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Good evening all, I started a thread months ago regarding the planning of a new garage/apartment on our property up in Camden, Maine. Not much progress has been happening, but we did get our property surveyed. This is a crazy one. It appears that all of the structures for a few houses are...

First off, I haven't been on GJ in a while. Glad to see good discussions are still happening. I've skimmed some threads but haven't found this particular question in my search. In 2018, we moved aboard our sailboat and lived in the Caribbean but when COVID struck, we sailed back to the US and...

Ok guys, Here's a quick one for you. I have a nice driveway light that I would like to serve as double duty. Don't ask why I don't just install another light. I can't. So, I would like the light to be on a timer for dawn/dusk use. But, once the timer goes off, I would like it to become a...

Hey everyone! I'm back working on my garage again. I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to wire some lights so that they are on a timer and a motion detector. I want the lights to come on at dusk and turn off around 10pm. After 10, I want them to be motion activated. How do I do this...

Need some opinions on drywalling the old garage. Pros and cons? I really like the clean look, but I dread damaging it. Would OSB be a better choice? Thanks!

Hey guys, We have embarked an a big renovation on our house and I am finally able to get into the walls to run coax, phone and Cat5 to all the usual suspects. During the project, we have removed all external cabling on the outside of the house and there is only a temp coax cable running from...

Hey all, A neighbor gave me an electric oven and it fits ferfectly in my rolling workbench. This workbench is large enough to house the oven as well as store a table saw and chop saw. I want to wire this oven in and keep the unit "mobile". What's the best way to go about this? Wire an...

Hey everyone, Thanks for the replies a while back regarding the bulb direction on some fixtures I just bought. I've laid out the lights parallel to the vehicle and everything looks good. Once I turned them on, I realized that the prior owner had installed some very warm bulbs in here and the...

I did a bit of searching and couldn't really find an answer to this question. I am currently working in a 20 x 30 garage that is detached from my house. The ceiling joists run in the 20 direction, or perpendicular to the vehicle underneath. So, I have 2 off 2 bulb 8' T12s, end to end above...

Hey all! I have a couple of ballasts that may or may not work. Is there a way to test these things? I discovered my T12 8' lamp is leaking the fluid out of its ballast tonight. Yay PCBs! Jason

Hey all, My wife's family does a secret Santa thing and this year I've been thinking about asking for a 12V screwdriver/drill. All of my cordless tools are DeWalt, but the DeWalt versions are in the $150 range. Does anyone have any experience with the Craftsman versions? Should I just stick...

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some ideas with a mobile table I have. See if you can follow my explanation here. Table is 6ft long x 3ft deep x 3ft high. It is built around an old industrial air conditioning housing. So it is steel and very sturdy. The table is also on casters. Ok, one...

Hey guys and gals! I've been lurking around on here and trying to get some ideas for the garage that came with our new (1945) house. Its a separate 20x30 garage and has some serious space. I still need to finish one of my workbenches near the sink, and I need to organize the attached shed a...

Hey guys! Hopefully, someone can answer this question I just bought a new ballast for my lamps. After only 8 hours of the lights being on, the ballast just quit. Is this a sign of a cheap ballast? My other lamp has worked fine with the same ballast for a few weeks now. This is the 2nd...