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I started redoing the converted garage at my house and found this detail where the original builders didn't run sheathing up to the top of the wall. It stops where soffit comes in. I am wondering what the chances its just the unconditioned original garage or if it runs the whole house like...

Has anyone put together a over/under garage with a lift on the top level? The only benefit of this drought has been to easily see where the leach field is at the new(to me) house. Unfortunately its blocking my original plan to build on a workshop with equipment garage under part of it...

I got to looking at the inspection report for the house I'm buying and noticed something. The second 240 breaker down doesn't look like its connected to anything. Is it just a dummy at this point? Or something else? The 5th one down looks like it only has one wire connected? Will a 240...

The last 18 years I've been in a in town "starter home". It was the worst house in good neighborhood and I've just about rebuilt it fixing stupidity. In that time, I've also gone from a young and dumb to a 44yo that is fairly accomplished with anything mechanical or DIY. I've outgrown the...

Didn't want to have to buy C batteries just to power that little fan so... USB/M18 modified Buddy heater: Need: M18 (or any) power pack, a usb cable, and two male spade connectors. Open up the heater, pull the terminals off the battery connectors and reconnect them to your usb cable. (red...

bestbuy I think $180 is less than you can get a bare drive for.

I pulled my upstairs carpet yesterday getting ready to go with solid hardwood. My house was built in the 70s with a 5/8" subfloor and after the walls were up they added a 1/2" overlay. There is squeaking all over and some places where the overlay is raised/bubbled a bit. When I did my...

Hey everyone, its back but with some changes. The previous two years it was 50/100/150 off and now its "free tool"/150/200. As with the past years, ordering online might lead to different options than in-store buys. The following applies to Milwaukee stuff, I didn't look at the other...

Thought I'd share some pics of the work I did last year. A lot of it fueled by GJ ideas, so thanks all! The cold had me stuck inside a year ago really wishing I had a storage shed to clear the mowers, extra car parts, lumber, etc out of the garage so I could work easier. I knew I had a...

FYI: Menards is clearing out some discontinued shelf brackets... The "hidden slot" type of adjustable bracket. I picked up fifty 11" brackets and 39' of rails and it came up to under $60 w/tax !

I've been in my house for 12 years now and the furnace is original from 1973. When I first moved in I had a tech come in for an inspect/clean. It got a clean bill of health with the exception of the blower which was squeaking and I was told it's bearings were going. Over the years, I've...

I'm planning to build a shed this spring on an existing 7x12.5' slab. I came up with an idea to combine the roof and the rear wall into a truss that could overhand the slab. It would give me some additional inside storage and an outside overhang for wheelbarrels and such. The truss...

I currently have an electric stove and am going to be switching to gas. I had the idea to reuse the circuit for 220v use in the garage and was looking for a sanity check on if this would work. Stove is upstairs and garage is in basement, so its easy to physically move the end where it needs to...

First post, but I've been lurking here for while for useful ideas. I'm working towards finishing my existing garage's interior and would like to leave a rough in for a future lawn irrigation system. What do they require? I've searched the web and came up blanks. The water meter is in the...