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I’m just finishing R-19 insulation on the walls of my barn / shop, and am going to install a mini-split soon. I wanted to run the lines inside behind the insulation, but a friend advised that outside would be better because of possible condensation issues. Just trying to get a little cleaner...

I installed an 120V outlet in my garage and pulled power from the light switch box above it. There are 2 switches and both are connected to another switch that controls the same light. White wire on one side, black wire on the other, and a ground wire. It seems like the voltage is only 1/2 of...

I recently built a 26x36x10 pole barn with wood siding and OSB underneath. No insulation or ceiling either. Roof pitch is 6/12. My part of Texas is hot and humid, so a mini split A/C would be great. So, I thought about adding a 36000 btu unit, but I wonder about its effectiveness. Spending the...

Now that my barn / shop is built I need to start organizing. The first step is to get the wood off the floor. Since the construction is 6x6" post & beam with 2x6 bookshelf girts, I have to come up with a different method to mount brackets for 8 foot long wood than I use for my stick built...

I have had LED flood lights in the ceiling of our family room for over 2 years. Recently, one started blinking rapidly not long after being turned on. Now 3 others are doing the same thing, but very sporadically. I removed the first light and examined the contacts for the bulb and fixture, and...

We bought a 100 year old farm house near Brenham as a weekend place almost 2 years ago. I had hoped to build a barn, mostly by myself, but finding the time has been a challenge. I want to build a 30x40 pole barn with a concrete foundation and board and batten siding made of cedar or cypress...