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I have a new construction home with a large crawl space, gravel floor. Builder did a real half *** job leveling the gravel and putting down 6 mil plastic. I came back later and spray foamed the bare concrete walls…temperature, moisture and humidity are all fine, but I want to level out the floor...

Been noticing a faint electrical burn smell in the garage…well I found it after going out in an unexpectedly cold garage. As you can see from the pic, the line voltage terminal had a catastrophic failure (terminal was where the hole is), but my question is why. I have normal 120v from the wall...

Wanted to get the concrete experts advise on sealing my driveway. The backstory - I have a normal 2 lane driveway leading up to my garage and had a 3rd parking lane added about a month ago. Obviously the new concrete is gleaming clean and new while my existing (7 years old) is not. I want to...

This is more of a ramble than anything... I don't go to Lowes often unless there's a certain brand I'm looking for (rare). Their target market is Johnny homeowner, meaning it's mainly a junk mart with a poor tool section (just my opinion). Regardless, I was driving by and remembered reading...

Got my son a ride on toy for Christmas, 24v, of course a very cheap 7ah battery. I want to make it slightly faster with changeable batteries On his last 12v Peg Perego, it was as simple as adding a Milwaukee m18 battery with a voltage regulator and dialing the voltage down to a manageable 14-15...

My house was built in 2018 and has a 1" pex line coming into the basement. Immediately after entering the house, the plumber put a Sharkbite 1"x3/4" 90 union, for whatever reason, which then goes on to feed the rest of the house. I purchased the house after it was built so I didn't get a...

I purchased my house with an unfinished basement and it had builder grade insulation blankets, that hang from the top of the concrete and cover the top 4' of the concrete walls. I think this is done as the cheapest way to meet minimum code. Earlier this year I finished the basement and spray...

Can’t find a definitive answer on this…I purchased a bathroom vanity that has 4 legs and has levelers on those legs like a piece of furniture would. On a normal vanity you would install it first and put the floating floor up to it, but what about in this situation? Options are lift the vanity up...

Had to make a very large concrete cut in my basement with a demo saw, and I knew it would make a huge dusty mess, but I didn’t account for how long the mess would linger after attempting to sweep and vac the dust up with my shop vac w/ hepa filter. I don’t really want to get down there with a...

Concrete walls in the basement with a roughly 4’ x 4’ square opening at the top of the wall for access to the crawl space. Need a ladder to get in, so I want to extend the opening down about 2 feet to make it easier to access. Any issue with this?

I'll admit that I'm a tool snob (and tool polisher). Historically, I've only bought high quality tools or tools made in the USA, not because I need them, but because I want them. However, recently in anticipation of an increasingly poor economy, I've been more budget conscious. So I decided...

Anyone know of a good online source for automotive paint? I just need a quart mixed of Ford paint code UM and the local places around here don't seem interested in mixing that amount. The other issue is the brand of paint - I know of AutomotiveTouchUp.com that mixes paint but they don't list...

Never thought I'd get such a confusing mixture of responses when I searched for what the correct type of wire is needed for a 100a sub panel. I need to add one from my main panel in the garage, almost directly below in the basement in an unfinished utility space. Call it a roughly 25 foot run...

Just got my Big Maxx mounted, gas and electrical ran. Now to the venting - there’s so much information on this that my head is spinning. Hopefully you guys can help me clarify a few things. First, the challenges of my roof. It’s an attached garage, new construction house with extremely steep...

I am kicking around the idea of adding a gas heater to my attached garage. This would require me getting a gas line from the basement gas manifold, up through a first story wall, and into the attic where I could drop it down to the heater in the corner of the garage. My question - what is the...

Need a replacement soft grip handle for my FH80 ratchet...chucked it across the garage and broke the grip off of it (not my proudest moment). The part # on the ratchet spec page on Snapon.com turns up nothing when I try to find just the grip. Anyone know where I can get these? Would prefer green...

Craftsman block grinder with stand, date code April of 1970. Has original grinding disc on it and comes with one spare if you dare to use it. Nicks and scratches as shown in the pics but runs perfect. One of the pieces of glass is shattered (despite the “shatterproof glass” sticker :bounce:)...

After almost 9 years of being in our starter home, wife and I decided to buy our dream home, which meant a new garage build! I'm coming from a single car garage (outlined in this thread, unfortunately most of the picture links are broken...

Moving into a new garage with 12 foot ceilings and had these Hyperikon strip lights all picked out, was planning on at least 4 8ft fixtures (25x22 garage) Hyperikon Vapor Proof LED Fixture 8ft, 120W (250 Watt Replacement) Commercial Garage Lights, 5000k, Frosted, Waterproof Vapor Tight Light...

Dewalt 18v tools - 7 in total with fast charger. 2 batteries are starting to get a little weak but still perfectly usable. Tools included: 1/2" impact 1/4" driver Reciprocating saw Circular saw Jigsaw Grinder Flexible light All have signs of normal use and all are in good working order...