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So I'm looking at a decorative lamp to install beside my house. The home is brick and the location that I am going to be installing is on the opposite end of the house from where the electrical panel is located. So my question is, can I go through the brick with PVC and tie into existing bedroom...

I installed an AFCI breaker for my sons bedroom, and the instructions read like this.. "Underwriters Laboratories (UL) & Canadian Standards Asso. (CSA) agree the best way to check the operation of a GFCI or AFCI is to push the TEST button. Both suggest the GFCI be tested monthly, and require a...

I'm looking at purchasing these hose reels at lows for 50 bucks each. They are even less expensive than HF. I'm just not sure about the hose and how they hold up over time. What is a hybrid air hose, and how do they compare to a regular rubber hose? Any experience with these, or the kobalt...

I know its really hot right now, but I've been thinking about running black iron pipe in my shop for LP gas heaters. I was looking at the radiant 60,000 BTU heaters and I think I'm going to need about three of them for my uninsulated 40x60 building. These are not being installed to live in the...

I can't seem to think of a way to seal the spaces where the corrugated metal is against my bottom 2x6 on my pole barn. My floor is going to be concrete and will be filled to the top of the 2x6, but the metal that meets the 2x6 is going to have gaps. I am wondering if anyone has had a solution...

I currently have a 40x60 pole barn with a dirt floor. What is the best way to prepare the building for a concrete pad? I've heard a lot of recommendations, but I want something that will create the least amount of problems in the future. My soil quality is mostly clay (which turns into a sticky...

In TN, we have the tendency to have tornados every year. Is anyone putting a storm shelter in their garage?

I have 3 garage doors and one of them goes up and down so quietly it makes me smile. As for the other two... they are loud, clunky, squeak, and creak. I have adjusted chain tensions, lubricated, and tried everything I know to quiet them down. They are only two years old and I think it has more...

Why did the installation of this door include these two yellow sensors pointed at each other. What is this for??

These are Metallux (Cooper) HBL series 4 Bulb T5ho. 220watts but I have 12 fixtures total. The total lumen output per fixture is 20,000 x 12 = 240,000. 240,000 lumens/2,400 sq Ft = 100 lumens/ft2. I would not want to go with less. What's the recommended lumens?