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Heres a pic of my switch. The switch on the right is only showing around 20v at the wires and not turning on the lights. The one on the left shows over 100v and is fine. The working one has the 3rd red wire screwing in to that switch on a screw on the left side of the switch. The non working...

I am looking for some feedback on my garage plan (or lack thereof!!). Some background: - the garage is roughly 20x20 with the roof peak at about 12' - the level of the rafters across the garage is about 8' (pls excuse my terminology as I am sure most of it is incorrect given my experience...

I need to build a gate (mostly to keep the dogs in) between the end of my driveway by the garage and the street. Its about 12' across and only needs to be about 3' high. One side will attached to a 4x4 wooden fence post and one side will have to be lag bolted in to the stucco on the side of the...

I know this may be a little OT but I have got good advice from the people here before so thought i would ask. And it does impact my garage because i need to get in to it! A small section of the driveway has collapsed and I need to patch it. The cause appears to be that i had a contractor fix...

Thanks to a bunch of you guys i installed a 240v outlet in my garage :thumbup: However an interesting new issue this morning. First of all a real stupid question. If a double breaker has 30 over each of single breakers, does that automatically mean its is a 60amp? The reason i ask. Working in...

I am undertaking some wiring on my new garage. Have added lights and 110v outlets (3) and am just reading up on installing a 240v plug for a heater. Am also thinking about building an extension cord so I can move the 5000w heater around the garage where I am working. Most of the time I will be...

My first post on my first real garage and I am looking for some suggestions pls. The basics: 19' wide and 25' deep. The back has a 5' deep section across the whole 19' width so the main part of the garage is about 19x20. It has a metal roof and a concrete floor in pretty good shape. Looks like...