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After the bitterly cold week (for Texas) due to winter storm Fern I wanted to post my experience with the Mr Cool DIY gen 5 mini splits I installed in October 2025. They have easily held temp in my shop even when it got down to 12F. I had them set to 62 and they had no issues holding that. Now...

Our metal outbuilding project passed the city final inspection this week. So I was trying to get the contractors scope of work closed out. Basically listing what still needed to be done and get final invoicing. During this back and forth my electrician notified me that he forgot to put in the...

I purchased a MrCool DIY 5 Gen 3 zone minisplit system for my new outbuilding. I am trying to plan the run for the linesets to the indoor units. I intend to use downspout for the covers and the way i run the linesets has a big impact on how much i need for that. So i am looking for opinions...

Our outbuilding passed the city final inspection this week. So we will be closing out the contractors scope of work and moving to ours. During one of my walk throughs I noticed something about the breakers that seemed odd. My electrician did great work. Very clean and he was responsive and...

Begin rant: My outbuilding project has been going on since February. Took until May to get permits. Construction started June 1. Every contractor except for the building shell team has come out, done some work for a day, then leaves for a couple of days. We are near the end and getting ready for...

I am looking for some suggestions on how to cover the water pipe that runs to my outbuilding from the house. There is a section between the garage wall and the ground that is exposed. It is also adjacent to the gate into the back yard. The plumber put insulation on it but I am not convinced...

My new outbuilding is still under construction. It has two 9x8 roll-up doors (DBCI 650s) into the workshop area. The installed doors use a basic slide latch that is only accessible/lockable from outside. While this will work fine for one of the doors (that area will be used for storage). The...

My electrician is digging the trench to run the feeder lines from the house to the sub-panel in the new outbuilding. He discovered that the service feed conduit into the meter has deteriorated at ground level to the point where the service lines into the Meter are exposed. Right where our lawn...

Hello. Long time lurker here. We are putting in a 24x50 outbuilding. Half will be space for my wife's business and will be finished out. Mix of Carpet, tile, and vinyl plank. Back half will be my new workshop. Concrete. I do woodworking, metalworking, and occasional auto maintenance. Only time...