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I have my blast cabinet installed and I need to buy the media for it. I've used black oxide and glass bead in the past but I'm looking to get the right stuff for my work. I will be restoring auto parts and some rusty stuff but all metal that will need to be either re-plated or painted. What...

Hey guys. I'm having issues keeping heat in my house. I decided to go up in the attic and see the level of insulation and I'm puzzled and bummed at the same time. I've attached a few pics. First shows one of the bats lifted to show how the bats are installed. The joists are 2x4 yet the bats...

I purchased some cabinets and counter tops from a lab a few months ago. I had to store the counter tops outside and they have gone from black to a whitish grey. These are heavy suckers and are at least an inch thick. Wondering what would be the best way to get my nice black surface back. I was...

So I'm starting to do my homework for a compressor for my recently completed garage. I will be using die grinders, Impact wrenches and I have a large blast cabinet that I will be using regularly for amateur auto restoration. I have a 6' x 6' room dedicated for the compressor with 220V 30a...

My garage build is about 300' line of sight from my house. I ran RG6 cable to the garage when I was running the power and that came to a bit over 400'. Verizon installed a bridge yesterday and I get good TV reception but data and TV data is not strong enough to hold a connection with the...

Time to insulate my new garage construction. It's 2x6 construction. I had planned on using R13 insulation but I notice R13 is only 3 inches thick. Is it OK to have a 2" air gap in the walls and if yes, should the gap be against the wall board or the outside wall. I have access to foil faced...

I just want to confirm that my armored ground wire that is connected to the re-bar in the concrete connects to the sub-panel grounding buss? My sub-panel is in my new garage which is 300' away from the house and main service. Basically the 2 grounds will be connected together...... right...

I'm running the wiring in my new garage, I'm running a long run of 8/3 wire for a 220 50 amp service that pretty much goes around the perimeter of the building. On the back wall part of the run, I'm putting in 4 outlets that are spaced apart that may or may not be used. I have a 220V flood...

I'm running the electrical in my garage and I have a 30 amp run going in the ceiling to all 4 bays for 1 lift that is going in for sure and then the other 3 bays will have it waiting there if I ever get rich and decide to put in more lifts. I also want to run 220V on the perimeter of the...

It's time to get my electrical laid out in my garage build and I've chosen 105W CFL's for my lighting. I'm trying to lay out my wiring diagram for each circuit and I'm a bit puzzled on my calculations. I'm thinking 15 amp circuits. I have a bunch of 14/2 wire available to me. So I pull up a...

Hi folks. I've been reading a couple threads on some high lift issues with people trying to keep the tracks as close to the ceiling as possible. In all of those threads, the garage door eventually goes perpendicular to the horizontal wall. My issue is I want the door to go up about 2 feet and...

I'm about to start my wiring of my garage build and was wondering where and when I can and can't use these plug in wire connectors instead of wire nuts. My house has these in the light receptacle boxes. Any thoughts on code if I can use these in all my plugs and light receptacles for my 20 amp...

I'm ready to start nailing my Hardyplank siding to my garage and I'm a bit stumped. In reading up on the tips and instructions, it says to nail all of the **** joints to a stud. I've also ready that to make all of the **** joints with the factory cuts which is impossible if I need to cut the...

I'm having my concrete tiles delivered roof top next week. I know on my house which is about 8 years old, not all of the tiles are nailed into the batten boards. This allows easy removal and replacement. But I'm wondering how many get nailed in.... every other tile, every other row or every...

Framing on my garage is almost completed and I'm doing my homework for my Hardie plank cement fiber siding. The pre-painted colors supplied by Hardie is not an exact match to my house but it might just do. I was thinking of either pre-painting the primed planks myself before I install them so...

My framers are almost done with my garage and it's time to move forward with siding and roofing which I will be doing myself. In planning for the soffits, I've been doing homework on the venting requirements for my garage. The garage will have vaulted ceilings with enclosed 2 x 10 rafters...

We are pouring the foundation next week for my garage and I want to make sure the inspector doesn't freak out at my design. I have a toilet and sink being installed so I am plumbing water into the bathroom. I just want to make sure that it's OK to code for me to use schedule 40 PVC wrapped in...

Starting my construction of my garage as an owner builder here in So. Cal. I will be farming most of the work out but will also be doing a bunch myself. Any books out there that y'all are aware of that provide a novice as myself guidelines on building codes for construction? Thanks Zoli

As I've been working on getting quotes for my 2700 sq ft garage slab to be poured, I'm questioning my architects requirements because the guys quoting are going WOW as in why this and why that. First of all we dug the base down to 3' below pad grade and all has been compacted. We had to do a...

I'm close to having the rough grading completed for my garage pad. I have a couple severe slopes that my grader dug out a V-Ditch with his backhoe. So it's in the right shape but now I have to pour the concrete. I can figure out the wire mesh and the cobble to secure the wire but I do not...