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Title somewhat states it but for more information and pictures, here we go: I'm in the VERY initial planning stages of a stand alone shop... mostly spit balling ideas to see what I can pull off. I'm a bit concerned with leaving a "large" shop out in the open. On another web page, a guy brought...

Title states it but to expand a bit. Quick house info: House was built in the 40s/50s and is ~50 foot long and ~14 feet deep(funky shape for 700 square foot) The roof is a plain gable roof for the full 50 foot. No hips or valleys. I'm in the process of doing a full house rewire and want to...

Title basically is my question I've attached two pictures showing the workbench. But to describe: It is a cheap 24"x80" door. I am using four hinges. The hinges screw into the door with ~2" long fully threaded screws. The hinges screw into a 72" long 2x4 with 3" long screws. The 2x4...

Subject mostly states it. But to clarify with pictures: (This link opens second attachment) http://garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=290454&stc=1&d=1382974659 I've got a house with a detached garage shown above. The house has a light switch and three light while the garage...

After asking a few questions to get help with my garage, I thought I'd do a buildup post for the work that is being done. At least phase 1. Phase 1 is use the existing structure to the best of my ability. Phase 2 will be to expand the garage another 10 feet and get rid of the shed. I'm...

Title basically states it. I'm looking at how deep of a trench I need to dig for conduit to run 100A service to a subpanel. House is located in Placerville, Calif better known as El Dorado County. Here is a picture: I'm going from the red area at the house to the blue on the shed. It is...

Title basically states it but I'll add some details and a picture :D I've got 18 lockers in my garage for storage(see picture). They are 18" deep and 12" wide. They are 5 foot tall but only came with one shelf in them :sad: The garage is used for basic car work along with fabrication with...

I've got a garage that was built in the 70s or earlier that is detached from a 1940s house(~30 feet from house to garage). The wiring in it was a mess but I didn't think the wiring to it was as bad. It has three or more power sources coming into the garage:wtf: The 220V circuit works fine...

This is a follow up to anther question/post. I'm in El Dorado County, Calif. I understand that by code, I am only allowed one power to my detached garage... my setup currently fail this. The question I have is for code, do all the wires for this single power source have to be run in a single...

I'm trying to wrap up the wiring in my garage. I need a pair of good light switches. The garage is going to have fab tools running in it such as welder, grinder, drills, etc. Possibly dirty hands touching the switches. The garage wiring is all 12/2 for all the 110 circuits. All the plugs...

Hopefully a simple question with a picture. I've got a garage, a storage shed, and the home. The home has a service panel that is being upgraded to 200A to get rid of Zinsco panel in the next month or so. The location of the panel is circled in red. The shed and garage are fed on separate...

I purchased an older house(1950ish) and now I plan to address some of the electrical issues :shocking: For reference, this will be in California, ~700 square foot, and a total of 16 outlets that aren't switched. The house has no central heat/air :( One issue will be replacing the electric...

Lurked a little bit but decided to join now that I have an upcoming home purchase that needs garage help. The new home has a "large" one car garage(14x20) that I'm hoping to expand out a bit. One of the challenges is VERY rocky terrain that I'm looking for ideas on:dunno: