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I am insulating my garage(SF bay area, San Mateo) with rockwool(R-30) where the temperature is not that harsh. I checked the year-round temperature and it won't cause condensation. The garage is hard to add soffit or vent since it's a old flat roof. So i went with a no ventilation insulation...

I want to add a few sockets and upgrade the lights to LED(tube or flat panel). The current wiring is inside this conduits(two types of materials as you can see in the picture). Should I redo them and using what materials(conduits)? Or this looks OK and I just continue to use one of the...

I plan to add insulation to my garage(R30 rockwool) and maybe drywall down the road. I already added a few but realized that I am not sure if the roof can hold all the weight. Should i be worried? Will it be OK i just to rockwool or even lower R rockwool? Or use some OSB to replace drywall...

I plan to put insulation(rockwool) to insulate the roof. It will cover half of the light socket base and slightly above the bulb. See red light in last picture.

I have a flat roof. On the front side, there is a gutter and the water is supposed to go there. However, somehow the water doesn't go in and it flow to sides where there is no gutter. It has been like this when I got the house. Right now, the wood near that area is rotting so I am trying to fix...

I have a flat roof garage(two-car) and I am in California. I want to insulate the garage so i can use it as a office. Could i just throw insulation materials(like R13) onto the side and roof(between the wood ceilings, see pic)? Anything else i need to do? I heard sometimes people mention a heat...

I am new to DIY garage drywall and insulation. I saw there is a hole to let in the irrigation wire from outside into the garage. I am in California. It's usually pretty dry in summer but there is rain seasons during winter. Do I need to concerned about water moisture? Anything to do to fix this...

I am trying to add an interior wall for my garage. But I am seeing two diagonal bracings on my left wall(see pic). It makes me hard to install the wall. I have to put another layer of stud on existing stud so I can have a flat surface. So I am considering removing it. Left wall...

I just joined this forum. I am recently working on some projects for my garage. Find some great posts here!