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My shop leaks in multiple places because the concrete guy did a horrible job so the steel foundation of the shop is not airtight sealed to the concrete. Trying to figure out the best material to use ...
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I have a shop that is dried in, but not insulated. I have built a living space inside this building. The "exterior" walls do not have to protect from water, but I assume I need a vapor ...
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I have very low trusses on my shed. Do I need them? Is there a way to give me more headroom without replacing the whole roof? The shed is approximately 6m x 2m has six trusses going across and they ...
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I have ran underground ~40’ of 600V pvc ins. alumaflex 4way wire from code grounded 200A meter/load dist. combo box on permanent service pole to ungrounded 200A shop subpanel inside of shop. I don’t ...
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I have an unfinished attached ~20'x20' two car garage and I would like to finish it so I can use 1 bay as a wood shop year-round. I live in Missoula, MT and really just want to keep it above ~40F in ...
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I am looking to fit some basic tool hanging and workshop space to my single skin, brick, detached garage. My first thought was to screw hooks directly into the roof truss to hang garden tools on and ...
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Please see photos of sub-panel (in my detached garage) and the 50amp 2-pole breaker that feeds it. If I am correct, I have almost 100amps @120v available in the garage, correct? 240v x 50amps = 12k ...
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I have just had a workshop built on the side of the house and will be setting the electrics up. The question I have is based on the distance I have going from my mains inlet (via a Henley block) and ...
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I'm thinking of buying an old church (2200 sq ft, built in the 60's) to convert into a woodworking shop. The building is over a crawlspace and currently has carpet which I'll definitely want to ...
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I know similar questions to this have been asked before, but I haven't been able to figure out the answers to some of these questions. First an explanation of the situation, the main 200 amp panel is ...
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I want to wire an off-grid shed with a bonded neutral Duromax XP9000iH generator. There won’t be much demand, but I want to make sure I do it right. I'm going to need around 10 standard 15A outlets, 1 ...
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I've learned that smart thermostats go into LO mode when temps drop below 35 and refuse to call for heat when in that mode. I've replaced the smart thermostat with a cheap mechanical thermostat that ...
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I’m working on converting an old detached garage into a workshop. The roof rafters are 24”-ish OC. I’m insulating between the rafters now (faced fiberglass) and an adding perpendicular furring strips ...
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(I am in the UK so UK Regulations apply) I want to run mains power from my (new) house to an outside workshop, a cable length of about 50m. The workshop will have its own separate consumer. I also ...
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I’ve pulled Interior Alt and residential electrical permits. I framed an unfinished portion of my basement and I’m preparing to rough-in 12-2-2 cable through the stud cavities at approx. 40” above the ...
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I'm wiring a miter box station in my woodshop. Wiring is 12/2 w/ground on its own 20AMP Circuit. Power source is coming from breaker box to a single ceiling light above the miter box. How would I ...
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I am soon to be moving into a new house with a blank canvas of a garden. I enjoy woodworking and have been looking at buying a workshop shed, approximately 12ft x 10ft, to go in the garden so I don't ...
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When my father-in-law died we came across this while cleaning out his shop. There are no markings on it. It measures 8" x 2.5" x 2.5" and is made of 1/4" steel tubing. The side ...
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I'm going to get a prebuilt shed and I want to use it for a workshop so I want it climate controlled (I live in New England). Before I order I want to make sure I get anything I need added on (house ...
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what type of wired i need to wire my shop for 120/240 single phase buried about 200' from the house? I plan a 60amp main breaker in the shop. Will 2-2-4 stephens aluminum urd cable be okay?
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Im finalizing my plumbing for my workshop, I've got a 3" main drain and planned 3" wet vent for the plumbing. The sketch is my current plan. The lowest two "entrances" on the ...
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How much additional noise reduction can I get by combining Rockwool sound insulation with QuietRock drywall? Or does one render the other moot? I'm looking to add some noise reduction to an unfinished ...
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I'm making a French cleat wall for a home office. I'm wondering how to make the strongest French cleat. Is it the length/angle of the bevel that matters most, like in B vs A in the diagram? Or is ...
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I am doing preliminary design of the wiring for a shop to be built next year. The floor will have a concrete slab. I want to use the Leviton FBBOX system to put some outlets in the center of the shop ...
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As I read the 2014 NEC 210.12 AFCI protection is only required for a "dwelling unit", which would not include a detached workshop. Is that interpretation correct?
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Ive run my EMT conduit and placed my boxes in my workshop and placed the wires. All is good except... my inspector says I cant use conduit as ground and must run a bare or green conductor to each ...
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I am adding a workshop, and upgrading my service from 200A to 400A. The Shop will get a 200A panel and the existing House panel will be backfed from the main. I want to bring the new House feeder ...
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I'm in the initial phase of laying out my 14x32 workshop and I need advice on whether to put the water treatment system and well pump outside or inside the workshop space. Here's what i currently have ...
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I have a great workshop (20 x 25 ft, 2 level) that was built with no power (previous owner). I'm installing a subpanel in the shop (90A) and need to install receptacles, lights, etc. as well. I've ...
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I'm attaching about 2 dozen electrical "handy" outlet boxes to a new workshop. They will attach to the metal wall purlins, with the wires fed from the top through EMT conduit. Instead of ...
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I'm setting up a workshop and have several tools planed which I've heard don't get along with Arc Fault Interrupters. I don't know if this is true or just something people tell themselves to get out ...
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Im putting outlets into my new Shop, planning for a 1" EMT conduit containing three circuits running from the panel box: A 20A 120V, B 30A 240V and C 50A 120/240, so 7 conductors plus the ...
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I'm adding a workshop needing its own 200A panel, and power company (TEP) is requiring me to move the service entrance from the house to the workshop (and upgrade to 400A panel) the house is to be ...
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I am looking to run electricity to my shed and I am unsure of what size wire and breaker I need. My main panel will be about 100ft away from my shed. My shed is 12X20 and I want to install 6-8 4ft 4 ...
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I have a NEMA 5-50 outlet wired from my main panel all the way down to where I am installing a garage. It was put in by the previous owner for a welder I believe. NEMA 5-50 is quite unique and hard to ...
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The house I purchased has a small detached garage that I use as a workshop and a place to store bikes. It is attached to a relatively long straight asphalt driveway. My question has to do with ...
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My garage is 25×29' with 10' ceilings, so 7250 cf. I'm hoping to be able to turn over the air every 3 minutes or so, so aiming at using 2 fans rated at a total of 2400cfm. The fans I'd like to use ...
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I've seen this setup in use in other shops and am interested in using the technique myself. However, the mere mention of it seems to incite rabid pandemonium rather than civil discourse. I'd very much ...
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Here is the wiring schematic on the motor: How would I wire these wires safely to a plug like this:
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I do wood working in my garage. I have two saws a miter saw and a table saw. About 1 in 10 times when I start either of the saws the circuit breaker will immediately trip. Nothing else is running ...
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I am planning to install a large wooden work table in my basement. The top is 10 x 4 x 3" which means it will weigh about 500 pounds. The problem is: how do I get it into the basement? The only ...
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In Toronto, ON and I'm finishing my attached double garage (20x20) in hopes of setting up a woodworking shop. It's not currently heated or cooled but I plan on using it year-round so heating is ...
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An additional line of thought. Cooling radiators in summer? I found this having the same concept for cooling. I live in south louisiana, US where 95F is vary common turning tin boxes into a slow ...
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I have a detached workshop 100 feet from my house that I want to run power to. I need help determining if an existing 30a circuit will work, and what gauge wiring to use for the 100 foot run. Details ...
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I have a set of tools I use on my desk that are bulky and never seem to store well. These include my wirecutters, pliers, ruler, and snips. At the moment, the best way I've found to store them is in ...
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I'm planning on plumbing my shop for compressed air and I think I want to use nylon tubing, like what comes in the RapidAir kits. I don't want to use PVC for obvious reasons, and though I think PEX ...
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I got one of these Wen #3403 Dust Collectors as a Christmas gift and I'm wondering if hooking it up is a matter of installing a new breaker and running a 10/2 line to the garage. I have air ...
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https://youtu.be/e9GSTO-4Txo?t=119 is a This Old House fold down workbench (among other things). The knuckle of the leg hinge (at 1:59) appears to be pointed into the 2x4 of the table top frame. If so,...
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I am building a large workbench (10' x 3') and my original plan was to build it against the wall of the basement. However, I have no width constraint, so I was thinking maybe it would be better to ...
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In my garage, I have some surface-mounted (or flush-mounted) fluorescent shop lights. I would like to replace them with LED shop lights, instead. They are just plug-in lights, so the electrical part ...
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