Car port conversion...

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YourGrandpa
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That is a 2 pole 50 amp GFCI breaker. So the hot tub was most likely 240 volt. What dipshit cut the wires so short? You do plan on reusing them?

The black wire taped red should be a hot wire. The other two, who knows. You'll have to check the panel. Take the panel cover off and take a picture.
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meh i may just let an electrician do that shit...meanwhile i already got the cross bracing in ceiling...
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scared? wrote:U lose...
I win again.
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U lost again...
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Damn I'm good...

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scared? wrote:meh i may just let an electrician do that shit...meanwhile i already got the cross bracing in ceiling...
Quit being a pussy. Take the panel cover off and take a picture. 5 mins of education will save you 1000's.
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I take it the cross bracing is where you plan on attaching the top plate? How did you fasten the the cross bracing to the existing structure?
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Lol yeah...fits perfect...
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Oh they not attached yet...gonna toenail them into joist but they are so tight in there I can barely move em as is...
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scared? wrote:U won again...
Yeah I know.
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You really only need 1 every 24". But whatever you do, don't skip out on the toe-nailing part.
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Well that would work cuz I spaced em 16" but two of them I cut a little short...
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I use projects like this as perfect opportunities to buy new tools. May I suggest an air compressor and pneumatic nail gun. Toe-nailing and stud nailing have never been easier.
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I was actually gonna buy a nailgun tomorrow...got a compressor. Fuck no...trying to toenail all that shit with a hammer...
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Don't u use smaller nails for toenailing?...
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lol you guys clip your toenails with a gun? lol rednecks, etc...
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Imagine how this dump is going to turn out with Geoff doing the work and Gramps telling him how to do it. :olo:
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scared? wrote:Don't u use smaller nails for toenailing?...
A 2 1/2", #10 should work fine. Buy those for your nail gun and you can use them for all the framing. You might want to use a 16d to fasten the top and bottom plates.
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LawL wrote:Imagine how this dump is going to turn out with Geoff doing the work and Gramps telling him how to do it. :olo:
Silly homos that can't participate in conversations about construction, even though they blew the construction worker from the Village People. :olo:
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Bottom plate is going in concrete...
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Brian is obsessed with homosexuality. :olo:
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scared? wrote:Bottom plate is going in concrete...
Use 1/4" x 2 1/2" - 3" Tapcons to fasten the bottom plate.
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LawL wrote:Brian is obsessed with homosexuality. :olo:
I think gay people are naturally creative and funny. That's why I laugh.
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You evidently think a lot about gay people Brian.
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