OutinDaBarn

OutinDaBarn t1_je84stn wrote

4 feet should be good for all but the very north of Wiscowsin. I built a shed the same way, gravel with concrete over.

If it's too wet the holes will have water in them. That will be a problem. I had to move all my poles over 3 feet after drilling about 10 of them and letting them sit overnight. The next morning we were screwed. Even tried pumping the water out. They just refilled.

Don't just auger your holes down. Let the auger fill with dirt. pull it out and dump it off to the side. Otherwise the dirt will be nothing but in the way when you set your poles.

The Harbor Freight cement mixer was good enough for the 25 holes I filled. I still use it from time to time. I did have to blow the motor out with air to getting going again once.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j8bvk3i wrote

With the rubber gasket in there, normally a little more than hand tight. I just put a bidet in my bathroom. Same joint leaked for a few drips. I bumped it a little with the wrench. One more drip and it stopped. I reused the plastic pipe that was there. It was a bit crooked, I'm sure that's what caused my issue.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j6hykc3 wrote

Go up in the attic and look. Measure between 2, the spacing should be the same. Use the location to measure out to where you want to put the projector. Knowing about where the joist is, use the stud finder or tap on the ceiling and find the more solid sound.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j4oh8bu wrote

It's all fairly simple to do. What's the amperage of the panel in the garage? Should be a switch at the top that says 60 or maybe 100 amps (might be at the bottom). How many open spots in the panel. What tools do you want to run in the shop. Black and Decker sells a good book on electrical wiring. That's what I started with. I just wired my entire shop myself, meter base, panel, 5 ton AC, lights, welder outlets, everything.

Insulation comes down to how much do you need and buying the right width to fit between your studs. I prefer kraft faced using a staple hammer.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j21npzx wrote

If there insulation behind the fiberboard, I'd be inclined to just leave it. If it has asbestos in it that's the cheapest and easiest. It's a fair insulator too. I hate fiberboard. No real reason, I just do. lol If you take it off you have to do something with it. It's made not to burn worth a darn. Dumpsters are expensive.

The electrical presents some interesting challenges. You can move the boxes out by cutting around the fiberboard and moving them or extend the boxes. Depending on who wired it you may have enough wire to extend them. Murphy's law says some of the wires will be way short, always!

If you take the fiberboard off you could move the wires in the exposed conduit into the walls and clean that up. That's a factor to consider. I only saw the 1 section of conduit.

There's not a wrong way to go. It's really your choice. Just because I have an opinion, doesn't make me right. Hopefully, I'm given you somethings to consider.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j21c9eo wrote

I'd drywall over the top of the fiber board if you can. Are there any outlets and switches you'd have to deal with?

You can hang the drywall yourself and find a drywaller to mud and tape it. I had a guy mud and tape my garage for $300. Worth every penny. I talked to him before I started drywalling so it was the way he wanted it for mudding.

As with most trades having cold beer around helps.

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OutinDaBarn t1_j1rvs45 wrote

Buy pipe insulation. cut it down to the size and length you need and push it in the seal at the bottom of the door. Cost you less than $10 and you'll have extra. You could also use a pool noddle and do the same thing.

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