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    Cutting access hole through foundation wall into crawl space

    Hello all. My house has an addition built onto it which is above a crawl space. The original portion of the house has a full basement. For whatever reason, they never made an access point into this crawl space. We are currently renovating this addition (master bedroom/bathroom) and I need access...
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    Soil Grading Question

    Hello all. This question pertains to an issue I have with grading around my house, not my garage - so hopefully that's okay. We purchased our house several years ago and I've been slowly chipping away at a number of issues we've uncovered. My current issue at hand is some grading near our master...
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    Adding a 220v outlet for air compressor question

    Was recently gifted an air compressor which is 220v so I need to add an outlet to the garage. I just want to make sure I'm doing it correctly and not burn the place down. I bought a 30a double pole breaker for my sub panel, and plan on running 10/3 to the outlet I've attached. This outlet...
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    Terminating fence at corner of pole barn, need ideas.

    Hello all, I’m finally getting around to re-doing the fence around my back yard. I’d like to run the fence right up to my pole barn but have been questioning the best way to go about this. What I plan on doing is having a man gate at the corner of the pole barn which will allow access to the...
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    Selecting lighting fixtures - have you ever heard of this brand?

    Hello all, I finally had a sub panel installed in my 40x60x12 pole barn and I'm looking to install some lighting. A family friend who is an electrician recommended Treonyia UFO LED lighting, seen here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMHDKYJ/?tag=atomicindus08-20 The fixtures have good Amazon...
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    Managed to catch this almost-disaster

    Not necessarily related to my garage, but instead my basement. We run a dehumidifier in our basement 24/7, and have been for months on end. We also use a short (25 ft maybe?) extension cord and have that plugged into a standard receptacle. I happened to be down there tonight and unplugged the...
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    Attic Access Ideas

    I'm looking to finish the inside of recently built pole barn. I plan on doing batts of insulation, vapor barrier, and then metal paneling. Electrical will be surface mounted. My question is this - is there a standard method of framing in some sort of attic access panel? I plan on doing blow in...
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    30 x 50 Pole Barn in Pennsylvania

    30 x 50 Pole Barn in Pennsylvania BUILD PICTURES Hello all! Excited to share some photos of my new garage, which has been a long time coming. We purchased our home about a year ago, and it came with a run down detached single car garage. Needless to say, I immediately began conjuring up some...
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