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I’ve been using Mapp and propylene in my gas torch set (an oxy/acetylene setup) for decades, I went to pick up more propylene and they didn’t have any so they sold me an acetylene tank ( I’m in a real hurry to finish a brazing job). After getting home I found I needed a different ****** on my...

I'm in the process of setting up an emergency power source for my house and I'm planning to build a small solar power system just for the lights and refrigerator (probably just a 2000 watt inerter with a 400 ah battery bank). The plan is to put the panels, batteries, charge controller and...

I have a 100 amp breaker feeding the garage from the house and always shut off the main when I leave the building. I'd like to have one separate circuit for outside lights on motion detectors and the garage door opener. This would be 20amps run through a second underground conduit. I've read...

I'm going to mount a few led floodlights outside my garage, two above the 18" garage door about 9' off the ground one over an entrance door and another one over a small balcony and steps. I want decent light outside the garage door but not overwhelmingly bright....like what you'd want to unload...

I just finished wiring my detached garage. ..100 amp sub panel fed from the 200 amp main in the house. Before I can put power on it I have to replace the main panel in which I plan to use a whole house surge protector. This should provide protection for the garage also, shouldn't it?

I'm going to run power to my garage off the house meter. I thought about switching the meter box to a feed through type. An electrician friend suggested that instead of going to the trouble of changing the meter socket box I could just add an outdoor load center and split the power there. This...

switching lights with relays I recently installed 11 2x4 4 bulb t8 light fixtures in my 32x24 garage. I wanted to be able to switch each one on or off independently without a huge bank of switches and a ton of romex so I decided to try using low voltage relays. I installed a 24vdc relay in...

I was wondering how regular oil base rustoleum would work to make a tough, water resistant finish on drywall. Seems to me it would be decent unless it were to cause some sort of moisture problems.... would it form a vapor barrier? Has anyone tried this?

I've been planning and building this for the past couple of years and have used this site for ideas and asked advice on a couple of occasions but have never posted any pictures of my progress....so here goes! I'm sort of a jack of all trades and have used the internet extensively to research the...

I'm getting ready to waterproof and backfill some below grade block. My foundation's dug back into a bank with the back wall about 5' below grade with both sides tapering down to grade at the front. Before I install the drainage pipe and gravel I have to waterproof the block. I have a 5 gallon...

I've been a lurker on this site for quite a while while I was going through the planning stages and construction of my garage project and this site's been a big help. I've never posted before but will have to put up some of my pictures from learning how to run a backhoe to the stage I'm at...

Hi! this is my first post, I'm Bill form South Carolina and have been a lurker on this site for a few months gathering ideas for my garage build. This is my design. My current question is: I am planning to use three S-10x24.5 steel I beams across the 24' span for second floor support, two across...