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My buddy has a problem with his garage door opener I had never seen before. It operates up and down like normal with the push of the button. The problem is when the door is down...you can raise the door by hand. Newer unit. Nothing fancy. Lift master I think Any ideas?

Ive spent some time in search and have not found my exact answer. Building a lean to on my garage. 12' wide x 22' long. Installing the ledger to stud walls. Have a couple questions: Minnesota. I followed the typical ledger fastener " one up,one down" using 5" ledgerloks. It all worked nicely...

Having my garage floor done next week. Doing a little recon on my own as I dont know much about it. I know he is diamond grinding. Not sure if he is doing a separate primer coat or just using this as a primer . (data sheet says its ok without a separate primer) This is the material the guy is...

I have a fairly new (5 years old) 26 x 26 garage with the existing concrete in excellent condition. No big cracks and not a stain on it anywhere. I am considering having my floor treated with epoxy by a professional. This is a parking/polishing garage and not a ******** working garage. I live...

Hoping someone can offer some advice. I am selling my house. Inside the house I have a wood burning stove. A very nice one. It feeds from the garage side with a very large fire box. On the other side of it ( as seen from inside the home) it looks like any other fireplace with glass doors and a...

Regarding standard 120v 20amp receptacles...what's the sideways prong for? It seems its sole purpose is to indicate 20amp?

Bought a 3' x 4' pepsi sign to hang inside the garage at a swap meet. Hooked it up and it worked great for awhile. Old sign from back in the 70's I would guess. Low and behold a few days later it quit working. Assumed the ballast was toast as it was very rusty. It is so rusty that I cannot make...

I am in the planning stage of closing up a covered pole building. 36' x 60'. Minnesota, near Minneapolis. My question is how to frame the garage doors and service door when using a floating slab. It would seem that if the supporting posts were buried to the frostline (not moving), the...

Have a covered pole building approximately 40 wide x 60 long. The left 20 feet of this is finished and occupied nicely. The right side of this is not. I want to close in the right side. My intention is to pour concrete first. The new concrete will be finished at the same elevation as the...

Not sure what happened here. Recently installed 3, 8' H0 two lamp 110w t-12 fixtures that I bought from Menards. Cheap ones at like $50.00 each without bulbs. The only model they had that was meant for flush mount in lieu of a chain mount. Did it right I think. 20 amp isolated breaker, 12 g...

I recently purchased 3-8' H0 fluorescent strip lights and want to hook them up to one switch. Ie, flip one switch and all 3 come on at the same time. Garage application on its own isolated circuit. All wiring will be encased in EMT. Couple questions: 1 - Capacity - Bulbs are 110w each or...

Just got a two post lift. Seems every time I put something on it, I am re-inventing the wheel looking for just the right place to put the arms. Got my jeep figured out as well as my truck. Doing a mid 2000 GM front wheel drive sedan tonight (four door Pontiac something or another) and don't...

Ive got a small (perhaps 24 x 24) refridgerator in my garage. The tiny freezer section that I never use is hogging up precious space that could be better used for more beer. It looks like I could just take it out. I see there is a metal line along the sidewall. Havent jumped into it yet. I...

Just purchased a new (to me home) and getting the shop together. 100 amp service in the garage. Allready wired nicely but adding an additional 50 amp 220v receptacle for my welder and tapping into the existing 20amp 220v receptacle to wire my two post lift. One observation has me concerned for...

I installed my lift last weekend. 10,000 lb Complete hydraulics. SL 10,000 OH. Bought it used from a guy that used it daily in a shop. I tested it with my truck before making the deal. Lifted my 05 2500 HD 4x4 (big block) like it was nothing. First of all, I don't claim to know anything about...

I am installing a 10,000 lb two post lift next weekend. The biggest thing going on it will be my HD 2500 4X4 (under 7000 lbs). My first time doing it. Been reading everything I can get my hands on. Got a good grip on it I think. I have an idea that I have not seen addressed. My lift is...