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    220 question....

    I had an electrician wire my garage and I was sheeting it today when a friend pointed out something to me. I am running 2-220 outlets on 30 amp breakers. I bought all the wire... At homedepot I asked them for 220 - 30 wire and this is what they gave me. It has 2 thick 110's ? and a ground...
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    Vapor barrier??

    I'm just about finished putting in all the insulation in my new 28x30 garage. It's going to be sheeted with OSB. Do I need to put vapor barrier on the ceiling before sheeting it? Any tips for a first timer? I have the vapor barrier boxes around all me electrical already.
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    Pulling wire questions...

    I'm just about ready to start drilling holes and wiring up my new garage. I've never done any new structure wiring before. I'm going to be sheeting with osb so I can hang stuff randomly on the walls. What is the safest way to run all the wires? Should I drill near the tops of the studs and just...
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    What's a good program to come up with a layout for your garage?

    I'm trying to figure out lighting among other things and have seen a few peoples post on here with a full layout of there garage... I'm looking for something simple and free :wtf: Something that can show benches, storage ,cars and stuff.... Thanks in advance! :thumbup:
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    Help me pick a heater...

    I'm looking at Mr.Heater Big Maxx natural gas heaters... 50,000 btu's vs. 80,000 My new garage is 28x30 so 840 square feet... The 50,000 is supposed to be good for up to 700 square feet but ive had a couple guys tell me it will be good enough... Do I need the extra 30,000 btu's?
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    Pilings under the 30x30 slab or not????

    I have no clue about concrete and am getting mixed answers for guys in the trade so i'm looking for another opinion. By city minimum code I need 6 inches of compacted gravel, 4 inch slab with 16x16 thickend outer edges. Kinda like this but with more rebar... I just had 2 concrete guys come...
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    Finally gonna have my own shop to work on my car.

    Well big garage anyway. It's gonna be a 30x30. Cant wait, most of the dig was done today. Should be ready for concrete for next week. My current garage is tiny and not insulated or heated.
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    Looking for imput on in floor heating???

    I just got my permit for my 30x30 Garage. Guys will be coming to dig up my yard next week. I am required by the city code to have 5 inches of gravel and at least a 4' pad with 16'x16' thick ends on all four walls. Something like this pic. Is there a way to do the infloor heating right in the...
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    Could use some help in the planning stages for my Garage slab.(In floor heat?)

    I'm sure this has been beat to death but I couldnt really come up with all the anwers I was looking for so figured i'd just ask... I'm building a 30' x 30' Garage. Getting it in a garage pack so that parts easy... The slab and in floor heating it's what's getting me. Local code says I need 6'...
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    Hello From Canada!!

    Hi there. Someone on the Yellowbullet.com forums posted a link here and i've been thinking about building a new garage. I'm thinking about a 30x32 with maybe a suit above it. I'm sure I can pic up lots of usefull info from here and some cool idea's I haven't thought of yet.:thumbup:
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