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Anyone using a free program for electrical layout/design? Any good ones out there?

Hi, Looking for best diy scanner for chev and Dodge. Must do engine codes as well as ABS and SRS (air bags)? Any suggestions or experience? Thanks! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk

Hi, Im strapping out the cathrrdral ceiling under scissor trusses. Should i start at peak or sides to measure for 16" centers? Thanks Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk

Hi, I'm working to brace up my gable end wall to strengthen it against wind. I found this video here of what I am trying to do. I cannot do this exactly as shown because my 2x3 gable end studs have other 2x3s fitted diagonally between and in the same plane. These diagonals are fitted...

Hi, My garage is has half scissor and half attic trusses. Anyone out there already brace scissor trusses to attic trusses? Any pictures or descriptions. Trying to do this with out loosing head space where it transitions. I skipped a truss (normally spaced 2') but doubled up on the attic...

I was having trouble posting pics before now so here it is so far.

How do I insulate the transition between attic and scissor trusses? I have 24 feet of attic trusses at the front of my garage and 16 feet of scissor trusses at the back. The end trusses are 2-ply so that I skipped a truss inbetween the two section so that I'd have more ceiling height for...

Hi, Found a deal in a 4-post lift that was disassembled for a move 4 years ago and was never reassembled. It has been painted over and I cannot find a brand name or model other than that of the power pack, Monarch. It is chain driven off of an hydraulic cylinder, which I believe is better...

Hi, I live in Eastern Canada and am buying two 10x8' insulated overhead garage doors. Is there much difference in quality between brand names? I'm considering Wayne Dalton, Garaga, and Richards-Wilcox. Anyone have real life comparisons between these? Thanks

I, Getting ready to pour. any tricks to locating anchor bolts in stem wall. Thought about drilling and pre-installing bolts in a pressure treated mud sill. Can I put a 2x6 mudsill on a 8" wide wall and still have room to pour cement or do I pour cement first? Any tips??

Finally pouring!! When I pour my stem walls, do I leave enough space for wood framing to extend down into my door openings. a 10'-3" wide opening for a 10' foot door etc?? I'm building wood framed 10 foot high walls on top of a 8" stem wall. Not sure if stem wall is the term to use but...

Hi, I need help with lighting layout for a 32 x 44 garage, I will have two 10'wide x 9' high garage doors in the front of the building. This will be one of the 32' walls with 4' on each side and between the two doors. In the front 28' of the building I will have a 10'-8" ceiling. In the...

Hi, I'm building a 32 x 44 with 8/12 pitch. I'm limited to 10'-8" walls. I may be able to push them a little higher but not above 11'. I am planning for two 10' x 10 doors out front on one of the 32' walls. I was planning to use 16 feet of scissor truss in the back end and rest attic trusses...

Hi, I'm building a 32 x 44 with 8/12 pitch. I'm limited to 10'-8" walls. I may be able to push them a little higher but not above 11'. If I need the height, I plan to use 16 feet of scissor truss in the back end and rest attic trusses. If I use scissor trusses I'm struggling with how to...

I'm installing two floor drains in my 32 x 44' thickened edge slab. Slab is still not poured and I still need to add 5-6" of stone inside my forms before I'm ready to pour. Should I wait until stone is in place before I install drains or try and add them first? I know I'd have to dig part...

Just pouring slab. I plan a future mini split install. Should I make any penetrations through my slab in preparation for the mini split install?

Hi, Just pouring slab and setting up two floor drains. They are all-in one units with traps and back water valve built into drains. They will run to just outside my slab and dump into a below grade pit or french drain. Do I also need to run a vent line for trap venting?

What type of wire do I need to pass underground from my house to garage about 20 feet? Should it be ran inside a pipe? Should I use some sort of pipe for slab penetraton?

I'm getting ready to pour a slab for a garage. Is regular pex tubing suitable to be used for penetraton through the slab?

I'm getting ready to pour the floor for my 32 wide x 44 deep garage. It will be a thickened edge slab. I'm also planing to pour (in a second pour) a knee wall (not sure if that's the right name for it) that will form the bottom foot of my garage walls. Should I put rebar inside my first pour...