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Well after 9 years of not being able to decide what to do, I pulled the pin and ordered Swisstrax. The main colors is Pearl Grey with a black border and knotty pine vinyl traxx. I only do light mechanic work but a lot of entertaining and this seems like a great option. This past weekend we had...

I am pouring a pad in front of a lean-to. I am going to use bagged concrete mix and am wondering if I put 2 bags of regular concrete and add 1 bag of 5000psi would this help strengthen the slab and save some money at the same time. Only my zero turn mower and my atv will be driving on this...

I am leaning towards putting Swisstrax or Racedeck on my garage floor, more leaning to Swisstrax. My question is to those that have either, my concrete guy did a wonderful job at sloping towards the drains but I am wondering if there is to much around the drains. I don't want there to be any...

Need some help picking colors of Swisstrax. My garage is mostly used for entertaining, I do a lot of Christmas parties and theme parties but do very light mechanical work in there. Swisstrax sent me some color samples based on the pictures I sent them but now I am confused on colors. I think I...

OK here is my situation, I have a 30'X60' garage with a 12'X24' insulated lean to. The garage has floor heat and the lean to doesn't have anything. I don't want to add a heater in the lean so I am thinking that I can add a through wall fan and keep it somewhat warm that way. My question is...

I have a 15 year old craftsman 5.0hp shop vac that is in need of replacing. I used it for cleaning the floor and some vehicle use. What should I buy? Thanks...Mark

I am putting down epoxy in the kitchen, bathroom, gunroom and part of the floor in my garage. These rooms are all in the garage and total about 750 sq ft. Here is the problem I am having. Last night I started with my 4" cup grinder and realized it was going to take forever. This morning I...

My garage has 2X6 walls that are 14' high with sheetrock on the inside and osb and steel on the outside. I am looking at speakers and the ones I want weigh 63lbs each. Will the stud support the weight of the speaker on a heavy duty mount? Thanks....Mark

O.K. now it's time to start figuring out what I am going to do for a sound system in the garage. I have wires run to a cabinet in the kitchen area and need to know what to get. First off, my budget is about $1000.00 and I need a complete system to play the radio, cd's and stuff off the dish...

I just put up some 30" wide pallet racking and I need to raise one side about 5/8". I was wondering the best way to level it. Should I use some rubber belting that won't slip, or would steel plates under the legs be a better choice. It will only be used for storage tubs and boxes for now, but...

Well the garage is getting closer to being finished. One of the reasons for the build is to entertain and have parties. I am putting a 50" HD TV that will be wired with surround sound. The question I have is that when we have parties I would like to have music videos playing and not sure...

I am just about done hanging sheetrock and have a question about my tv. The tv will sit on a shelf about 12 feet away from where the dish receiver and dvd player will sit. What cords or wires should I run between the two before I close it up? Thanks....Mark

I have some plumbing skills and want to hook up my Hydro-shark 3 boiler but can't find any diagrams on how to do this. I have a single system with 6 pex loops. All I need is a simple plumbing diagram show what goes where and I can to it myself, but can't seem to find it anywhere on the web...

If you have been following my build thread (honey I think you over did it garage) you know that I have a 16X30 loft with 11' vaulted ceiling in the middle and 5'6" on the end wall. The room will be used for when the kids have sleepovers and when friends come hunting or fishing. The problem I...

Well, these pictures are a little late comming, we started the concrete in the middle of June, and started framing the first week of July. Here is what I am building; it is 30X60 with 14' sidewalls. The doors are 10X12 and 16X12. Inside there is a 16X12 gun and tackle room, full bathroom, full...

I picked up this for the new garage. It is a natural gas Vulcan commercial stove with 6 burners, large flattop and 2 ovens. Guy was asking $1000.00 and I ended up getting it for $300.00. My nephew is going to paint the backsplash and sides for me and with a little cleanup, it will look like new.

I appreciate all the help and advice that so many have given here at GJ and I want to try give back. While getting some doors for the new build I was at Lowes today and the one here in Bismarck is closing out their slat wall for only $5.39/sheet. The normal price was $34.99. It was a pleasant...

They are about to pour the floor in my 30X60 garage in the morning and the question I have is they put 2" foam on the inside of the footings. It now has 2" foam on the base with pex, 1" of sand, wire mesh and rebar. The question I have is they left about 6" of foam sticking out to the top of...

I hope this isn't a dumb question that I am trying to overthink. Which direction should I lay my 2" hd250 foam sheeting so my floor will properly drain. The concrete guy was here today and prepped the floor so I can put everything down for the insulation and pex. Does it make a difference...

Starting to get all the supplies so we are ready when the plumber gets done with the drains. My question is, I was at Menards today and bought 100 (all they had) Nibco 1/2" foam clips that screw into the foam. The problem is I have been looking online to find more and can't seem to find any...