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So, bear with me here, I'm just trying to learn. I'll consult with an electrician as soon as I can find one to actually do the work. I'm having new service ran to a new shop on my property. Duke Energy's electrical engineer came out and gave me a Load Sizing sheet I need to figure out to...

Just had a new metal building installed and it came with Trac-Rite roll up doors that have a slide lock on the outside. They make a cylinder lock that goes into the slide for a cleaner look. The problem I see is that to open the door, you pull the whole cylinder lock out so then you have to put...

Is having a soil compaction test completed normal for a permit requirement? I'm in NC and currently having my land leveled for an upcoming 30x50 shop. The local permit office said I need this test completed before my permit and concrete go in. No problem, so I thought. No one seems to know who...

I might be overthinking this but I'm stressing about how to plan for location of water (possibly sewer) stub outs in the concrete as well as where the footers will go for the lift. The building will be 30x50 with 2 bay doors on the long side, semi-close to each other. Basically splitting the...

Let me first preface by saying I'm an automotive hobbyist and trying to work within a budget which led to some of my choices. Anyway, I'm looking at have a 30x50 basic metal building built. I talked to one of the local suppliers/builders and was surprised that they talked me down on a lot of...

EDIT: As suggested, I plan to stake out the garage on the left and turned 90 degrees allowing to drive along the back of the house and straight into the garage. ( we currently park where the label "gravel drive way" is) Also, not shown in my doodle, there are various small buildings that...

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. I'm looking to add a breaker to an old ITE panel. I believe the breaker I need is a QP1-B015. My understanding is eventually Siemens came to own ITE and possibly makes replacements but I can't find anything. When I search for the breaker, a...