DIY Home Improvement Forum banner

Discussions Showcase Albums Media Media Comments Tags Marketplace

1-20 of 204 Results
  1. General DIY Discussions
    Hi all, Im very green about support structure. Im looking to add some support for my 1950's garage roof. I want to organize and add some storage on the joists, nothing too heavy or over the top. Not sure what to add- collar ties , hangers etc. the span of my 2x8 joists is 20'. seems like a...
  2. Building & Construction
    Tell me about your garage sizes? Last home had a 20x20 and with a big truck it was almost impossible to walk in front or behind. I may not park in it daily but drive a suburban. Also garage floor coatings pros and cons cost? I drew my new garage 24x24 but that's 600 sq ft and might want the 200...
  3. Drywall & Plaster
    Hey folks! I am toying around with the idea of insulating and drywalling our detached garage this spring. We are in the PNW and I want to help ensure my work spaces can stay as dry, warm, and safe as possible. Our home is from the 40's but I don't know when the garage was built so I don't know...
  4. Insulation
    Hello, I'm looking to insulate a garage with a bonus room above. The exterior walls contain no insulation; the floor and walls of the bonus room have insulation. The goal would be to bring the entire garage within the temperature gradient of the rest of the house. My plan is to remove all...
  5. Carpentry
    The paint on the lower part of my garage door jamb has been peeling off. The wood is somewhat soft (after rain) but it is still hard. What is the best way to fix it and make sure the paint doesn’t peel off?
  6. General DIY Discussions
    The torsion spring on my garage door broke. I bought new 250 x2x30 springs for my 12 foot long 10 foot high steel garage door. It is completely manual operation door.. I wound each spring 25 1/4turns.. Door wants to pull up on its own now . When I open latches I keep pressure on to insure it...
  7. Building & Construction
    I have a center beam running front to back in my garage that holds the joists, nothing else(holding my crap currently) and hoping to remove it. Dimensions of garage ~23' front to back and 18' wide beam runs front to back 3 2x6 nailed together ~12' long with metal bracket holding two of these...
  8. Building & Construction
    Looking to raise 22’x21’ NJ detached garage ceiling joists about 1’ 6” to make more headroom. Right now, there is an added solar, water heater system for the pool on the roof where water pumps up and then heats through radiator type system, not sure the load it carries. Would like to rock the...
  9. General DIY Discussions
    Looking for suggestions to solve a cold weather issue with my Chamberlain Whisper Drive automatic garage door opener. During periods of below zero weather, the garage door carriage will only travel a few inches to close before reversing and giving me the overhead light flash indicating the...
  10. General DIY Discussions
    Today all 3 of my Linear garage remotes stopped working. The garage opener still works when I use the wall button. I've unplugged the unit and deprogrammed all remotes. I can't reprogram them though, and the red light for the Learn button is staying on (it should only be on when I press it to...
  11. Electrical
    Please see the attached schematic. One potential change I am considering is changing the feeder to #2 Aluminum THHN. I had originally been putoff by the larger size but others have persuaded me that not only is it a cost savings - but the wire is softer and easier to bend. That may sell me on...
  12. General DIY Discussions
    Hello, Is it an issue for the rear hangers of the garage door to not be perpendicular/square? Having concerns for safety using the garage door and potential future strain. Seeking insight. TIA. Thumbnails: Full size: Right Side: Left side:
  13. Building & Construction
    I have a garage bill that I'm working on and I'm attaching a picture because I'm having an issue with framing the door. The concrete poor created a 4" curb, but the doorway is 3 in wider than it should be. They put the forms in wrong. My thoughts in correcting this are to have a pressure treated...
  14. Electrical
    Hi, hoping to get some feedback from this excellent forum. My plan is to run new wiring for garage and pool. A few questions: 1. How many feeder amps should run to the new sub-panel. Would 60A cover it? 2. Should there be a second sub-panel outside of the house to service the pool config or...
  15. Electrical
    Building a shed. For electrical, I'd like to get 100 amp service in the shed, about 140 ft away from the 200 amp service in the house. In the future hope to build another small shed about another 100 ft away, and get maybe 50 amp out to that. Will be permitting and a licensed electrician will...
  16. General DIY Discussions
    I have a question about something that I already built. I am building a shop and for my man doors, I ran the jack stud down to the thresh hold of the door jam (It runs right along the stem wall) I am attaching a drawing to explain this. After more thought, of course, I have realized that this...
  17. Electrical
    Hello, I am completing a new detached garage and I need help with the electrical. I have two circuit breakers in the main panel of the house for the garage, one 15 amp for all the lights and one 20 amp for all the GFCI outlets. These are feed in rigid conduit underground to the garage using 12...
  18. Building & Construction
    Going to post a picture as I won't be able to explain this very well. Basically, the wood and weatherstripping on garage doesn't go all the way to the ground. I am trying to figure out the best way to close this off to keep grass from leaf blower, bugs, and mice out of the garage. I tried...
  19. Electrical
    About twenty years ago I installed two 2-gang 20 amp outlets and some switches near the kitchen door. Stupidly I did not consider the fire resistance of the wall, and now I want to attempt to correct this mistake (the wall separates the garage from the family room, reference NFPA 70-2017...
  20. Painting
    Looking to either paint or lay some LVP (or similar) to encapsulate my basement and garage floor and make it easier to vacuum/mop. The basement is in pretty good shape, the garage not so much. I’m not looking to make this a huge project nor am I looking to win any beauty contests. I simply want...
1-20 of 204 Results
Top