Questions tagged [storage]
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Is a 10 x 10 storage [closed]
Is it 10 x 10 storage big enough to hold a Mercedes-Benz c300. Or do I need a 20 x 10 to put my car in and how much would it be?
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What's the most effective way to hang a plastic egg tray under a kitchen cabinet?
We purchased this egg storage container to hold all our fresh eggs, and we want to mount it to the underside of a cabinet to get all the eggs off our counter. It's two drawers ini a box, all plastic. ...
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Attic storage help
Just bought this home and finally moved all objects from A to B and need more storage. I know, who would have thunk it?
https://imgur.com/a/c4nJDnF
In short, 2x6 16oc and would like to put 23/32 OSB ...
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Looking for ideas about storage space access in attic
In the attic of my house, the volume where the roof comes close to the attic floor is arranged as a storage space. I don't know the term for this but it's very common where I live and I found some ...
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Placing roller covers in a can of paint?
As part of a remodel, my general contractor contracted some painters to paint a room. Two cans of paint and one can of primer were left over from the project. Every single one of those cans had a ...
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Can porcelain tile be stored in an attic which will exceed 100 °F?
I need to store spare tile in my Florida attic. Is there a temperature issue when storing ceramic or porcelain tile?
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How to water seal roll-up storage door?
I'm trying to solve a water intrusion problem with a poorly installed roll-up door on my shed. Part of the plywood is exposed when the door is closed, so anytime it rains or snows the plywood gets wet....
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How to reconnect power to the back storage unit?
I have a back storage unit that has to be reconnected. There are only three wires coming from the main building. One wire has three white stripes on it, and the other two are solid black. How do I ...
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Is this the right way to frame an opening under my staircase?
I want to take some studs out to use the space under the staircase of my split level home.
If I were to chop the studs off, add jack studs and make a 2x4 header would that be the right way to do this?
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Can I use lumber that has been stored outside?
Last October I started a basement remodeling project. I needed to take the lumber that was stored in my dry basement and place it outside.
The types of lumber are as follows: pine, oak and cedar ...
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Storage Limit in Truss-supported Attic?
I recently purchased a home that has access to what appears to be somewhat usable attic space. There's a 2x2 foot hatch in one of our upstairs closets that grants (not so convenient) access. In the ...
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How much weight/storage can my garage attic hold?
I have a 3 car garage and want to see what your all thought about my ability to store Christmas lights and random other boxes up there.
The setup is: two 2x12s (placed next to each other) on 24 inch ...
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What can hold more weight, a wall stud or a ceiling joist? [closed]
I'm planning on building some custom wood-framed storage near the ceiling of my garage. The things you can buy online seem to always be ceiling mounted (Example: This product)
However, I also found a ...
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Creating moulds to store fragile or important objects [closed]
Sometimes when I buy stuff they come in a box that has a black foam inside it. This foam has cut outs to hold that object. Its quite interesting.
I have some fragile and valuable objects that I want ...
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How can I anchor a tall cabinet to a pony wall or half wall? [closed]
I have a half wall around 40 inches tall. We were thinking of using that wall for storage. The cabinets we are looking at about 60 - 65 inches in height. Any ideas on how to anchor these cabinets to ...
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