For questions generally relating to the area of the home in which cars and other motor vehicles are kept.
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Putting a breaker box in my garage
I am currently converting my garage into a woodshop. There is already electrical in the garage running from the house, however I am not sure that I won't blow breakers every five minutes running the ...
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Is the combination switch and outlet circuit in my 1970s home ok?
I’m replacing an existing incandescent light fixture in my garage with two LED fixtures. The light is on a set of 3-way switches. I expected to remove the existing fixture and find a hot and neutral....
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Water puddle in backyard causing leaking in garage concrete wall
This is what I saw in the backyard of a split level home after a light rain
The water was there due to overflow from gutter. I can clean the gutter but the puddle situation must be fixed as it will ...
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Can these wall braces be removed?
My detached garage was rebuilt in 2015, and 2 of the walls have metal braces with kerfs cut into the studs. The walls are sheathed with tongue and groove. The wall in the picture is 2x4’s 24” on ...
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Should I resurface my concrete before laying epoxy on a garage floor?
I'd like to lay down epoxy garage flooring. The concrete in my garage is still original (50+ year house) in relatively good shape. Will the epoxy fill in minor (1/8" or so) imperfections which are ...
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Craftsman 3/4 hp garage door won’t go down.
I have a craftsman 3/4 hp garage door that will not go down, sometimes it goes down about 2 inches then back up and flashes 10 times. It will go all the way down if I hold the wall button until it ...
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What conductor and burial depth are appropriate for my garage subpanel circuit?
We are building a 2-story detached garage. The upstairs will be my wife's studio. She is a painter and quilter. The lower level will be a standard garage for tools, etc. I do not plan to weld but who ...
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Garage door not shutting securely
Disconnected my automatic garage door as opener would not work - now the door does not lock into the slam latches why?
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Can hanging a 70 lbs punching bag from my garage ceiling cause damage?
Took a look in the attic above the garage to find somewhere to hang my 70 lbs punching bag. After seeing what was up there, I wasn't sure it was a good idea anymore so I was hoping to get some ...
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Should I close the gable vent on my garage in the winter?
My garage has a vent grill similar to this one. The vent is near the roof on the outside wall where I have my garage doors. I do have 1/2 of the walls insulated and I was planning to start finishing ...
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What are my options to level a concrete driveway?
I have quite an old house that was built in the 40s. During the heavy rain and winter seasons, I typically get large puddles of water in-front of my garage that seeps slowly through the weather strip. ...
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Garage door not operating correctly
My garage door opener is a Linear. It opens fine with either the hard wired button or remote. It will not close at all with remote. It will not close with the hard wired button unless you hold your ...
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Garage has switched outlets only, cannot operate new garage doors. What are my options?
So I just spent about a month re-doing a 36 year old garage garage from top to bottom in preparation for new garage doors being installed. The previous garage doors were manually operated when I ...
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How to dust proof and waterproof garage concrete screed?
I want to treat my single garage floor (15sqm) which is apparently made of soft concrete screed. It looks as being in good shape with no cracks and no signs of water coming but I just want to be sure ...
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Garage Door/ genie 1000
Just recently had power outage due to hurricane Florence. My garage door is no longer operating. It’s as if it has no power. The receptacle it is plugged into is operating correctly. There are no ...
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loosening bolt on the steel support strut that's secured to the ceiling of the garage
I was working on my garage door the other day and I noticed that the steel supporting strut (or more appropriate name for this? See the picture) tilted due to a loosening bolt, the ceiling cracked ...
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Is it safe to store a wheel/tire set in my garage loft area?
I'm not sure how much they weigh. I assume around 50lbs a piece. Here is the area I will store them in:
https://i.imgur.com/Ys2LnOf.jpg
Any specific way I should arrange the load or am I worrying ...
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How can I safely reinforce my garage trusses to support ceiling drywall and insulation?
Recently bought a home that came with a double detached garage. The garage is older, perhaps from the 70s? It uses what looks like an early adoption of a truss framed roof. The trusses look like they ...
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Help: Wiring 220V in garage to NEMA 10-30r because MIG welder and air compressor have 10-30p
I've reviewed many articles on this website as they've been referred by my Google searches. But most have been about dryers.
I have an older air compressor (240V, 60Hz, 15A, 5hp) and a MIG welder (...
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Garage remodel: can I leave garage door in and put an insulated wall in front?
doing a garage remodel and wondering how best to keep the garage door on facade and still be able to have A/C in the garage? I live in hot and humid south Texas. Is this a ridiculous solution to ...
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How does a garage door wall button differentiate between a door open button, and a light button?
How does the wall button know, if there’s only two wires (+ and -), what’s a door open button press, and a light on press? Is it a voltage transmission difference?
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garage door opener causing plaster to fall
My garage door opener was installed wrong. Not enough support for motor and alignment was done wrong. Here lately the sheetrock on the ceiling has started to fall down and droop in some places. Could ...
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How to put drywall over garage uneven concrete wall?
I would like to make my garage wall a bit "smoother". And now I think about using drywall to cover the bare concrete. However the concrete is very uneven with at least 1 inch of concrete sticking out ...
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Is it going to be worth replacing bat insulation with rigid foam between bedroom and garage?
I have the classic problem of two bedrooms above a garage that are too hot in the summer. In the winter it can be cooler upstairs than the rest of the house but not as much as a temperature difference ...
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Repair old garage workbench
I have this old garage workbench that seems very sturdy
The wood is OK, I could replace the door.
But the surface's corner has cracking like this:
This is done from previous owner. I would like to ...
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Advice on wiring garage coach lights
I'm planning on replacing the garage coach lights at my house. We have a junction box on the inside of the garage, directly behind where the fixture is mounted however it's behind the plywood / cedar ...
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WiFi garage door controller installation
Currently I have the normal garage door remote but in addition to it I would like to add a WiFi controlled system.
https://imgur.com/a/TmViiSt Those pictures show the current control box and the new ...
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How can I replace the siding on my garage when its on the property line, and 12" adjacent to another structure?
My garage is right on the property line, and my so is my neighbors. Its not a shared wall, but the two are about a 1 foot (maybe 1.5 feet) apart. Its not enough room for me to squeeze back there. ...
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Is NM (Romex) wiring ok for a shop wired in 2006?
The shop building on a property I want to buy was built in 2005 but not wired until 2006. The building is metal with a wood framed interior office and bathroom.
It appears to be wired with Romex and ...
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Garage gable fan proper installation
I want to add a gable fan in my garage to help cool it and help to let out the humidity in the winter. My garage doesn't have a high peak, so there is about 24" of height at the peak on the gable and ...
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Can I use 20 feet 2x4 studs to add a ceiling in the garage?
I have a garage that is 22 feet by 18 feet. It does not have a ceiling but it has a roof and everything. One side is the wall that it shared with the house. And the other side is the outside wall. I ...
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How should I treat my garage wall?
I want to turn my garage into a bit of a woodworking shop (I am an amateur at best) so I want to put things on the wall such as tools and other things that must be stored there.
My garage has very ...
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How to protect furniture in a leaky garage?
I have some furniture (nothing very valuable, but some tables and bookcases) that I am temporarily going to have to store in a garage that is a bit leaky.
It's not very leaky, and there is some ...
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How to vent garage in summer?
Our garage faces nearly directly west, meaning it gets full afternoon sun. It also has no attic above it - meaning it has a fair bit of roof. There is batt insulation along the roof but the garage ...
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How to attach a “lean to” shed to a garage? [closed]
I recently purchased the plans for this 10'x6' Lean To Shed. It is designed to be free-standing, but I'd like to attach this to the back of my garage, which is more than large enough to accommodate. ...
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Do I need to insulate the joists in the floor of a converted garage?
I live in New England, and am having my current garage renovated into more heated living space.
There is a floor with 2x8 joists being built about 2 feet above the garage slab, and flush with the ...
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Can I connect 12 AWG wire to 10 AWG in a junction box?
This may sound like a dumb question, but I'm adding some electrical outlets to my garage using 10 AWG wiring in conjunction with 30 amp circuits. I am running 10 AWG THHN through conduit to multiple ...
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Close off and insulate open air garage
I'm looking for the best way to close off and insulate the slatted walls in my garage. We would like to use the space as a gym, but with pollen, mosquitoes and pine straw finding its way in - it's ...
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garage breaker keeps tripping
I tried to upload a pic but the it says the size is too large🤨 So my breaker tripped the other day when I plugged in a set of lights. I unplugged them reset the breaker and the switch/plug combo I ...
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Could the black and white wires in a three-wire cable both be used as hots?
In my detached garage, there is a ??/3 cable (haven't measured to know the gauge, though I'm thinking it's 10..) coming into a fuse box with two circuits. The strange thing is, the third conductor is ...
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Can I use a ground rod as an equipment ground for a detached garage?
I'm in a bit of a dilemma. The house we bought has a detached garage supplied by 12/3 UF with ground. The previous owner/handyman set this up as a multiwire branch circuit (MWBC) with a twist: one ...
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Dehumidifying an unheated garage
I have a small, 40 year old garage in the backyard of the block of apartments where I live, which I've turned into a workshop. I replaced the roof, and repaired and strengthened the back wall, filled ...
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Strengthening ceiling above the garage for additional storage
I need some help. I am trying to figure out the best way to strengthen my garage ceiling to create storage space up above. The problem is the house was built in 1997 with a 2x4 W truss system. The ...
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my garage has soffit and ridge vents and I want to insulate it (southern NH)
like the thread title says: I'm located in Southern NH, allegedly we have 4 seasons although I'm having my doubts about the veracity of that (loonnng winter)
I have an attached 2 car garage with a ...
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Recommended steps to repair concrete garage floor
I have a couple of problems I would like to solve with the garage floor on which we park our vehicles.
First of all, the garage is of a stacked construction...think parking garage. One garage is ...
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How to repair garage interior back wall damage hit lightly by my car
I accidentally ran my car into the interior back wall of my garage three years ago. Now that we are moving out, we would like to get it fixed. Please see the damage area attached. I am not even sure ...
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wiring up new detached garage
K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid. Please remember this when responding because I have very little knowledge of home electrical, mechanic by trade.
My House has a 200amp service panel
House panel runs ...
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Will garage door insulation improve cooling efficiency?
I use half of my two car garage as a garage and the other half as a gym. I am lucky enough that when the house was built they routed AC ducts to the garage but since the thermostat is inside (and I am ...
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Biokleen (biodegradable detergent) soaked into drywall
I have a wall that goes into a storage room in the garage. It is drywall with fiberglass insulation.
I stored a gallon of Biokleen (Biokleen All Purpose Cleaner Super Concentrated, 128 oz) and it ...
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What is/are the advantages of leaf/book type storage over drawers
The book page/leaf idea looks appealing to me, but they don't seem very space efficient. My intuition is that when they are collapsed against the wall, there is quite a bit of space in there between ...
