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Hello, I've spent some time reading the pegboard threads, and the consensus seems to be to use 1/4" pegboard vs the 3/16" which is sold locally in stores. Has anyone tried doubling-up the 3/16" pegboard to increase the strength and holding power? Would the conventional hooks still work?

Hello, Spent a few hours searching this forum, and found most DIY'ers here have built their workbenches/shelving from lumber. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Has anyone tried to put together workbenches/shelving from galvanized slotted angle? You can get some fairly...

Hello, Trying to finish up my garage wiring, and I need to connect the service panel (200a) in the garage to two 8-foot ground rods outside via a #6 bare copper wire. What is the tidiest way to do this? Thanks.

Hello, Getting around to wiring my new garage now. It's 24x30, stick built. I'd like to run all of the wiring on the drywall surface to make it easy to add/remove/move circuits as necessary. Additionally, the walls will be fully insulated with no disruption due to wiring or boxes. What I'd...

Hello, My new 24x30 garage is up. In trying to determine what I could put in the attic, I reviewed the truss plans. I have: top chord live load: 30 psf top chord dead load: 10 psf bottom chord dead load 10psf bottom chord live load 0 psf They are 2x6 chords at 24" OC, spanning 24'. Does...

Hello, My 24x30 foundation/slab has recently been excavated for a monolithic pour. Concrete is set to arrive in two days. With fall here, and a wooded lot, a lot of leaves have accumulated in the footing/slab area. Is this a problem? Should I break out the leafblower before the truck...

Hello, I'm building a 24x30 garage in my back yard (metro DC area). Have the permits approved already. The estimates I've been receiving for the concrete foundation & floor have been very high ($9,000 - $21,000). I am considering doing the excavation myself, which I'm told from the...