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    Bathroom pocket or barn door?

    Know this post is a bit old, but hopefully you went with the pocket door! Barn doors leave a 1-inch air gap off the trim that lets every sound and draft right through. When we installed a custom sliding track setup through RealCraft for our guest suite, we had to add rubber bumper strips and...
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    220v wiring help

    Yes, you can wire a 4-wire oven to a 3-wire plug temporarily. Connect the two hots (red and black) to the two hot legs of the plug. Connect the white neutral and green ground together to the ground prong. This works for testing. But don't leave it permanent. The neutral and ground are separate...
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    buried drain pipe to move rainwater away from house - what type and how deep?

    Stumbled on this while looking for drainage advice, figured I'd share what I learned the hard way. Water pooling near the foundation isn't always a simple fix. I had the same issue and thought extending the downspout would solve it. Didn't. The water had already started seeping into the crawl...
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    Should I bury my PVC downspouts in stone dirt or???

    Bed of stone or pea gravel is better than dirt. It allows drainage around the pipe and prevents settling. Dirt alone compacts and can shift the pipe over time. In WI, freeze-thaw cycles are brutal. Stone gives the pipe room to move without breaking. Use clean 3/4" gravel. Bed it, lay the pipe...
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    Order of Operations for Garage Remodel

    I’m actually not in the same area, so I wouldn’t pretend I know the local contractors there. I had my own garage remodel done in the Toronto/GTA area with Red Stone Contracting Toronto, and the general-contractor approach worked really well for me because they handled the permits and kept the...
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    What's on your walls?

    Found this thread on Google while looking for garage wall ideas. Right now I've mostly got pegboard for tools and a few vintage license plates, but the space above the main bench was still looking pretty bare. Recently hung a Daytona style wall clock I got from BestWallClock and honestly wasn't...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    cleaned out the drip tray under the car, swapped the oil filter, finally hung up those extension cords that've been sitting in a pile for like a month lmao. nothing crazy today just chippin away at the small stuff but damn it feels good to have that clutter gone haha
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    Working with an old wonky building made from fieldstone

    Had the same issue with a stone outbuilding. Gave up trying to mount stuff flush on the walls, just built a freestanding bench a few inches off them, way less hassle and helps with airflow too. For tools, a rolling chest beats wall cabinets when the walls are that uneven. Good you're sorting the...
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