Electrical
Use this detailed checklist as a guide as you look around for leaks, cracks, breaks, wear, and every other conceivable problem that can develop over the year. Then make a repair list to keep up on maintenance in the coming months. Check trees ... [... more]
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How to Epoxy-Coat a Garage Floor: Overview
Requires a warm, dry weekend and some stamina (for wielding a paint roller). You finally got the tools hanging neatly on an outlined pegboard, and all the paint is organized in carefully labeled cabinets. But now your car is jealous, sitting like ... [... more]
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How to Install a Garage Floodlight: Overview
All the parts are small and lightweight, but there are lots of them and assembling the conduit takes some time and patience One of the simplest, most effective ways to enhance the safety and security of your home is to add a motion-sensor ... [... more]
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Electrical Upgrades, Part 2
After removing the outlet from the garage ceiling, screw an extension ring to the existing box. Also, remove the knockout plug in the end of the ring for attaching the conduit. Use metal pipe hangers and toggle bolts to hold the conduit to the ... [... more]
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Create Your Own Garage Storage Plan
Weed out all the junk you don't need. Keep only what you use; give away what you don't, and throw away what's broken and taking up precious space. Treat your garage like any other room in the house. Take measurements and draw a floor plan to help ... [... more]
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Building a Car-Nut's Garage
Fixing up the garage may be last on the family priority list, but it's often first in the heart of those who love the smell of gasoline and the roar of a Chevy small-block V-8. So, don't settle for open two 2-by-four studs, dim bulbs, and ... [... more]
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A New Generation of Garage Doors
A band of windows in these Raynor Prisma doors ($525) helps them integrate nicely with the house by picking up its brick pattern. A look behind the steel skin of a door reveals two types of insulation options: a 7/8-in. polystyrene layer bonded ... [... more]
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Find the Hidden Garage Door
Believe it or not, the photo shown at left is of two garage doors. When the homeowners press a button, what looks like part of the exterior wall of their home pivots up to reveal a garage. It's a GarageScape system from Cybiag. The door system ... [... more]
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Parking Space
The second floor loft will be used for storage. Dallmus turned the garage sideways and set it into the ground to minimize its impact on the property. Dick and Sandy Silva were laying out their must-haves as we sat in their mobile home just days ... [... more]
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