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Well it's been 3 years since inception of the project and I am sad to say it has come to a close. Before posting pictures I wanted to have the garage completed because like some people I am an instant gratification person and want to see something completed when I start reading a thread. As...

We had our first family gathering in the garage this last Friday. I have had the heater up and working for about a year but didn't have insulation above the ceiling. Friday was about 45 degrees outside and wind gusts around 15mph. The garage stayed at a perfect 68 degrees with no problem. I...

Is this against code? I have a friend that ran it in the same bulkhead and was wondering if this is against code. I don't know if this would be state specific but the said house is in KY.

I installed two new walk in doors about a year ago followed instructions to the letter and it seems like as months go on that they have started to touch the jam and are hard to close. The garage is old but the framing was correct with the header and doubled 2x4's on each side. Am I missing...

I am getting ready to put a vapor barrier down in the crawlspace this weekend and so it will be totally sealed from moisture. I have rigid foam board on the concrete walls and then I will be covering the floor and the walls with a 12 mil vapor barrier. I was wondering what everyone’s opinion...

I am to the point of insulating the walls in the garage and as you can imagine they have wires, nails and other objects protruding out. The 2x4 wall studs are spaced 22 inches apart (existing). I am looking for ideas to insulate them. I first thought about spray foam but I am thinking about...

After looking at other sub panels on the forum I tried my best to make it look neat but more importantly make sure I am meeting all codes. I think am about ready for final inspection. Let me know if I should change anything before final inspection.

So I past the rough inspection and have terminated the feeder cable in the house and the garage. I used the anti-oxidizer stuff on the both connections and wiggled the cable as I tightned to get a good bite on the cable. My question is when I took the sheath of the cable I scored the...

I did everything by the book and talked to the inspector before hand doing the upgrade. The one thing that I am worried about is the trench from the house to the garage. I put it to 18 inches depth in conduit but covered the trench up. I worried when he comes to do the rough inspection that...

Guys, I have a 26x40 garage that I plan to put a tin ceiling in and then blow in cellulose. I am concerned with the moisture buildup the may occur if I don't put some venting in the roof. The roof is pretty dated but in good shape. Two things that I don't want to do is put in a ridge vent or...

I am running a water line from the meter to the existing garage. The problem of course is digging below the foundation and then busting a hole in the concrete on the inside and then digging down to run the pipe. I have searched many threads and it sounds like there really isn't an alternative...

To avoid harmonic distortion should I float the ground bar from the neutral bar inside the panel in the garage? I am already driving a grounding rod at the panel outside the the garage. I have a 200amp service in the house that will be feeding the garage. My run is going to be about 80 feet. I...