Questions tagged [garage]
For questions generally relating to the area of the home in which cars and other motor vehicles are kept.
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Where can I get a replacement decorative glass pane for my garage door?
One of my garage door windows is cracked and I believe it's a piece of custom glass. I tried searching and I can't find the exact piece or really anything close to it.
I don't want to replace all the ...
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Is it helpful to use a thicker gauge wire for only part of a long circuit run that could have higher loads?
A new circuit is going in to provide 20A power to a residential garage, mainly for power tools, but also for the garage door motor. All of that and a couple of overhead lights are currently drawing ...
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Adding a new sink in a garage to existing plumbing
I would like to add a new garage sink. The wall I am working on backs on to a bathroom with an existing sink. I can tap into the existing bathroom sink H&C water supply in the drywall. Can I also ...
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Can I rely on this jackpost in my garage?
Hoping for some help with structural support questions. I purchased a home last summer with a 4" hollow steel support post in the garage that was recommended to be replaced due to corrosion at ...
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Is genie intellicode 1 progrgrammable with a kinnear chain drive garage door opener?
can a genie intellicode ACSCTG type 1 remote be programmed to work with a kinnear chain drive garage door opener?
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I need to fiind a drain cover or screen for this old garage drain
The outer ring is 4 inches diameter and the hole is 2 inches diameter.
I don't know if an exact match is possible but if not, is there something else I could put inside it?
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Best Mini Split BTU Size for Hot Miami Garage: 12'W x 28'D x 12'H
EDIT FOR CONFUSION: The condensor unit will be outside near my front entrance.
I'm a photographer with 12'W x 28'D x 12'H Garage as my studio. It gets very hot, so I've decided to get a Mini Split ...
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Attaching chain hoist to rafter
I'm looking at getting a 1/4 ton chain hoist and hanging it from the rafters in my shop/garage. These aren't exactly rafters, but 2x10's put up by a previous owner for "attic" storage. My ...
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Garage door not closing when sunlight is bright
My garage door with an old Wayne Dalton opener will not close when sunlight is bright, unless I keep the wall button pressed. This means that I cannot close the garage door using a remote when it's ...
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How should I repair a crack on my garage slab at the overhead door line?
We recently bought a house with a garage attached to it. Like many garage concrete slabs, it is cracked, just outside of the garage door (see picture).
Since the area sees a lot of car/motorcycle ...
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How to resolve garage humidity levels?
I am in the UK. My garage is attached to my house and was at one point in time stables or similar, it is a split building with two levels, the main workshop and the attic/roof space above. One wall of ...
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What is this structure? Can I remove it?
This structure is in my garage. It’s a piece of wood that goes to the roof and is attached to a bolted on piece of wood that’s mid wall. On the other end of the garage theres a piece of bolted on ...
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Waterproofing Garage Door Help
I have a garage that has an asphalt floor, unfortunately. The doorway doesn't have a threshold so water has been entering the space. The asphalt is pretty deteriorated so adding a rubber seal strip ...
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Covering an open garage vent and painting the garage
First time home buyer trying to learn and be handy here. We just moved into a 2 storey TH with a single car garage. It is pretty spacious for being listed as a single car garage but the previous ...
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Garage door closing problem
My garage door will not stay closed. It starts to close for 1 second, then reverses back up for 2 seconds then stops. It is not an obstructed beam. There is no obstruction in the door tracks or in the ...
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How to best fill or seal top of cinderblock walls?
As part of a remodel we are re-covering the walls in our garage, which sit on a concrete cinderblock foundation/footing of sorts. The problem is that mice seem to be tunnelling through from beneath/...
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Why is this pipe in my garage filled with concrete?
Any idea why this water pipe going into the ground in my garage next to the furnace and water boiler tank is filled at the upper end? What's its intended use? If I want to use it in a effective way, ...
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How much weight can my garage attic hold?
I have an early 2000's house with an attached 2-car garage and wanted to get some more attic space, the garage is fully drywalled including the ceiling but is not insulated. I wanted to cut an opening ...
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Sister rafter ties or use independent joists for new ceiling
I have a ~22'x21' garage with 2x6 rafters and 2x6 rafter ties 24"OC. The 2x6 rafter ties span 21' with a 2x4 strongback and a couple of king posts connecting two sets of rafter ties and rafters.
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What is this part? Where can I purchase one? Elfa Classic(?) Rail Hook Clamp [closed]
I recently moved into an apartment with a wall-mounted rail hook system in a utility space. I believe the brand is "Elfa Classic".
There is one unattached hook about 12inches/30cm long. ...
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How do I fix this garage bracket? It looks like it was held by glue?
I had my garage to manually open and locked it. After power came back I opened it with the opener and the top bracket broke. It looks to be fitted in a rivet at top and glue. Can I just put some ...
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How can I access a locked garage through the overhead door with the lock release cord missing?
No electricity and the lock release cord is not attached so I can't pull to release. There is a hole where the release lock should be, but the previous owner removed it so there is just a hole. I ...
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Any potential issues with using A/C duct sealant to seal corners of a garage door?
Does duct sealant shrink when curing? Specifically, does Red Devil 0841DS RD-DS 181 Acrylic Latex Duct Sealant shrink as it is drying?
I watched a youtube video where it was used to seal the corners ...
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Garage Insulation in Houston
I have a 25x25 foot detached garage in Houston, TX. It's very hot/humid here. I'm considering insulating and putting in a mini-split. Its a pyramid hip and has no venting. It has tar paper between the ...
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Suggestions to cool very humid garage
First time home owner here. Looking for solutions to cool a very hot and humid garage (12'W x 28'D x 12'H). I am not allowed to put a mini-split outside, but I can put two vents above the garage door (...
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How to fix damaged garage door? [duplicate]
I managed to break the inside garage wall panel. It looks like there is a styrofoam inside the panel. The outer layer that encapsulates the styrofoam is made up of thin plastic kind of material.
Any ...
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How to remove the bottom seal on a 9100 series Wayne Dalton door?
I can't get the bottom seal off the door. Anyone know where the dimples are located that are holding the seal in place and how to get the seal off the door? I can't find any youtube videos that show ...
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What is the best way to get a tighter seal for garage door?
I would like to use the Green Hinge System but I have a Wayne Dalton door and the Green Hinge System isn't compatible. The wheels in the track are pretty loose. The door forms a good seal against the ...
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Electrical Service to Detached Garage
I am planning on running an electrical service (240V, 100A) from house to a detached garage.
I am looking for feedback on my plan.
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Western New York State
Main House Panel is at the furthest ...
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How do I find plumbing/electrical in drywall? [duplicate]
I moved into a 2016 cinder block house. It has an attached garage from which the electrical and hot water travel to the rest of the house. The interior walls of the garage are largely finished with ...
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Why did the drywall tape fail in my garage? How can I fix it?
House forty years old, been here five years. Bits of drywall tape regularly dislodge and fall on the floor or car and I'm getting sick of it. I have begun scraping off the loose bits, but the middle ...
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Insulation pushing out underneath built-in shelving in garage
pushing out from underneath some built-in shelving in our garage. Today there is more of this material where I had removed it before - I'm convinced it's insulation from the wall. This home was built ...
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Why is my Liftmaster 8500 only opening partway?
When I open the garage door in the morning, it only goes up about 3 inches, sometimes not at all. I have to keep pressing the remote until it finally goes up. It works fine the rest of the day until ...
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How can I hang heavy bikes under a thick wooden shelf?
My garage has a one inch thick wood shelf up high. I want to hang bikes below it. The bikes are heavy electric bikes, about 70 lbs each.
I bought J-hooks but I don't think that'll cut it. I've used ...
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How Do I Finish My Fence Section Next to Garage
I need some advice on finishing a fence section next to my attached garage. Here's the situation:
Neighbor and I split the cost to build a fence.
I have a section of fence next to my garage that's ...
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Garage Door Remote Issue
I have two garage doors. Both Overhead Door Model 4050A. One has a frequency of 360 (Door A), and the second a frequency of 312 (Door B). They are both located in the same garage.
Currently, for (A) I'...
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How to enclose this carport on uneven asphalt? wood frame between pillars or lay concrete slab first?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to enclose this carport pictured below. purpose is to have a jam space for me and my drummer, but also, sometimes do some woodworking in there away from the rain. ...
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Two stage garage/addition?
I’d like to add a primary suite, living room, and garage to my home. The only thing I need urgently though is a garage so I was considering undergoing a two phase process. First I’d get a garage built ...
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Old concrete floor in garage. Animals digging in the holes
I have an old concrete garage slab. There are several cracks in the floor, along with a few open holes. It appears critter(s) are getting in one of the holes and burrowing, evidenced by sand being ...
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Whats the chance this contains asbestos?
Garage sheathing. Any chance this would be suspicious for asbestos? I'm thinking no, but just kinda getting some other visual opinions.
https://imgur.com/a/zg73HaU
https://imgur.com/a/eP6clTb
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What is this material between the floor and the foundation of my garage?
There is a gap between the concrete floor and the foundation of my garage. It is filled with a material that is soft, you can poke it with a wooden skewer.
Picture here: https://ibb.co/xD8jH9c
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Garage dry wall to floor question
Garage wall to floor
Hi experts - I’m early stages of modernizing older drywall in the garage and there’s some bare spots about 6-8 inches from the ground where cinder block meets cement.
What is the ...
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Garage front wall is a portal frame or shear wall?
I’m having trouble interpreting the plans for the garage entrance. A detail of a post beam hardware is throwing me off.
The garage wall is flanked on either end with 3-0 shear walls as detailed in ...
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How can I route groundwater coming through a slab to the sump pail?
I live in the area with substantial volumes of groundwater, so last summer I installed a sump pump in my garage, right in the corner of the garage. See illustration.
Red circle is a sump pit, black ...
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Cooling the garage in the summer: what do you think of my air conditioning plan?
I am leaning towards buying a 12000 BTU portable air conditioner for around $300, and paying a handyman to install a vent in my garage for $300.
That should end up at $600 for an adequate system for ...
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Using a section of copper pipe as a stop gap for ground
Can I use a 20' section of an exposed 3/4" cold water copper pipe in my garage by attaching a proper ground wire from the breaker panel on one end and using the other end as a substitute ...
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Adding joists to second floor above garage [closed]
My bonus room was made above the garage. The garage ceiling is drywalled, by not really finished. Would it be recommended to add more joists before putting a squat rack in the bonus room? Generally ...
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Garage apartment flooding in left front corner
So we made our garage into an apartment for our grandson and his girlfriend. In the front left corner it’s flooding. We pull the floor up twice dried it out quickly my husband then dug a trench or ...
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Using ceramic fiber insulation as alternative to type-x drywall on garage ceiling
I'm currently renovating my garage, which has a bonus room above. I've removed the existing type-x drywall on the garage ceiling to install some Rockwool sound / fire insulation in between the truss ...
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Garage door keeps moving forever
The problem is with motorized garage door Promatic 4 by Hörmann. The door kept occasionally opening on its own, and was disconnected while the house owners were out of town. After their return, the ...
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