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    Exterior Switch Cover

    Apologies if this has been answered before; I searched for similar questions and could not locate anything. Anyone have any experience or opinions about this type of exterior switch cover? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F1C6V8J/?tag=atomicindus08-20 It seems too good to be true: uses a standard...
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    Correct wire to connect LED under cabinet lights?

    Need to install 6 under cabinet LED light fixtures (very thin metal and plastic boxes…not low voltage pucks). Three draw 6.7 watts, three draw 14.4 watts. Designed to have first one hard wired and then up to 10 fixtures can be strung together using proprietary interconnect cables...
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    Exterior concrete sealer for stone wall cap

    I’ve got a short (1 1/2 to 3 foot high) exterior stone wall with a concrete hand troweled cap. Totals about 150 sq ft of cap area. Cap was in poor condition with lots of cracks and poorly done, miscolored prior owner patches. I’ve wire brushed the top, removed all loose areas, cleaned out the...
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    Terminating old wiring

    In doing a bathroom remodel I took the drywall off most of the walls. I discovered some wiring issues in the wall that backs the home’s former kitchen. The prior owner had an addition installed in 2008 and the kitchen was moved to the addition. Two wiring issues: 1) There are three 14 ga. romex...
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    Bathroom chandelier location question

    Hey guys, please forgive me for straying from garage topics for a second. Daughter and husband are purchasing a house and enlisted my help on updating the master bath. House is in northwestern Indiana. They have shown me many photos, from sources such as Houz on projects that were designed and...
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    Corrosion on lug in Main Panel

    My main electrical panel is in the garage and is a 200 amp Square D Homeline. I believe it was installed in 2008 by prior owner when large addition was constructed. We moved in last January. When I took panel cover off yesterday I noticed one of the feed line lugs has some corrosion on it...
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    Wall plate choice? Thermoset vs. Thermoplastic!

    I'm in the process of upgrading our newly purchased house before moving in. One of the changes is to replace most of the outlets and switches. The existing outlets and switches are a variety of styles and colors. The supply house I'm looking at (emisupply.com) has all of the wall plates I'll...
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    Car Storage in Nasville, TN Area

    I'm moving to Nashville, TN next month. Long story, but my garage won't be available for about 6 to 8 months. So I need somewhere to store my 1999 BMW convertible. Anybody have a garage space, or maybe an unused corner in a warehouse or other building, that you can rent to me? Car has a cover...
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    Doorbell extender

    We recently moved and when I'm in the garage/shop I can't hear the doorbell for the front door. Had a similar problem at the prior house and about 17 years ago I installed one of the doorbell extenders; sending unit screwed into the wire connectors on the doorbell chime unit and then you just...
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    Amazon Dewalt $20 off $100, other Father's Day deals

    Amazon is giving $20 off $100 on Dewalt tools for Father's Day plus lots of other Father's Day deals...
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    New Garage Floor

    Wow, this is fantastic site! I found it a few weeks ago and have been spending way too many hours soaking up all the experiences, product information, photos and more. I first came here looking at garage wall storage ideas, such as the Gladiator Gearwall and Geartrack. As I saw some of the...
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