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I have a goodman gmp075-3 furnace in my 2.5 car attached. fired her up today after it sat all summer and the igniter glows orange, the gas valve opens and it lights. I have blue flames for about 3 seconds and then it shuts off. it will try 3 times then stop. The circuit board has a red LED that...

So its that time of the year again and everybody is talking about using the plastic sheets that shrink with heat around your windows. The box claims 35% reduction in heat loss from that room. I find this hard to believe. anyone got real world heating bill data how much this helps? I have a huge...

I just bought a new 80 gallon 5HP 2 stage compressor. 175psi max, 15.8cfm @ 90psi for the new shop I built. This is mostly for auto repair and building race cars. I am concerned with air flow through the hose for the impacts and air ratchets to have the most torque they can. Is it necessary to...

I have four 8 foot fluorescent fixtures I put in my house garage about 10 years ago. The ballasts are slowly burning out one by one and its getting dark in there. I have heard you can take the ballast out and direct wire and use a LED replacement. I looked at Menards, Lowes and Homedepot. None...

I have a 50,000BTU Mr heater big maxx hung from the ceiling. Menards has a kit for roof vent for $99 and a kit for wall vent for $350. I really didn't want to attempt the roof vent and have it leak. but damn $350 just for an even shorter pipe going out the wall. pricing seemed crazy. any...

I have a 900 sq ft 32' x 28' garage. It has 13 ft ceilings. Building is getting insulated right now. Need to mount a furnace in the next week or 2. I am looking at this Mr heater big max unit that is ceiling mounted natural gas. 50,000btu heats 1,500 sq ft. ( does not say ceiling height)...

So now that I have this 3 car wide gravel driveway in front of the new shop I started thinking about all of this snow we get. Obviously the new snow blower I just bought works great on the paved driveway to the house, but what about gravel? I see this ending badly with sucking up rocks on a bran...

I have to run out of my house into a trench and over 50 feet to a detached building. #1 what type of line is acceptable for underground natural gas? can I use this flexible stuff? that would be much easier. #2 what diameter? I am only running a single ceiling mounted heater in a 800 sqft...

I'm looking to run a few things on air like a sand blast cabinet and variety of air tools for automotive repair. I don't know that I will ever paint a car in here but If I did I should plan ahead. I've looked at a few 80 gal 2 stage compressors but it seems they go from $700 all the way to...

I have narrowed down the doors to the brand and style of door and windows I want. Now they offer 3 insulation options. One is R7.94, one is R9.65 and lastly R17. Now the R17 is $3,000 upgrade to do all 3 of my doors. that is out of the picture. Now the difference is $1,500 to go from R7.94 to...

Like the title says, who has 12 foot ceilings and what LED lights do you have? Post pictures so I can get an idea of how many and how bright it looks. I gotta find something soon. and a search on here will have so many mixed answers/reviews you'll get lost for hours reading. Lets make it simple...

I have a 900 sq ft shop with 12'-6" tall ceilings. I seen these over at menards and am curious if they may actually be too bright. 20,000 lumins seems like a lot. I was gonna buy 2 of these fixtures. We have some like these at work but the ceiling is about 30 feet up and work great. Is my...

68x27 automotive performance shop build at home I do some performance work mostly on GM vehicles out of my house after my day job. I have been fed up with laying on my back pulling transmissions with no lift and just the lack of space. My personal vehicles and trailers always have to sit...

New construction garage going up. concrete was poured 2 weeks ago, prolly another 2 weeks before these guys are done. I want to seal it before I moved tools in. I'd like it to look like this. Just a clear sealer with a little shine to help reflect light. What do I use that's affordable. I'd...

I have a building 6 feet away from my attached 2 car. I wanted to connect the gap so I had some concrete poured the other day between them. it just has a normal gravel base that was compacted and a 4" slab. The neighbor came over right after and was telling me its not going to work because the...

I've seen builds on here for an affordable cost and then in other states like California the price was tripple of the other guys! Its amazing how all over the country construction cost varies large amounts. I have been curious what others have paid for something similar to what I am building...

Construction starts next month on a 27 x 32 detached. The wall of the garage that I want the panel on is 75 feet from where the panel in my house is in the basment. I have 200amp service in the house. I would like to trench from the house to the new garage. The new garage will have multiple 220...

So I have a 30x26 garage with a house furnace in the corner. works great for that size garage obviously. I'm adding a 34ft addition off the opposite side of the garage in spring. Currently the duct work is 8" x 16" out of the plenum and goes 26 feet to the far wall with 3 heat registers in the...

I've had this old floor jack sitting around quite some time that came from a garage sale for $10. I kept it thinking it was an old American made jack that was probably built decent. I was told it was from the 60's or 70's maybe. There is no real markings on it except a torn sticker that you can...

I'm running into an issue with the plans for the new shop build. In my area there is a rule that no detached building can be taller than the main residence. I have a drop down to my attic in my garage currently. I measured in the attic from the peak to the garage ceiling opening, then also from...