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I need to replace the bottom weather strip peice on both the man door and 18' garage door in the garage. Can I just go to Lowe's/Home Depot/etc and get universal pieces for each door or is every door different?

I'm having a small issue with my furnace/thermostat. Thermostat is always set to 70 degrees. For the most part, the furnace keeps it at that temperature with no problems. But on occasion, I'll wake up in the morning or come home from work and the temperature is at 65-66 degrees and the...

Thought I would start my own thread on my, new to me, garage in Southern Indiana. My wife and I purchased a house back in April and spent about 9 weeks working on the house before we actually moved in (paint, carpet, counter tops, appliances, faucets, kitchen cabinets, etc). Here are a few...

I would like to build a cabinet that I can store my yard equipment (shovels, rakes, etc). So it needs to be fairly tall and I want to attach it to the wall. Mounted up off the floor about 8 inches. Has anyone built a similiar cabinet (dumb question) and have pictures as they built it? Just want...

My wife and I are getting ready to close on a new (to us) home with an attached 25 x 26 garage. I am already planning (my wife thinks I'm a ****) where cabinets/workbench/air compressor/etc. will find a home. My current garage just has white walls, white trim and white cabinets. I want the new...

In the process of buying a new (to me) home. Home inspection was yesterday and I tagged along to check things out for my self. One of the items that came up was the garage door opener. Liftmaster, probably from 1996. When you press the button on the wall, the opener clicks twice, but doesnt...

We just moved into a home with a detached 2 car garage. it has a Liftmaster 1/2 hp opener. I am having problems programming remotes to the opener. The one on the wall directly wired to the opener works fine, but using the learn button on the opener doesnt allow me to program any remotes. I...

I'm trying to take this vise apart, but am having problems removing the nut. I'm assuming this pin needs to come out somehow, but I've had no luck with it. Can anyone help me out? Thanks

Anyone know anything about this vise? Just starting clean up and I haven't found much on it.

I was trying to use my impact wrench this weekend to swap the wheels/tires for the summer. After each lug bolt, the air hose popped off of the wrench and went flying around the garage floor. :dunno: Would this be caused by a cheap coupler or is there something wrong with the impact wrench...

When my grandmother passed away, my dad and I were going through the garage and found this vise that my grandfather once had. I am in the middle of giving it a fresh coat of paint. I dont know much about vise's, just wondering if this was a good one or cheap one? Thanks

Anyone know what this 'press' may have been used for?

Looking to paint all the white cabinets currently hanging and standing (see pics) in my garage. I want to keep the white walls, just to keep it as bright as possible. I'm not good when it comes to coordinating colors. Any suggestions?

Whats the best product to use to clean up the concrete floor from the previous owners? I'm not ready for a tile, epoxy, etc., floor yet, but would like to get rid of the oil stains and whatever else they left me. Thanks

So I have a problem with nesting birds. If you look at the picture, they are nesting where the arrow is pointing. Not a huge deal, but my wife works from home and her office is the window you see just below the nesting spot. Very annoying to her and her work. Is there anything I can do to get...

Thought I would finally post up my garage. 24' x 20', attached. Not huge, not awesome, but gets the job done.

I am a DIY'er, but when it comes to electrical work, I'm a little slow. Here is what I have and want to do. Existing attached garage only has two lights on one switch. I would like to add an additional two lights to the same switch. I have access to the attic and all wires, I just don't know...