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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Trying to unclog garage floor drain - cannot figure out how the drain is supposed to work [closed]
My ranch home was built in 1963 and the garage floor drain has been clogged for many years. I am trying to free it up and am baffled by the drain design. It appears to be cast iron, well-rusted, of ...
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Bringing Garage Wiring Up to Code in NY
I am currently looking for advice or recommendations on how to bring the electrical wiring in my garage up to code. I reside in New York State, and I am specifically concerned about several wires that ...
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Garage DIY Electric Hoist Storage System [closed]
I’m looking for specific instructions on making a DIY Electric Garage Hoist System. I currently have overhead storage racks installed but it’s hard to get items up and down from them. I want to use ...
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What insulation should I be using in south texas for an attached garage
Specifically I’m in the Houston area and I see a lot saying to put the vapor barrier on the outside if you’re going to put one. I got Kraft paper backed fiberglass insulation and while watching a ...
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Adding a new electrical line for light sockets to insulated garage
Adding a series of light sockets to my garage. Garage is insulated and I am running line through the studs. Two questions:
Can I run the wire on top of the insulation or cut insulation and run ...
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Adding an insulated ceiling to my new build garage
I have a detached, single skin garage that I'm gonna turn into a workshop/hobby space and I'm going to put some insulation in there to make things a little more comfortable. The first thing I'm going ...
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Tapping in garage door opener outlet for ring flood light/gfci? [closed]
Ok so really I have a 2 part question. The 20 amp garage circuit breaker says it’s gfi protected on my panel and has one gfi outlet on my garage wall. I tested this by tripping a normal wall outlet in ...
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Installing a sectioned garage door that's slightly wider than the opening
I want to replace my non-power garage door (up-and-over type) with a 8x7 ft. sectional one that rolls on a track. This way I can park cars right up next to it outside and not worry about opening ...
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New garage door opener won't work because of sensors or something else?
I have a old chamberlain garage door opener with sensors. Its motherboard started going bad - not allowing opens and closes based on transmitter. Sensors worked fine.
Replaced it with chamberlain ...
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Is it ok to replace a torsion coil spring without a middle bracket bearing?
Its a single door with a 1020 overhead door opener. It seems it was installed with the fixed end mounted to the side rail. The adjustable tensioner bolt assembly with the square bolts are towards ...
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Suggestions for repairing disintegrating concrete blocks in garage?
Our garage has a row of filled concrete blocks that are tied to the foundations, upon which the sill plate is attached. One corner has begun to let in water, and the freeze/thaw cycles of our ...
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How do I know what spring size should be installed on my garage door
My springs were replaced about 9 months ago with the same size that was already there - 207x28
I needed an unrelated repair but the first thing this guy said was that the springs were not the right ...
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What wire should I run 200A from main panel to sub panel 140' away through an attic and through conduit in the ground?
I am building a detached garage that is about 140' from my main service panel. Part of that distance will go through the attic of my existing house from the side of my attached garage to the other ...
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How to repair a long crack in my epoxy covered garage floor?
Last summer we decided to get our garage floor coated with epoxy.
We had a section that was cracked (see first photo) and hired a concrete guy to repair it (see second photo). He put rebar every 16&...
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reservoir cladding without WRB insulation options
We’d like to air-seal and insulate our garage walls. We are in zone 5. The current configuration is brick veneer, 1" air gap, unprotected plywood sheathing, then 2x4 framing. We will heat and ...
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How can I install a garage door on a carport that was not originally designed to have a door?
I bought a house a year ago that sits on a hill. The uphill side is on the ground. The downhill side sits on a carport that sits at the top of our driveway. The carport has a large opening (18'2" ...
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Garage Ceiling corner Brace
I have these braces nailed into the wall plates i believe they keep the garage from racking/ twisting and are code here in california for earthquake from what i’ve read. Is there a different way that ...
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Will my trusses hold Drywall and insulation
Our home was built in the 80’s located Southern California so during the different seasons it’s either really cold or super hot. Our garage has an open ceiling which I believe the tenants before just ...
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Insulation for framing around HVAC trunks with drywall
There are supply and return trunks running along my (unconditioned) garage ceiling, conditioning the two floors above.
These trunks have never have any insulation or drywall around them (don't ask me, ...
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New construction - How to address WRB/Stucco around Garage opening?
First time poster... please go easy on me.
I'm building an ADU/small house and framers have finished up. I'm doing 90% of the rest myself including WRB and rainscreen install, but not the actual ...
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Finishing a Garage
I am a new home owner and Looking to finish my garage, It has reinforced 2 by 4s due to previous termite damage. It is a detached garage. From what I understand there is only the outer shell of the ...
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What can I use to create the impression of an arch over my garage door?
What can I use to create the impression of an arch over my garage door?
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Came home to find garage door control panel inverted
I'm sure there isn't a setting that does this. I'm even more sure someone broke into my garage, stole nothing, and just decided to set the screen to invert.
It still works fine. The buttons work, I ...
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My garage has a GFI wall plate, with both buttons in center, but has no outlets
Plate is solid at top and bottom, where outlets would be. Can this be replaced with normal gfi receptacle?
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Cheapest way to cover garage ceiling
I'm looking for the cheapest way of covering my garage ceiling. The purpose is mainly to cover all the exposed insulation.
The measurements are 5.9 meters by 5.4 meters approximately.
Any suggestions?
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How to modify above-garage storage rack to be adjustable height
I just installed some garage overhead storage. Link to the exact one here and pictured below. Dimensions are 4' x 8'. The vertical supports are made of two pieces which connect with 2x ~1/4" ...
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Garage door bottom retainer fell off
Our SUV backed out before the door completely opened and the SUV's fin antenna knocked this retainer off.
I am unable to force it back into place while bending one side of the track with a flathead ...
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Uneven wall studs impacting project to finish garage
I'm in the planning stages of finishing our garage. My goal is to run new wiring, add insulation, drywall, and install a wall-mounted organization system.
The house was built in the 1960s and is ...
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Garage airflow ideas
I know this has been asked a multitude of times before, but I feel like I have a more unique scenario that wasn't directly addressed.
I have a 2 story home in SoCal. Garage temps aren't unbearable, ...
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Whom to call to inspect damaged drywall ceiling of garage and repair leak?
Hello dear experts and DYIers,
I’ve noticed drywall coming off from my garage’s ceiling. After a closer look I suspect water/moisture issues.
There is some roof over the garage and a gutter that goes ...
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garage door opener replacement
i am looking to replace my current garage door opener. the images below show that the opener track was installed on an angled bracket along with the torsion spring. is it safe to remove the track ...
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Can a garage slab pour be done in multiple sections? [duplicate]
My wife and I just bought a house that has a detached 3 car garage. It has gravel floors and we would like to upgrade to concrete. What would be the recommendation here. I am thinking use a skid steer ...
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Garage Door Insulation vs Ventilation Grill
I am located in Houston, TX and so you can imagine how hot and humid it is right now in the summer. I live in a 3 story townhome style house with an attached garage. And another thing is that I also ...
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How can I install a garage door without the overhead rail hardware?
We need to get new garage doors. Currently it's a two car garage, both doors are on rails driven by chain/motor.
We want to order two doors, but one of them we want static - it will never need to open....
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Insulate wall with brick exposed
I'm currently redoing my garage and encountered the issue of a wall in the garage with brick exposed and 2x4 as framing. i want to insulate this wall as we are planning to add a home gym and the ...
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How can I add framing to my garage ceiling to support a loft?
Our gable-roofed block garage has a partial loft that we use for storage. I would like to finish the other half to expand useable attic/loft storage. There are 2x8-18 at 16” on center which span the ...
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What do I need to make my overhead garage door operable?
I bought this house and they remodeled the garage into a room. I’m slowly, but surely making it back into a garage.
It has a door, and the bar across the top of the garage.
Don’t I just need the motor ...
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Garage Conversion to home office in Los Angeles, plan advice and insulation question
I'm not handy, though I am a software engineer by trade so I like to solve problems and build things, just haven't had much experience doing that in the physical world much. I'd like to take this ...
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How to charge car on driveway with EVSE inside the garage?
I installed an EVSE (hardwired Wallbox Pulsar Plus 40A) inside my garage due to HOA but I park my car on the driveway. What options do I have for charging my car other than relocating the EVSE ...
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Is SER aluminum cable okay for INTERIOR run to sub-panel?
I have a short run between a main panel and an attached garage with a sub panel. A SER rated aluminum cable is routed along rafters and between studs, not exposed to wet or sun, and not enclosed in ...
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Cracks in new construction home post tension concrete garage
We just had our walkthrough and we were informed by our builder of this long crack in our garage that was repaired with epoxy. Based on my research, it seems like it isn't a major issue. I am still a ...
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How to get Romex between two garage doors
I’m adding a bunch of new outlets to my 2-car garage as I turn one side into a workshop.
I’m trying to add one 240V outlet and two 120V outlets between the garage doors, but I can’t figure out how to ...
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New Chamberlain garage door opener belt is too short. How to fix this problem?
I purchased a chamberlain garage door belt. Could not install, it's one and a half inches too short. Is there anything I can do?
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Should I be concerned about the structural integrity of this 100-year-old garage?
I had an aunt who lived in a house that was built in 1923 and its detached garage was also built in 1923. I am in the process of fixing up both this house and the garage before the house is put for ...
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How to repair wooden garage wall sitting 2 feet below grade?
I'm stopping by to see what people think might be the solution to the previous owner's "solution". I've got a garage with wooden walls that is butted directly up against an area of yard ...
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How do I wire to NEC code my detached garage?
I have read some of the NEC code but I am no professional. I am planning to run a 100amp sub panel in my detached garage with no more than 80' of wire, most likely URD 1/0 or so, from my main breaker ...
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How should I fix the gap between my concrete driveway and garage floor with rusting rebar and a cracked corner?
I have a concrete driveway that butts up against a concrete garage floor. There is a gap that is anywhere from about 1 inch to 1.5 inches by 17 feet across.
I would like to seal this gap but found a ...
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Horizontal joist losing support from vertical support joist in Garage ceiling?
It’s happening in few more places which causing horizontal joist turning into little curve.
What mending brace plate should I use?
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Should I plug or seal my garage floor drain before building a floor on top? (Pests concern)
I'm having half my garage turned into office space and building a platform for the floor. Is it ok to plug or seal the existing floor drain? I'm concerned about pests getting inside the new room (...
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repairing a cast iron Garage Floor drain trap
The cover of the floor drain is cast iron and rusted badly. The floor drain basin is also cast iron and was full of dirt so I proceeded to clean it out. The drain is 6.5" dia basin cup shape ...
