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I'm planning on building a 4' deep x approximately 44' wide mezzanine on the back wall of my 30 x 50 shop. The back will set directly on the framed wall as you see partially framed, but the front will have to be supported by posts every so often. I plan on having a 30"d x 36" tall workbench...

With my wife working from home, we are setting up a shed in the back yard for her to use for an office. I have a panel on the side of the house that I will add a single 120v breaker to, then run some #4-3 aluminum direct burial out to the shed. (H, N, G) I bought a 2 space Subpanel for the...

I found this heat pump locally and it would seem to be a pretty good deal. The guy claims that it was professionally removed and that the refrigerant was pumped down into the unit. When I asked why it was replaced, he said that the defrost cycle was loud in the wintertime and kept his wife awake...

I have been lurking around since I had my shop put up last fall and I am finally getting ready to start hanging some lights and doing some electrical. This is the original thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164785 My eve's are at 13', so I originally wanted to use...

Alright so I found these fluorescent lights for $8 each on craigslist.. from the description in the ad I thought they were 4', 2 lamp T8's with bulbs and plastic covers. When I got there, they were actually 4 lamp fixtures that would go in a dropped ceiling.. This threw me for a loop as I...

I'm putting a small bathroom in my shop and running a 4" PVC line back to my septic tank near the house.. Well now that the shop is up i re-checked my distance and fall and i ended up with about 10" of fall over about 168 feet. This works out to almost 1/16" per foot.. I know the usual...

When I built my house, I had a 320A service put in so I could dedicate a 100A subpanel to running out to the shop when I built it. The panel is in place, and has a 100A main breaker. I plan on adding another panel at the shop with a 100A main, and individual breakers for the lights, outlets...

Since I'm new to the forum, and building a shop, I felt this was the appropriate place to introduce myself.. Over Father's day weekend I was presented with a gift from my wife: A binder containing updated quotes for the shop that I had originally gotten in 2006 as well as the means to pay for...

I picked up a Gal of this stuff at a yard sale for $5 http://www.homedepot.com/buy/cleaning/professional-cleaning/zep/stain-resistant-floor-sealer-gallon-61906.html#specifications Has anyone here used it on anything? It says it covers approx 1500 sq ft., which is exactly the area of the slab...