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House is 20+ years old...we have lived here 4 years. Do not believe the air ducts / vents have ever been cleaned. Does anyone have wisdom to share? We want quality, but don't want to get "upsold" a bunch of services we don't need. Thanks! Daubs

Suggestions on brands, models? Could a 3/4 hp opener handle it? Suggestions? Thanks, Daubs

Wife is super crafty, loves home projects. We are replacing all the base and trim in the house, painting it all white. She also wants to paint all the doors in the house. They are white now...she wants a slightly different color. She wants a spray gun. Lots out there to choose from...Wagner...

Modeled my mezzanine off a friend's, wondering how much it can hold weight wise? My retired carpenter Dad thinks it's overkill for what I will be storing up there (miscellaneous decoys / hunting and fishing stuff, general garage stuff. Nothing super heavy -- no engine blocks, heads, etc.)...

LED high-bay's were installed this spring, and I love them! I have workbench built and now starting to plan for the mezzanine. It will be in the back 10' of the shop, floor even with the 8' walls. Stairs will be on left wall. Suggestions for 4000k LED's for above and below the mezzanine...

Joined GJ back in July of last year when wife and I moved to an acreage that included this 40x30 Lester Building. I will be posting pictures to this thread over the next few days to catch up on progress First steps were cleaning it up...lots and lots of dead bugs & spider webs My...

Have a 14' overhead door on my shop. Previous owner has a knotted rope attached, and it's difficult to get a hold of and pull down. Been searching Amazon and can't remember what it's called... I'm talking about the rubber ball that you attach to the bottom of the pull rope, Gives you...

Sitting in my shop contemplating where to put things, just staring up the old Craftsman table saw. My dad bought this probably in the 1960s. Self-employed finish Carpenter for 40 years. He had three of them gave one to my brother and one to me and keeps one for himself. He's retired now...

Setting up the 40'x30' shop, want to put my air compressor in the back corner. Wired on 30 amp circuit with 10/2 Romex to the outlet. I'd like to put a switch in front of shop, near my workbench to turn the air compressor on and off. Leviton makes a 30 amp double-pole switch. Or would a...

Found a used 11KW Generac generator, model G0070310. Lists 1,450.8 hours on the clock. Asking $1,200. I live in country, have well water, propane heat, and heat-pump. Is 11kW enough to power most or all of the house? Thoughts? Suggestions?

New to me acreage with 30'x40' shop (Lester building), no power currently...getting ready to run 100 amp service when ground thaws. Shop will be used to for woodworking and automotive work. Biggest power draws currently will be Campbell Hausfeld Pro-180 mig welder, 240v 60 gallon air...

Moved in to acreage end of July. Previous owner (#3) disclosed they had to tear out garage floor and 20' of driveway...settling issues. The house has had three owners... Owner #1 build house in 2001. Owner #2 lived in house from 2005-2015 Owner #3 lived in house from 2015-2018 (repaired...

In Nebraska, mainly want to keep it above freezing in winter, and be able to warm up to work on occasion. Thinking Mr. Heater propane unit. Not worried about AC for now...I can sweat. Trying to keep costs down & wife happy ; ) The main wall supports are three 2x6's nailed together, and are...

New to me 40x30 pole barn...tried hitting this with Zep industrial cleaner and hit it HARD with the power washer. No luck. Likely a very old stain. Thoughts? Suggestions?

New house, just moved in July 25th. It was built in 2001. History of the house showed settling of garage floor. They removed garage floor, re-filled, then poured new floor. They also poured new driveway. We had structural engineer inspect house and all is okay / passed inspection. Block...

Local farm and home store going out of business. Have the Hobart Airforce 500i plasma cutter for 50% off, ~$700. Good price? I’m thinking of picking it up : )

I purchased this to lock my tractor, ATVs and other keys in my 40x30 shop. https://www.amazon.com/Kidde-AccessPoint-001795-Combination-TouchPoint/dp/B000GTQU5E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1534261145&sr=8-3&keywords=combination+key+cabinet It stopped locking so it's going back to Amazon...

I've been reading and reading, and looking at threads, and researching...the amount of information here is dizzying! Read some of Platonic's threads and posts. Soooooo much information to digest. My shop is 40'x30' with 16'x16' garage-type door at end, facing south/southwest. I plan to do...

My 40'x30' Shop has a 16'x16' garage door and tall ceiling. I'm planning to build shelves 8' from ground around perimeter, and possibly a larger "level" in back part. Goal is to keep things off the floor / optimize space. Brother suggested I get a rolling staircase / ladder, something like...

Moving from my 2.5 car garage to an acreage with 40'x30' shop. I picked up a Jawhorse yesterday on recommendation from friend. Jury's still out...it's still in the box. What has been your best tool purchase this year?