplied air respirator/hood type setup. I see prices from ~$350 on up. Curious to know if anyone has any experience with the cheaper versions from Turbine Products? http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Categories?category=Respiratory+protection I've seen...

Hiya, I'm in the process of building an adobe wall which will house receipts and switches. My electrician is out of pocket so I'm moving forward with this as I need to get it done. He's run all the wires and coiled up the UF cables that I will run in the adobe wall to my boxes. He'll do...

Hiya, I'm mounting metallic boxes in an adobe wall. Using boxes similar to the Raco 512's (http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/raco_datasheet.asp?PN=512&FAM=RacoBoxes&P=12842,11465,11467,1313,9208,982). The box comes with clamps internal to the box. So my question is whether there is any...

I'm working on my addition and have a plenum for the furnace/AC constructed using OSB. Just wondering if there's something I should use on the OSB to keep it from "shedding" over time and ending up with dust blanketing the house?

Hiya Folks, I'm getting ready to sheetrock my addition. I have a small enclosed utility room that will house the furnace and water heater. Inside the room is a platform made of OSB that essentially raises the entire floor up about 18". I'd really rather not put sheet rock on the top of...

Hello, Before I get too upset over this, I thought I'd check to see if I'm being unreasonable here. I purchased an air compressor approx. 5 years ago. The company discontinued it probably about 2-3 years ago. It has developed an oil leak and I called to get a replacement seal. They...

Hiya Folks, I am in the process of looking into heating for my new shop. Specs are as follows: Size: 32x40 (exterior dimensions) ...There is a small indent into it at the porch which reduces overall SF by around 24sf. Construction: 2x6 stud wall, trusses overhead, half of the building is...

Hiya. I'm completely ignorant when it comes to networking/IT etc... I've noticed a few threads where some of you appear to have mastered this skill so was hoping for a bit of advice. I am building a detached garage approximately 130' from my current modem and router. Here's what I'd like...

So I passed my plan review last night and received my permit to start construction! Plans are a 720 SF addition to the house and a 1280SF shop, er garage. The shop should be simple as it's a standalone and will be bare bones. The house is going to demand most of my attention/time as it's...