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I've knocked about 50% cost off my auto insurance this year and need to do the same with my house. Renewal this April rose about 75% for no reason, other than I'm not bundling auto with them anymore. The nice thing about ASI/Progressive is they let you dial in a separate amount for detached...

I have a 16x10' garage door in my shop. The "rubber" seal that meets the concrete sticks bad if it sits for a day or two, so much so that the garage door opener struggles to free it. It's never not opened, but for that first second or so till it pops, it's putting a lot of strain on the...

Late yesterday evening wife was complaining about lights flickering in the living room and her carpet cleaning machine was acting funny (she was shampooing carpets). One of those three light circuit testers showed everything to be fine so I sort of ignored it... until later when I went to...

After my slab was poured in summer 2022, we sealed it with Unitex Solvent Seal 1315 a couple days after the pour. It's done a wonderful job-- slick & glossy finish, easy to sweep, etc. But it's wearing very thin / spotty in places due to vehicle traffic and such and I'd like to reapply it. The...

I wired up my 30x50 shop building last year with 2-2-2-4 MHF cable, but I've been using a 60A breaker at the main house panel because it was the largest available size on store shelves. I really have no need for it (currently) but I bought a 90A Eaton BR breaker online at the most...

This post goes hand in hand with my build thread at: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/30x50-mueller-build-ky-thread.495803/ Installed a Senville mini-split 24K btu unit, delivered from Amazon for $1100. Probably have $1400 in it by the time I add up everything-- wiring, concrete...

I built my 30x50 workshop last year, had planned putting in a driveway this spring. Until now there was enough organic matter/grass present that things didn't get too nasty when it rained, but now that I've been driving on it a few months, it's turning into a mud bog in wet weather. Time to get...

I had a 16'W x 10'H garage door installed in my 30x50 red iron building. Installer had to use a double track low front clearance kit due to the rafter at the front of the building not giving enough clearance for the torsion shaft/drum assembly. I have enough clearance above the shaft/drum that...

I studied up on electrical codes while doing my workshop project, but I think I overlooked one thing-- box fill. I thought it was done by volume, but it appears it's done by # of wires and wire size. I have a 4"x2-1/8" junction box that has a 3/4" and 1/2" EMT going to it from the panel; feeds...

I have a 3/4 EMT conduit run that is going to contain two 6ga wires for a welder outlet, and three 12ga wires for a MWBC quad-receptacle. I know more than 3 conductors require derating, what is the appropriate breaker size for the 6ga circuit? I probably don't *need* more than 30A here, just...

I just completed my 30x50 shop last month, county inspector was out last week and everything passed. I need to insure this beast. My insurance policy (from The Hartford) includes something like 20K for accessory buildings, but I need probably closer to $50-60K, plus coverage for belongings...

Got my lift installed, cables routed, hydraulics working. Followed the (very meager) instructions to the letter, step by step. Can someone explain to me how the safety locks work? From what I can tell there are two devices on each side that lock it-- seems to be a primary and secondary. The...

I'm in the final stages of getting my 30x50 red-iron workshop built, at the point where I need to consider electric now. My plan is to bring electric in from the 200A house panel, which is located about 50' from where it will enter the new building. I had the concrete contractor stub up a...

So I've got my Mueller 30x50 frame up, everything plumbed up nice, got temporary bracing installed and every bolt tightened in preparation for sheeting. I didn't notice this at first, but while installing the sill/rake angle at the top of the endwalls, I noticed my eave struts do not match the...

I've been planning a 30x50 garage/shop build, have everything lined up and am breaking ground tomorrow. 2-post lift is ordered and should be delivered next week. Pre-engineered steel building kit (from Mueller in LA) is going to be picked up May 2nd. Concrete contractor lined up for mid-April...

I'll be breaking ground on my 30x50 garage/workshop build this month, and I've got to get column locations for my lift so I can dig out a generous pad size where they'll be going-- which means I need to choose a lift and get it ordered. I'm new to lifts, but did enough research to get me...

I'm been in contact with Mueller buildings regarding their 30x50 standard series kit. They're unable to provide any detailed drawings until I actually commit to purchasing the building and provide the down payment. The only thing they were able to offer me that I can run by my county...

Looking to build a 30x50 garage on my 2 acre property in northern KY (35 miles SW of Louisville). Need just a basic building, 8x12 (or so) over head door, couple small windows and walk in door, nothing fancy. Prefer to have it insulated. Its use will be as a garage/workshop, basically to park...