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Garage fridge has flimsy shelves that bow with loaded with minimal weight. Anyone have a recommendation on replacement that can hold more weight? Thanks!

I've got a Pittsburg 3 ton floor jack and looking for a pad to so sit in the cup that gives me a flat surface to jack from. Everything I've seen online and fits over the cup and compress in the middle. Does anyone have a recommendation? Basically something like a solid hockey puck sitting...

It's that time of the year again, I've got roaches/water bugs that come in. Anything have a product that works great at killing them?

Typically use the Dollar Tree cheap pans that I throw away after every use - considering buying a real one that I can re-use. Does anyone have a recommendation on a oil drain pan that has a top that open/closes? I don't really want one that is just a pan that will always be dirty and left...

1,000 sqft garage that I'd like to heat once, maybe twice during the winter when we have parties. Anyone have a recommendation? Walls and ceiling are insulated.

Want a spray bottle that actually lasts with mixed bleach and other cleaners. The ones I use end up leaking at the sprayer and drip on my hand, not lasting more than a month or so. Anyone have a recommendation? Thanks!

I have a Harbor Freight electric hoist I useto raise/lower a set of stairs to get to my attic. When not in use, the hoist keeps the stairs suspended in the ceiling. What would happen if the hoist gears fails? Would it just unravel and fall? Thinking thru what I could do to prevent an accident...

Hey building a bathroom in my garage and want to put a hip roof on it. Below shows a picture of what I have to the left, next to a diagram of what I need to build in red. Wall length: 61 1/2" Wall depth: 51 1/4" Need a King Common Rafter against the building walls, then a Hip Rafter with Jack...

Adding a bathroom to my garage and using PEX B with crimps the first time. Anyone have a tool they recommend and any advice on fittings, crimps, etc? Thanks!

Have New Age garage cabinets and love them - anyone have experience with the outdoor cabinets? Would have a couple not covered and curious how the hold up exposed. Thanks

Scoured the internet for a Triple Rocker Switch (Link below as example) that has a dimmer. Anyone every find/have one? Thanks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KKLCWQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Had a 100 degree yesterday and AC had a little trouble keeping up. Set to 73 and held at 75 until the sun went down. Attic has 2x6 joists with maybe 4-5" of blown in insulation that's 50 years old and my zone calls for adding R38. Home Depot shows the below options. First 3 blown in gets R38...

Working on a backyard overhang and planning to build brick columns that are then filled with concrete. Need a strap that goes into the concrete then attached to the LVL that will be supported by the column. Anyone have an idea? Thanks!

Collect shot glasses when I travel and looking for any idea to display them in garage. Never drink out of them, just want to see them. Anyone?

Looking at stair options for my garage that retract up, off the floor. Opening is 36" and I doubled up the trusses on both sides of the opening. Watched a ton of videos and I can either manually do it with a winch/boat winch or counterbalance. Prefer the counterbalance in the event I lost power...

I've got a footer poured, getting ready to pour 10"x10"x10" boxes on the footer that will support 6x6 posts for a roof. Looking for 6x6 brackets that has at least 12" rebar or threaded rod attached. Plan to drill through the box then info the footer, and epoxy the bracket into the footer. This...

Building a 24x20 and laying out my block corners before my buddy gets here to help. The detached garage runs parallel with my house, so I'm using that wall as the reference for the new building. Measured 9' off the house to start, then took measurements off of that wall...20' wide. I've got all...

My local HD has discontinued Zip panels and now stocks Georgia Pacific ForceField. Anyone used it and have a recommendation? Appears to work like zip with tape, etc and $10 cheaper than Zip before it was discontinued. I've only used Zip and planned on using that for my upcoming build until I...

Built my brick attached garage a couple of years ago doing a footer + 2 courses of block + poured slab then brick sat on the footer. Planning a 20x24 and and want at least 1 course of block to elevate the bottom plate and same brick exterior. Any advice on doing a single monolithic pour, with...

Does anyone have advice on where I can turn to learn to cut a rafter? I've watched the basics on Youtube, but would love to be able to figure out tricky layouts like the one I'm about to start in a few months. Have a house that is shaped like capital L. Short side of the L had a 7/12 pitch...