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    Shade cloth outside exterior garage wall to prevent heat?

    Hi, I am in a rental house with my home office in a garage. The garage does have a window A/C but there are some factors that work against it on the warmest days. One exterior (stucco) wall of the garage gets baked by the sun all day, in 85-90F weather. The inside of that wall is not...
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    Rotate exhaust vent on new propane boiler install?

    Hello, I just had a new propane boiler installed which is working well, but I have one question/concern about the install. Attached is a photo of the exhaust vent. It is oriented horizontally, so the warm air blows out sideways. I have two concerns about this. One, it is somewhat noisy (like...
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    Need thoughts regarding propane boiler install

    Apologies in advance for too much information. I feel like I need more opinions about a difficult situation. I need to replace our boiler, a 20+ year old oil-fired model which has many problems. We live in a cold winter climate and the boiler is used for both baseboard heat and the hot water...
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    Help identify stairs for garage

    Hi, I am new to this message board and have been reading/searching old discussions about garage stairs. My house has a large loft area about 9 feet above the floor. Currently the only way to get up there is an old ladder with wooden rungs, but this isn't really suitable for carrying up heavier...
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