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    Radiant tube heat or forced air?

    Hey everyone. I have a 2 year old detached garage here in SE Iowa. 32'X28'x10'. Completely drywalled 6" insulated walls, with 6" of blown in insulation above. It has one 16' garage door, one walk in door and 2 small windows. Would 50-60k btu's heat it well enough? I would rather have too much...
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    New Chamberlain garage door opener wont work with with Lear Car2u repeater

    Hey everyone, I have a 2013 Ford F150 that has the Car2u opener buttons on the visor. Similar to Homelink, but different. It would not work out of the box so I bought the Car2u repeater that says would make the opener and Car2u compatible. But it still wont program to work using all the right...
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    2x4's across trusses

    Hey everyone, I have a question that will probably be so easy to answer that I will be embarrassed. I have very limited carpentry skills or time, so I had a garage built for me. 28' X 34'. Now that it is finished being built I was ready to start insulating and drywall with a little bit of...
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    I need to learn tile drainage basics

    Hey everyone. I have a 1000 sq.ft., 34'X28' garage 90% built on a floating slab here in Iowa. It is a detached garage built in my backyard. The yard has a bit of a slope from the back to the front of my lot. My contractor/friend, (I know, should have never went that route), has been pretty...
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    Can i do 1000sq ft epoxy with primer and sealer for under $600?

    Hey everyone, My garage is being built now, about 70% complete. It is 28' X 34', about 950 sq ft. I wanted a good quality epoxy floor for about $400, but the more research I do it looks like it will be quite a bit more than that for what I want, and my square footage. Ideally I want a 100%...
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    Running 220 service to new detached garage

    Hey everyone, I have a couple questions here. I want to start by saying I haven't built this garage yet but hope to have it up and wired by November. I'm just having the property surveyed right now so I don't run into any issues with the local building inspector. So right now I'm just in the...
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    Floor jack leaking down

    I have an Allied 3 1/2 ton floor jack that leaks down fairly quick. Does not leak fluid, but after doing a clutch change last weekend i realized it wouldn't hold the ****** up very long before you had to pump it up some more. I have never had one of these apart before. What part/parts usually...
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