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New house with hardie siding and smartside soffits and trim. Was at a hardware store and ran across cement board screws. Never knew of such. I ran an exterior screw in a piece of scrap of the smartside and it wouldn’t have held in nothing. Builder told me a lot of times they use anchors.? I...

Can someone confirm if I can use this crapper with a rough in measurement of 11 1/2". It's advertised as a 12" rough in. According to the attached drawing it looks like I'll have plenty of clearance from the back of the tank lid to my wall. Or, is there a reason I don't see that would make...

All new to me, this networking stuff. Thanks to two fine fellow forum members via PM's, I have learned way more than I started with, which is nothing. LOL I have ran over 1200' of (in wall)CAT6 in our under construction new home. My questions are about the different connectors and the best...

First time shopper for this and I don't know much about it, but looking for direct bury CAT6. Anything under 500' looks like a terminated length? Custom as they say.... Where can I source a 250' or 100' roll of CAT6 direct bury? Good cable, not junk. Thanks

Getting frustrated shopping online, maybe I ain’t using the correct words to search. Any recommendations for a decent outdoor flood light that’s capable of being on/off/photocell via wall switch? Like most everything there’s 9 jillion different floodlights for sale. Hard to sort out the ones...

Going to use prehung 72x80 French doors inside my shop, to a framed in room inside the metal building. Looks like I have to use exterior doors. I want them to swing out into the shop, not into the room. Having a helluva time finding outswing units and the few I've found are way more expensive...

Everything I search for and read about is like reading a Japanese newspaper to me. I have no understanding on how all these cables operate the many devices folks use them for. I‘m at the point of wiring my shop where I need to make a decision on which spare PVC to use to run internet and ...

I've read several threads about water heaters, tankless mostly is what comes up in my searches. And many of those threads end up needed doctor f'n Phil to ease the feelings of some folks. I don't want to start any bickering about it all. I'm not sold on the tankless set up for my application...

Concrete men --- Do you use a vapor barrier under COVERED porches on a slab house or just under the house slab? Got 2 builders. One says of course I use a vapor barrier. The other says never. It will trap the moisture and cause it to sweat worse. Totally opposite opinions. ??? ***edited to add...

Trying to find a picture or video to reference exactly how much light a 35 watt wall pack puts out. Numbers claim it's equivalent to 150 watt HID. Really ? I have studied their "photometrics charts, but real life experience would be handy. I think of 35 watts of light, well, I think of 35...

New installation of 4' LED surface mount fixtures. Ceiling will be 3/8" Beadboard panels. Fixture housings are just under 4" wide and the placement of the lights lands the 1/2" knockout between 2x12 ceiling joists. There's a floor/loft above. So I'll have two tail's of romex entering the...

I’ve got 4S deep boxes set for a single receptacle and 3/4” mud rings. Some are mounted on a common wall between shop and a room built inside the shop. Since the T1-11 5/8” siding was already up before I started wiring I had to cut it so the receptacles on the shop side would be flush with the...

What’s the NEC code cops say about this? I‘m running two 240v circuits, #10 THWN in ENT. Circuit 1 will terminate in a 4S box to feed a Dust Collector. Circuit 2 will feed two other 4S boxes for woodworking tools that will only be operated one at a time. The feed for both circuits is...

Without calling the manufacturer would someone tell me about how long of a whip is typically used between the unit and the DS. Fixing to poke a hole in the wall and wire and mount my disconnect for a mini split unit. What's the maximum distance from the DS to the outdoor unit? Would 6' be to...

Is there a fitting or better way than what I'm fixing to do ? I got 1/2" flex/liquid tight to a 1/2" PVC LB. From the LB -- short piece of PVC glued to a female adapter, liquid tight fitting screwed to the female adapter.

Looking for quality LED fixtures that are surface mount, have replaceable tubes with a diffuser lens / cover. Probably a 3 bulb fixture. Most I see are all exposed bulbs that won't get along too well when a feller flips an 8 or 10 foot board. This area of shop is 16w x 30d, 10' ceiling. Wiring...

Sorry if this ain't garage related but thought someone here would surely know the answer. I've got my conduit ran under my rock road to the Shop for telephone/internet. Have DISH network TV at the trailer which is a mile from the property where the Shop is. I'm thinking I can get me some TV...

Probably overthinking it but still curious about voltage drop on long runs inside a large shop, or even a big azz house. Wiring a 16x30 wood framed room inside a 42x54 metal building. Panel is located in front corner outside of the framed room. I pulled four 120v circuits from the panel in...

Wondering if anyone regrets not having hot water in your shop. Not a business, just general mechanic work, woodworking, piddling with fishing equipment, and…… Or those that do have hot water how often and what for do ya use it? My last shop my sink and water supply was out the door to a hose...

Finishing up wiring this 12x20 portable shed and scratchin my head about how to insulate the ceiling. Shed has a metal roof. No special insulation foil backed plywood for roof decking. No soffit vents, no vents at all. Insulation methods are all over the map these days in my mind. You got...