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So I have a bit of a peave that rattles my chain pretty good. My contractor that is doing the install of my HotDawg installed two pieces of unistrut on the ceiling to hang the unit. He used 1-3/4" x 3/16" Tap-Con screws! :scared: That's 1" of penetration into the wood floor joists above with...

When you are scheduled to have a heater installed and you've been waiting 2+ weeks and made sure the site was perfect for the installers.... Then they show up only to figure out that they ordered the wrong vent. So pissed.

I have a bit of an unusual scenario, well maybe not that unusual. I have a 22x21 garage with 10' ceilings. I am adding heat tomorrow. Two walls are shared with the house and are insulated. The other two walls are not insulated. There is a combined wall area of some 423 square feet on the two...

I am doing floor tiles of a yet to be determined brand and style. Due to a somewhat uneven floor I am leaning towards a PVC tile. My Issues currently are that there is minimal to no slope towards te door and no drain. Settlement in the slab over 40+ years has left cracks and a slope that falls...

So as I go down the path of renovating my garage I find myself with a bit of a problem. The garage door. It is functioning fine but is not without issues. Current problems: 1. needs new door seal and track 2. Needs additional reinforcement struts Current Wants: 1. Hi Lift to eliminate opener...

I need a dimension to see if I can install without the alternate installation kit. I need to know the dimension from the bottom of the torsion bar to the bottom of the unit. I'd appreciate it if anyone could pass that along as it is not in the install manual.

So I am looking at the liftmaster 8500 to eliminate the regular opener. My issue is that I have a man door right next to the overhead door and I believe that the opener would hang down and interfere with it. I saw that they have an available alternate install kit to lower the unit but could...

Yesterday I upgraded my garage lighting. Years ago it was just your standard 2 ceramic base light bulb fixtures in a residential garage. Then I installed the 4' fluorescent fixtures that I later converted to LED. The LED's were a significant improvement. I was still not happy. I ran to Lowe's...

I am having my garage floor leveled to correct some settling issues I have. It is 40 years old and has pitting and cracks. I want to apply a sealer to it before I put down interlocking floor tiles ( still looking for the right tiles). I want to keep any additional moisture from soaking into the...

Swisstrax is on sale til the 10th. Ii have a quote for my floor at $1900 delivered (about $4 per foot). My question is for those that have it installed. How is the clean up? I will have saw dust from time to time and that should shop vac pretty easily. I don't have a floor drain in the garage...

Ok I have two bids for garage heaters. 1:Modine Hot Dawg sealed combustion side vent. $2800 2: Lennox 45k sealed, side vent, Costco 'deal' $3500 - 10% Costco cash blah blah. The only real difference on paper is the warranty. Modine is 10-1-1 and Lennox is 10-5-1. Is the Lennox worth some...

Well I got the bug to redo the garage. Looking at adding heat, additional lighting, new sub panel, new tile floor, new cabinets. Still working out the cabinet details. I was looking at NewAge among others, as a premade option but the problem is I lose storage because of the lack of a custom...

Ok so I am wanting to give my garage a make over since it is the last space in my house to do. Replacing the floor is not an option. There are some cracks and the floor is not level. Water from snow melt and rain from the cars tends to run toward the side wall. There are some obvious hollow...

I am dealing with a perplexing question. My garage is not as black and white as I make it sound so here it goes. I have a roughly 21x21x10 attached garage. I am adding a HD45 heater. There is living space above 1/2 of it but the ceiling is all R-19. I can add additional over the other half if...

So I am now trying to figure out a good lighting plan for my workshop. Its approximately 21x21x10. Currently just two fixtures like you would see in a typical garage. I was thinking like (9) 4' 2 bulb fixtures. I would prefer to use LED's if the budget allows. Thoughts?

Looking to add heat in the garage. I am getting a couple of quotes to have it done. I was thinking of going DIY on it if the quotes come back too high. Installing the unit I am good with. Electrical... No problem. I don't like messing with gas. How many have done this? Looking at a 30 - 45k...

Ok so I have a question I can't find an answer to. I am converting my garage into a workshop. I would like to add a sub panel for a few branch circuits for outlets and a gas heater. There is already an existing circuit for general lighting and the overhead door. I have a 220v 30A circuit...

I am about to begin my new garage makeover. I started out wanting to build a standalone 20x24 shop but just couldn't pull it off in the space I had to work in. My only option short of moving is to make over our current attached garage. My wife mandated that she must still have access for parking...

Hi guys... new to the forum here. I am looking to do some renovation to my garage. I was actually trying to build a second one but the city was making it too difficult. I am left to try to create a small wood shop in my 2 car garage of ~420sf. The old concrete has a few issues. There is some...