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We're adding a 4-season sunroom. The room will only need lights+celing fan, some outlets, and a Mini split. From what I know, the right thing to do is to feed the new room a 15A circuit for lights, a 20A circuit for the outlets, and a dedicated 20A circuit for the Mini split. But since this...

First my DeWalt compressor experience (maybe it will help others): About 8 years ago I got a crazy-great deal on a new DeWalt D55153 compressor. For 99% of my use, it has been excellent. I use it for mundane things (tires, clean-up of small items, trim nailer, etc.), but have also shot over...

I have a Starrett 626 (big, ~200lbs) that has been sitting in a corner of my garage too long and I want to recondition it and have available to use. My garage/shop is not large and probably too nice, so I do messy work outside. Because the vise is so large, I prefer that it be on wheels and not...

My lift just got installed and as was putting the Racedeck tiles on, I realized the arms don't clear the 1/2" thick tiles. Sadly my lift is not wired yet, but I assume that once wired, I can just raise the arms, put in a 1/2" thick steel spacer plate and then have lift rest on the spacer 1/2"...

On my finished garage, I have two separate 240V circuits (10/2 wire) each coming out of the ceiling above each post to a junction box. These wires are not cut, they simply get clamped going into the box and come out to a short (2') section of 3/4" flex conduit, then to a 4'-long 3/4" EMT running...

I am helping getting our lab at work organized. The plan is to have one set of shared tools and for each work station dedicated to a project to have a smaller set of basic tools that don't have to be shared. We seldom use very heavy tools, as we mostly work on small assemblies, instruments...

After being almost certain about epoxy, I've decided that I will be happier with the look of the tiles anyway. But now I have this new slab that I have been babying expecting epoxy. I have not done grinding or anything, but despite the fact that I expect minimal fluids in the garage, you never...

Insulating detached garage - check my strategy I have a 22'W x 34'D detached garage with 10' walls. It has a 4'x4' window, a 30" double hung window, and a 16'x8' garage door. Construction is 2x6 on walls and engineered trusses on roof - all on 16" spacing. It has a 100A panel to it, but that's...

I mounted electrical boxes flush with the plywood, but by the time you factor in the siding and the mounting block, the fixture mounting plate is recessed nearly an inch from the mounting block and the machine screws on the plate are far too short. In trying to find the size of those screws (I...

I was planning on leaving it alone (it was installed by electrician that ran underground power to garage), but my neighbor (electrician who pulled permit for me) rolled his eyes and said I should just tie the next several outlets to that circuit. I don't see what the big deal is, but he feels...

My neighbor who is an electrician pulled the permit for me and is letting me do the work but he wants to check it before it gets inspected. Mostly it's just lights and outlets. All my outlet circuits are 20A with 12/2 wiring. I have three outlet circuits where the first outlet is an outdoor...

This is, of course, after the fact. The siding is already installed. It seems the best stuff I've sound is Sturdimount blocks. Great, but they are meant to be put up before the siding is installed. Any other options besides making my own, custom fitted blocks?

I bought several of these: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-Light-Grey-Heavy-Duty-Shoplight-1284GRD-RE/202968125 to light up my garage. They are designed to be daisy chained. The built-in receptacle is good for 5A and each fixture pulls 1.5A max, so in theory, one can safely run...

I was pretty set on getting the Bendpak but the local dealer who sells both and said it doesn't matter to him, said that the Forward was a better lift, better warranty, mostly made in USA, with parts more readily available and that that is what he installs at most car dealerships in the area...

My concrete slab was poured mid/late summer last year. I decided to wait until the spring to give the slab a winter to settle. After a very harsh winter, the slab in the unheated garage held up great. Looks new and there is only a very thin control crack from the front door and in about 12 feet...

I have a detached garage ~90' from my house. It has power fed to it via an electrician-installed 100A sub-panel running through a PVC conduit properly buried underground. At the time I also asked the contractor to run a separate 1.5" PVC conduit for a potential future wiring for my generator...

In particular, I am looking at AFX ST232R8, a 2x 48" T8 fixture. http://docs.homeclick.com/PE-Links/AFX%20Lighting/AFX%20Lighting-ST232R8-specs.pdf Are they any good? Thanks!

It has a smooth trowel finish. It is new and has barely been walked on with nothing at all on it. Does it still need to be diamond ground? Also, it has a vapor barrier and is above grade, so I assume I do not need a primer. Thoughts?

"Driveway" is in quotations because it is just a 18'x18' area in front of the 16'-wide garage door on our detached garage. I was planning on plain concrete with two saw cuts making four 9'x9' areas. Now I'm wondering if I should dress it up and stamp it. It's 90' away from the house and I only...

Below is a quick layout of my garage. It's a simple 22x34 garage with a 16' door. The plan is to put a lift where shown. The garage has 10' high walls and middle has a 3' tall coffered area for extra vehicle clearance. As indicated, the area in front of the lift will be used as car garage, and...