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Helping my grandson refurbish a mobile home in Texas. Several areas up to 4'x4' were cut out to remove sagging particle board resulting from moisture situations. Floor is supported on 12" centers. We will need about four 4x8 sheets to do the job. I haven't delved into the thickness matching...

Mobile home rails are beginning to rust. I see products called rust encapsulators, Rust-Oleum has one, - - and also, I have come across Eastwood, Por-15 and Xion Lab 2 in 1 converter. What I read makes me think it might be helpful. Two questions - Do any of you with experience with these rust...

I was surprised when unhooking my Little Buddy heater from the 20lb propane heater that my hand was cover with oil. Never happened before. The heater had been used a few weeks ago for a few hours and then shut off at the heater only. It was forgotten about until I decided to put back in...

My meter panel is mounted on a 8"x8" post behind my garage. There is a 120V outlet on that post feed from a GFCI breaker in the panel. There are also some boxes, from the internet cable on the post also a surge protector. The problem is I want to hook up to a generator input box to an...

I need a 25' run from Honda eu7000is to power inlet on power pole. 8ga 4 wire needed. Is the wireandcableyourway soow cable suitable for this.?

I have been back feeding generators into house panel for the past 30 years so lets not get into that. I see that there is easy bolt on exhaust flexible extensions available, that I could build a wall thimble for extending safely through my garage walls. My question is has anyone had experience...

I have tried various searches to discover the physical difference between Hyperheat and non-Hyperheat minisplits. Mitsubishi, Mr Cool use this term, Senvile and others use other terms. I know Hyperheats heat to lower outside ambient, because I have three of them. I am just wondering if the...

On my vehicles it's all one big nook and crannies. Just looking for some way to get high velocity air directed properly at more areas on the radiators on my truck and tractor that allow me to maintain control so I don't bend fins or something. I bought something, wand like, with a right angle...

This 24'x36' over a 2.5' deep footer trench monolithic pour was done during very wet season over Central KY clay base. Base was prepared by compacting 4" of #57 gravel and then rebaring the floor on 24" centers. This is my detached car garage and play shop for maintaining baby farm stuff. I...

I have a few projects where i need to mix a bag of premix mortar for block laying and and laying rock. Mixing by hand saps my strength especially on hot days. the half inch corded drills I have just cannot pull the mixing paddle I have without wanting to smoke. Need a drill that is big enough...

I left my Go Jo wall mount dispenser behind during last move. Had it for 25 years so Go Jo was what I used. I liked the one handed gob I could get and not have to place greasy hands to hold stuff. I have terrible experience with bottle top dispensers, That Go Jo dispenser gave me a good gob...

Just a few months ago someone contributed to a minisplit install thread about a product that essentially was a can that will pressurize a hooked up lineset, then purge it somehow. I thought it was an easy to remember name to remember and I started seeing it advertised several places but now...

when hooking up minisplit condenser to inside evaporator, if you go over 35 feet you have to supply your own wiring. The wire needs to be 14ga stranded four conductor, color coded. What should be the way to accomplish this safely (to code if you will)? SOOW looks to be the type of cable I...

50 years ago I did my first and only peg board project. Bought some 4'x8' sheets of (I am guessing MDF ). It was hard, durable and took a beating loaded with all kinds of hooks and worked well for the 30 years I lived there. Its time for peg board in my new garage and when I go to Home Depot...

I heat my garage to avoid freezing and to take chill off when I work out there. Low 40’s to mid fifties is just fine most days. Most mini splits systems cannot be set lower than low sixties. Am I right? I want to put a 1800btu minisplit in my 24x36 stick build that is well sealed and insulated...

I have two metal non-insulated garage doors, that I am willing to invest some time in to get them insulated. Not necessarily needing kit or something that are aimed at the quick and easy market unless it is truly great at insulating. The NASA Tech kit seems to be legit in that it creates a...

I need to move a 12x16 shed about 30’ from its current location. It has 40 amp 220v underground power connected to meter base 50 feet away, either 6 or 8 ga in 1 1/4” pvc conduit. I use it as a shop for mower, tractor and other dirty projects including welding and grinding. Is there anyway to...

I have come to the point that I need to add to my grinder capability, The little Makita 4" I have had for 25 years doesn't measure up any more. It has been awesome for what it was. I do mostly odd jobs, large mower blades, small welding projects, an occasional concrete groove, never use for...

I am getting ready to back fill around garage and wonder if a 2 foot band of 2 in eps foam board laying horizontally around the perimeter buried under about in of dirt against a 8 in band of the 2 in foam board standing vertically against the sides of the pour. That would leave about two...

I have just run the 50 amp RV receptacle and am mindful that I want to upgrade my Hobart 120V mig welder to a more powerful model requiring 240V. But as I was considering what to run for the future welder I realized that the RV receptacle is located at the same location I would want a welder...