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Do these come apart, or are they crimped? If they do come apart, how? Need to add a conductor to each, add another leg to a run. Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Putting this out there in hopes someone else doesn’t make the same mistake I did. I put my thermostat directly in line with where the sun shines in through my garage door windows in the afternoon. I’m amazed how much heat the sunlight offers and fools the thermostat. It will show upwards of 75...

I can feel cold air coming in from my bathroom exhaust fans. I open my microwave and the inside feels cold from a draft coming in from the outside exhaust vent as well. I know there are the factory dampers on the ductwork, but they obviously don’t work the best. Does anyone have suggestions on...

Got up this morning excited to install my garage heater vertical B vent. Positioned the heater where I want it in the corner of shop and realized the B vent will go up through the baffle in the attic. Is this ok? Do I just go right through it and maintain a 1” clearance? Picture for a visual...

I am installing the usual garage unit heater (Hot Dawg/Reznor/Big Maxx) and I have a metal ceiling ribbed ceiling. What have others used as a trim piece to cover the hole the B-Vent goes through? I assume since its a metal ceiling, its not combustible so I can cut the whole almost exactly the...

Mr Heater Big Maxx garage heaters on sale and also an 11% off rebate going on at Menards right now. So Im going to buy myself a heater at these prices. Heres the dilemma: I have a 35 wide by 40 deep shop, 10 ft ceiling (1400 sq ft), spray foam walls and cellulose blown ceiling. Pretty good...

Whats the secret in overlapping steel J trim? I know how to do vinyl, and it seems vinyl seams work well and looks good because because its more pliable, and you can remove the inside "lip" so the overlap covers the other piece nicely. I'm not sure its possible to remove this lip on metal and...

I'm looking for a clean way to daisy chain multiple 2 lamp-4 foot T8 fixtures in a row, 40 foot long workshop. I'd like to minimize the number of holes in my ceiling so I was thinking of putting them end to end or leaving a space between them and running a ****** between them. I don't know the...

I just built a new garage and I am finishing the inside. I'm planning on putting up white metal pro rib sheets on the ceiling from Menards. Do I need to put plastic up on the bottom of the trusses before I install the metal? I'm going to blow in insulation in the attic.

I'd like to put a corrugated metal up from my floor several feet, and then transition into 1/2" OSB. I'm trying to figure out the best way to trim the transition. Should I put a J-channel inbetween or I was thinking of cutting a rabbet joint in a piece of wood trim to cover the top of the metal...

I've seen people put gravel/crushed rock around the perimeter of their pole building. What is the reason for this? I just built a garage and only have dirt right up against it. But I see others do gravel all the way around, and monkey see, monkey do. Should I?

Easy question for a newbie. For a simple wiring job in new garage, can I just put a electric box above the ceiling at every location I want to have an outlet, and use it as a splice point. Run a 12-2 down to the outlet, so they are not daisy chained together. Do this all the way around the 3...

I had a 4 foot deep concrete wall, 8 inches thick, poured on a footer for my new garage last fall and I've noticed what I think looks to be a significant vertical crack on one corner of the foundation. I'm not sure how deep it goes, see the pics below. My foundation wall sticks up above the...

I have a 2x4 interior wall that will separate my shop into two spaces, one heated and one not. I plan to use closed cell spray foam insulation on the exterior wall up to this interior wall, and then foam this inside wall to create my insulated area. My question is on what side of the wall...

Narrow Beam vs Wide Beam T5/T8 I purchased a bunch of 4 lamp T5HO shop fixures with bulbs included at Menards with a coupon for $89, with 15% off everything, so for roughly $75 each ready to install(HBL454T5HO) I had always heard the T5HO were the best, so because of the great deal, I couldn't...

I'm looking to install lighting in my newly constructed 40x50 shop, and have been following several threads on opinions about the 4' linkable LED shop lights from Costco/Feit or Menards. I dont think I'm interested in T8 LED bulbs...

Hello all, I wanted to provide some pictures of what I did when installing a frost proof water hydrant inside my unheated garage. This site has been so useful I wanted to provide some input of my own that I hope will help someone else as the site has helped me out. I live in a an area where...

Hello, Just curious thoughts on this. Building new garage and I do not have the money at this time to finish the inside, but will get my 3 overhead garage doors installed to seal it up. Is it that much of a hassle to finish the ceiling after the doors are installed? I don't even know what I am...

Building a 40x40 garage/shop and have not poured the floors yet. I'm not sure yet what type of heater I'm going to get yet nor do I know where to put it. I'm wondering if I need to plan for a condensate drain? Do all heaters require one? Or should I only worry about a drain if I consider a...

Building a 40x40 garage/shop and have not poured the floors yet. I'm not sure yet what type of heater I'm going to get yet nor do I know where to put it. I'm wondering if I need to plan for a condensate drain? Do all heaters require one? Or should I only worry about this if I consider a "house...