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    RaceDeck FreeFlow owners ... how is it with sand, grass clippings, etc?

    Living in the midwest, we get plenty of salt and gravel thrown down in the winter, thus making it into the garage. I have a drain in my garage, and have to clean out the trap every spring, because it fills up with fine sand and gravel. Looking at doing FreeFlow tiles, but i'm curious if an...
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    Cabinet recommendations? (Lowes, HD, Menards, etc)

    I have about 13' of wall space that I would like to fill with base and overhead cabinets. I've looked at the cheap finish-it-yourself ones at Lowes, and the price on them isn't too bad. I'd paint them inside and out, in hopes that they would last quite a while. I'd like to build a nice...
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    any tips for plumbing the whole garage with copper for compressed air?

    my winter project for my ~750sqft 3-car garage will be to plumb air lines over most of the garage. i have an 80gal compressor. any tips out there?
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    installing a window ... electric opener? or long tool?

    looking to install a window up high in my garage. base of the window would be 10+ ft off the ground. i don't want to setup a ladder every time i want to open the window. where would i go look for a way to open these windows, either by a motor or by a long shaft/crank?
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    Slat wall ... anyone made their own?

    I saw a router bit that will allow you to essentially make your own slat wall. Anyone here done it? i wonder how much of a pain it would be to paint. where do you get the hardware?
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    Educate me on garage door openers

    Any brands to stay away from? Any brands that are consistenly good? Pros/Cons of belt, chain, or screw drive? House is your basic "mcmansion", new construction, with a 3-car garage. 14' ceilings. One Double door, and one single door. Double door has torsion springs, single has extension...
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    Is there a ceiling-mount heater that everyone agrees on is good?

    I've been looking at the Modine Hot Dawg HD75 (60k btu) heater for my garage, but only because I'm unaware of any other products. Stats: -3+ car (~1000sqft) -high (14ft) ceilings -insulated walls & ceiling -Nebraska winters (sub zero at times) -would like tshirt/jeans -natural gas already...
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    any tips for bolting an air compressor to the floor?

    i have a 60gal CH vertical compressor, and am in the middle of home construction (garage floor has already been poured ... i didnt' make any changes to the thickness of the floor or anything, and i didn't let them know i was planning on bolting a compressor to the floor, if that matters) is it...
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