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I have a fairly flat, 1:12 roof 28‘ wide x 20‘, that has leaked. Current leaking roof appears to be an asphalt with granular overlay in 4’ wide strips. I would like to put a continuous membrane roof on such as EPDM roof. Trouble is my area‘s code suggest I should use class A fire protection but...

I am brain picking all the good people here. I am trying to move from Hood River, OR (60 miles east of Portland, OR) to Fallbrook, CA (40 miles north of San Diego) I have about 20,000 pounds of tools/tooling I would like to move and thought I had it figured out with ABF.com, a self service...

Say I have a 6kw solar array converted to 240 volt ac and is not grid-tied. What is the largest mini-spit (such as a Mr. Cool) that could run off this array? I know the compressors can have a transitory inrush current that can be high and wonder if a solar array/inverter even has balls to fire...

Although people are moving out of California, the DW has decided we are moving there for the weather in our retirement. I can’t say that’s a bad idea as we live on the windiest, rockiest, rainiest bit of mud in Oregon. In any case we bought a home in the Fallbrook area (No. San Diego county)...

I have 4 columns at front of house holding up a horizontal beam that holds up the outside edge of a shed roof. The columns were cast in 12” diameter sonotubes and are 9’ tall. The darling wife wants the shape changed to square and then stuccoed to match the home. I was thinking of painting the...

So I have an in-the-house router, Netgear Nighthawk R9000. It works fine. I have just run outdoor Cat6 in 2” underground conduit a distance of 160’. I have plugged my Cat6 cable into my house R9000 router and then into a laptop in the shop. I have verified I have internet in the shop. Happy...

Pulled black and red wires plus a shared neutral and a ground to upstairs in shop. Black for switched outlets, red for ceiling lights. Circuit breakers are adjacent so that’s how they share the neutral. Yes the breakers have a connector bar so they both move at the same time. Building inspector...

1st world problem here. When the garage falls below 32’F my beer and other water based liquids freeze in the garage fridge. Makes a mess. Anyone know of a fridge that can maintain a temperature range above freezing?

I have radiant heat pex in my shop. Thinking of running antifreeze in it so it can be left off if we go on a winter vacation. The heater and associated plumbing is in a seperate small room with backup electric heat so I’m not worried about that freezing. With one water heater I would like to get...

Hi-Bay light spacing wisdom 42,250 Lumen Hykolity I have a 20 W x 36 L by 20 H space that I want to put three high bay lights in. Does conventional wisdom space them at centerline of 9’, 18’ and 27’ or are the end light better closer to the ends or the centers to decrease shawdows and unevenness?

I have quite a few schlage keyless door locks bought from HD at home. I love the convenience but the durability *****. One keypad has rotted in the sun and a couple of strikes have broken. Like these models; https://www.homedepot.com/s/schlage%2520plymouth%2520keypad%2520entry?NCNI-5. The...

Has anyone out in the Garage Journal world taken one of the hands on metal shaping classes offered in the USA? Two that come to mind are Lazze and Fournier. I would like to hear the good and not so good of your experiences with these or any other classes you all might recommend.

Time for my build thread. Been building this for a while and it's hard to come up with a name for a build thread. I chose "Third Place" from Ray Oldenburgs book, The Great Good Place. I'm prefacing it with Flail, me, to show its my third place. The third place is not home, it's not work, it's my...