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I had all these thoughts as well, but I was hoping! Oh well

I'm hunting for insulation, which like everything else post covid is extremely expensive, and I came across this...

Small town north of Dallas

Yes, open cell (not soft cell)-my bad. The horizontal purlens are 8" wide (deep) so with 2-3" of open cell, it would be difficult not to have an air gap since the open cell foam is so uneven. I was going to screw the osb directly to the purlins which would leave 4-5" of dead space. Even if I...

Just bought a place with an epic 40x60 red steel shop. The previous owner had 2 inches of soft cell foam sprayed on all walls and ceiling. I want to expand on that as I finish the interior. I'm in Texas so it is hot and humid and I am unsure the best way. My plan is to get 2" rigid foam...

It might just be completed...(for now:) ) I spent the weekend putting in my exhaust fans and testing them. With the fans exhausting, the garage gets super cool, really fast. I didn't have a thermometer, but my calibrated self felt as if w/o A/C it was probably pushing 90 in the garage. (mind...

Not a "Grand Change" Update, but getting organized is what this update is all about! I do like having as many sockets as possible to meet every single possible need, so I used two drawers...everything else is pretty much in a specific drawer: Here is the drawer layout: And here is a peek in...

I didn't realize it had been 2 months since an update on this. There have been some productive days, and not so productive days...My bad for not keeping this updated, but the days I did work on the garage I was exhausted when I was done. First Priority was getting a 70 Amp sub hooked up and...

Just tagging this one for later reference when I shoplift your ideas :-) Awesome table man!

Thank you! That makes sense.

So, do I need to buy a ground bar "add-on" to keep the 2 hots, 1 neutral, 1 ground? thanks for the super fast reply!

Alright electric pros--got a big request for help from you! I got this sub panel for my detached garage (rated at 125 Amps). I'm running 4/3 from my main panel on a 70Amp breaker. The interesting part though, is the bonded/unbonded issue. If you look at this picture, it looks like there is...

Yes, I'm cheap. But willing to spend money...just wanted to see what other options were out there. My Lowes didn't have 2-2-2-4, but they did have 2-2-2(which is how I saw the size) and it was $3.87/ft! I guessed that 2-2-2-4 was going to be almost 5.00/ft. I figured that copper would be...

The wires from the meter at least are copper.. As for girth, I am referring to the individual lines...1/4" thick is crazy!

Carrying 70Amps about 50-75 feet, and after seeing not only the price of the 2-2-2-4, but the insane girth, I'm now wondering what my options are...what is the copper equivelant? And am I going for overkill? It is going to a sub, and it will be running about 20 110v dual plugs and 2 220v...