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A crew is boring a hole for water/sewer from my barn to my house at this moment. We already have 100 amp sub panel out there from years ago trenching effort. The barn is about 75 feet from the house. While they're at it, the are dropping a 1" line in so I can bring internet out there. We've...

Hi GJ! A close friend of mine became interested in woodworking after attending a class that I taught at my shop last year. Since then, he bought a house and has been busily working to setup his own garage as a woodworking shop, complete with the ability to work from rough lumber onward...

Hello GJ, I imagine there are many with paint booth experience here, so I'm seeking a bit of guidance. Water-based finishes only Three-sided paint booth (curtain system) with filtered exhaust (furnace filter + box fan) HVLP sprayer (Earlex 5500) The water source for the sink in my shop is...

I'm a couple days away from the final paint brush strokes that will complete a 13 year journey of completely renovating our entire house, building our barn/shop, and overhauling our entire property. On one hand, I'm really excited to more exclusively focus on "next level" projects (things that...

Hey GJ, We're finally getting around to having our parking area (about 25 feet x 30 feet) paved by a local pro with many solid recommendations from people I know/trust. In our case, we have no choice but for the parking area to pitch towards my yard and sidewalk that goes from our house to the...

Grandpa Rieferman (aka, my dad) has finally returned to his interest in having a sweet shop. For years as I was growing up, he had a great shop. He's a capable carpenter and handy man, can tinker with engines too. Just a swiss army knife of skills. About 20 years ago, they moved to a new...

I know there's a section for this type of stuff, but so many more hang out in Free Parking, so please forgive my transgression. Our little old farm house has a walk up attic that we use as a guest room and office. The finished ceiling up there is affixed to the underside of the roof rafters...

We are having new siding and windows installed on one of the structures on our property. Since the interior is already completely finished, I inquired about whether there was any good way to add insulation from the exterior while the siding is being replaced (110 year old structure... less than...

My shop is well-insulated, and I have a good heater that I run when I'm out there... but the slab is really cold. My folks got me a heated floor mat (16 inches x 3 feet) that I have placed on top of my anti-fatigue mats where I stand the most in my shop. Mine is similar to this one, but we...

Hello, I also posted this in my build thread but wasn't getting any traction over there, so I'm trying again in here. I'm looking for some design opionions as I look to rebuild my existing assembly table. I have this great maple butcher block top that serves as my workbench top. This is...

Hello, I installed a powered roof vent per the manufacturer's instructions in the roof of my barn. Ceiling in the space is finished with sheetrock in a vaulted fashion up until the collar ties where the ceiling is flat (tray) creating a mini-attic cavity near the peak. Baffles installed under...

Hello, I installed a powered roof vent per the manufacturer's instructions in the roof of my barn. Ceiling in the space is finished with sheetrock in a vaulted fashion up until the collar ties where the ceiling is flat (tray) creating a mini-attic cavity near the peak. Baffles installed under...

I have major ground water at my house. Clay soil, underground natural springs. Holes dug for fence posts fill up at least a few inches with water 100% of the year. So, 5 years ago, I just went for it with a split rail fence. The pressure treated pine variety that you can get at Depot or...

I am in the beginning phases of researching the 16' x 12' shed I will be building this summer. This would be for mower/garden supplies type of storage. I am considering going with a pole barn style of build, with board and batton exterior, for several reasons. In addition to my research, I...

My next door neighbor is going through a major home overhaul, and during excavation, they unearthed about 6 pieces of I-beam. Each piece is about 18 inches to 2 feet in length. The verticle portion of the "I" is about 10 inches, and the top and bottom of the "I" is about 5 inches wide...

Well, thanks to the suggestions of the fine GJ community, I used a power chipping hammer (also called a demolition hammer... looks like a sawzall with a point chisel tip or flat chisel tip basically) to pull up old ugly tile in front of the living room fireplace (errrrr... I mean the garage...

Porter cable pancake compressor. When it fills the first time, it hisses/leaks to the point where it causes itself to refill again almost immediately. After the first fill/refill cycle, it doesn't hiss anymore for the remainder of my session. Also, it will hold air for days on end without...

In front of our fireplace, there are two courses of 12" square ceramic tiles over top of concrete slab. No stranger to demolition, we tried some air powered impact tools, some sledge hammers, chisels, and various other grunting and groaning techniques... they're really really on there. One...

So, I have my kitchen gutted because of a recent flood (dishwasher valve burst) and we took the opportunity to fix flooring between the entry and the kitchen. To do so, we ended up glueing luan down in the entry area. There's one spot about the size of a basketball where there must be a very...