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Hi all, I'm upgrading from 100A overhead to 200A underground on an existing building. The concrete slab the building is set on is wider than the width of the building by ~3.5 inches. That means my new 200A pedestal meter socket cannot sit flush to the building's exterior OSB sheathing because...

Hi all, Perhaps a unique situation, but I want to run it by you and get your opinion. I live in a house in Southeast Wisconsin and have secondary property with a 30x40' garage (built in 2014) in northern Wisconsin. I'm a little afraid I'm underinsured for what I have up north. When I built...

...that is the question. I built a 30x40' garage with 9' walls, 2' overhangs on all four sides, 5/12-pitch shingled roof, floating (monolithic) slab, aluminum fascia trim & soffit, vinyl siding, on a wooded lot in Northern Wisconsin. The garage was built atop sand/gravel fill...about 6" thick...

Hi GJ members, My 30'-wide by 40'-long garage is up and weather-tight now (will get a thread going on the build shortly). Help me decide on my interior lighting. 9' walls Roof trusses OSB sheathing on walls and roof I'm currently thinking about three banks of light fixtures running the...

Building my garage in a wooded area. Black asphalt shingles. I heard about 'zinc strips' that install up under your ridge cap, the length of the building, to prevent moss from growing on the roof...

Looking for opinions on shingle color on a red garage. Siding will be CertainTeed 'Autumn Red' color. White garage doors, window trim, soffit & fascia. For shingles, I'm looking at Owens Corning Duration Architectural shingles. Please take the poll with this thread, and and if you have other...

Hey Everyone, Long-time reader (linked here from many Google searches) and recent poster. As I figure more out myself, I'll be more of a contributor than answer-seeker. About me: -Mechanical Engineer -Southeastern Wisconsin -LOVE building stuff; creating things I dream up and doing them to...

Hi all, I have been planning the in-floor radiant heating system for a while for my 30x40' garage. Going to be putting the tubing down on Saturday; the concrete pour happens Monday! Thought I'd run the design by you for review. The photo below shows the five parallel paths of 1/2" PEX...

Hi all, I have two kayaks I need to elevate in my garage to get them out of my way. Anyone devise a lifting mechanism for such a purpose? Buy a pre-made kayak hoist that you really like? I have a few ideas already for what I'd like to do, but I'm always open to borrowing better ideas from...

Greetings all, I've been linked to this site on several Google searches I've done, and I've found the info helpful, so I thought I'd join! I'm in the process of building a 30x40' garage in Northern Wisconsin right now. I want to run the site prep work and slab details by you to see what you...