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I appreciate the clarification, yes I am in the US. When testing the wires the only hot wire I found was black. When I tested Black w/ all other wires I was showing between 115-119 volts. When I tested Black & White I did see 119 but when testing black w/ all other wires it showed 115. I am not...

The condiuit is metal. If I have the + and - can I just ground the wiring inside the garage?

I was hoping to extend it to the new garage to power an outlet and a single overhead light.

As far as I know, this fan never ran. This is my first time up there and when I opened the junction box feeding it I found that white wire disconnected. I am pretty sure the fan itself is dead or seized. Unfortunately, the motor doesn't have any markings. I may just replace it with a solar power...

I have verified that all power is dead when the breaker is off. At this point, my only remaining concern would be how to determine which is actually ground. I would assume that would be yellow, hard to imagine any decent electrician would use one of the blue wires for that purpose since they...

With the summer heat we have noticed our 2nd floor isn't cooling off. I took a look in our attic and noticed the exhaust fan isnt running. Opened the junction box and noticed one of its white wire was disconnected. The Black wire is connected. Testing the power the only live wire is red. I do...

The garage had a single 120 outlet, a couple of interior lights and a garage door opener. No breaker in the garage. The red wire is the only wire I am seeing going directly to that specific breaker. I am not aware of any switches inside the house but I am seeing piss poor wiring all over the...

I checked the breaker inside the house but it only had a single red wire connected which doesn't match anything outside. Unfortunately, I can't tell where they ran the wires from w/o tearing up the ground and possibly asphalt.

So I just spend some more time out there after reading the meter's manual again I now have some results that make more sense. If I test the black one with any other wire I get between 115-119 volts. The only wire I get 119 from is the white wire which makes me believe that those are +/- and the...

So we had to demo the front 1/2 of our garage and as part of that effort, I need to relocate the power that was run to the front half to the back now. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention when we were doing the demo to label the power cables. So the pipe has (1)White (1)Black (1)Yellow and (2)...

I looked at the metal ones at HD and could could see all the little dings and scratches all over the place and all with a little rust on them. Too cheap looking didnt look very strong. Figured a few months out on a HD parking lot is a good indicator of what this thing will look like in a year or...

Anyone have experience building one of those prefab kits from Home Depot for Sheds and Barns? Tempted to use one to replace my old garage but concerned I maybe in over my head. Probably have someone help me with it but curious if its as easy as it sounds. Thanks.

Well after all of your input I was planning on just putting in a standard door. I started taking down the siding and found a problem. All of the wood at the bottom of the wall was completed rotted. I ended up having to take it all out. Looks like who ever put it in originally never used pressure...

So I bought this house and the previous owner built a large addition to his garage. I am looking to separate out the spaces and make the front area more of a woodshop/shed and the back area maybe a game room. My concern is the floor in the front area, its has large cracks and I am looking for a...

It was a combo nation of allowing a lot of natural light into the room and creating more of an open feel but also I just thought a standard entry door would look awkward. I cant really judge a decent placement.

I think I understand what you mean but do you have any images that demonstrate it? Also if I went with a steel header option, how do I determine how much I need. An I-beam is overkill but what about steel Angle irons or channel steel

Would that change at all based on the fact that its a garage roof and not a traditional one? Possibly not as heavy? Also if i used to steel to help with support what would I need to get? Could I use something like 1" x 8' square steel tubing to cover the length?

So that brings up another question I had. The top of the wall is 81" under the current header which is (2)2x4s. Which supports the rafters. so it looks like a 72x80 patio door would slip right in and all I would need to worry about the studs for the sides. Is there any major problem doing it...

Thanks. I was nervous about touching it, to be safe I can just raise it up to allow equal headroom across the space.

I just purchased a house and the previous owner added a 18' extension to the garage. I demoed the inside and am looking to turn it into a game room. I am planning on walling it off from the garage and then installing a patio door leading into the backyard. My primary concern is what looks like...