Recent content by Alaska4Ever

Anybody heating a shop with a construction heater. Not talking about a bullet heater. Frost Fighter construction heater OSV 500. Normally these heaters have a duct work that is piped in so they can vent outside. My thought is ... if I had one then i could vent it through my existing...

Also attached a real pic of the barn/shop

From the title you can see I will need heat in the shop ALL winter. Plans are to keep in running until spring (Mid May) then shut down for the summer. Specs: Interior Alaska ( can reach -30 to -40 but average is probably 0) 45 x 50 x 14 Shop 300K outdoor wood/coal boiler with 1 1/4...

The electrical engineer brought this up... he called it using a contractor... I understand the concept but do not really understand the how to wire up and such.

Yes that is the preferred method and was my original plan until I read about Volt drop and thought that the traveler wire just added to the problem. Basic question is does the increased voltage drop increase the chance of fire. I know it affects motor efficiency and life. Obviously a 3 way is...

on a different note I would think that the plugs could easily be done with 12 ga as they would not all be used at once like the lights so the amps draw would be OK at least that is my thought maybe I missing something there as well... sure hope not as I wanted to use only 12 ga-- but want to be...

AZ Garage-- I have used many some are not so helpful the one i am getting the information from is the followinghttp://www.electricaltechnology.org/2014/04/electrical-wire-cable-size-calculator.html Another question for lights can I use the 5% drop as this seems to help with the wire size...

I have a 50 by 90 pole barn with the first 50 x 50 being the shop and the remaining cold storage/ animals / my wife's area... enough said. I am in the process of putting up lights in the shop. The power comes into the shop in the back portion of the shop ... approximately 60 feet from where...

I live in interior Alaska so needless to say the temperatures here are extreme in the cold category. My shop is 45 wide by 50 long and 14 foot ceilings with an 8 on 12 pitch. Metal siding with truss construction. Old pole barn that has been converted. I am finishing out the inside so i...

One thing that was not discussed was the ceiling. What are your thoughts on just putting foam with reflective back on the ceiling. Anybody done this and happy with what they have. It would be something that i could do by myself. Got any pics.... don't want the barn to start looking a huge...

This is Chena... means water and also a River in Alaska.. i thought appropriate for a water dog.. She is retired from hunting due to seizures at times... don't want to take a chance on one in deep water. The little pup is my dads dog.

Another Update.... Rick Van Handel replies and went a totally different route. He is saying foam with that large of an air gap would be a waste unless i blow in insulation to fill the void. He suggested foam on the girts with blown cellulose or fiberglass with house wrap on the back sides of...

So here is the latest from the fine folks at Green Building Advisor.com They directed me to some blogs on cut and cobble, and R value of sheathing requirements. My build is a little different as i stated to them in that i am no applying this over OSB sheathing then putting siding on over the...

Sberry....Good idea i will look into one of those. I look forward to this some day. One problem i have is the short work season i.e. summer and i will be gone a good bit this summer. Even if i did have the money to spray foam the entire thing i really can not do it till summer. I really do...

Bib: I do exactly that but it is tough. Insulation is a premium up here and when things do come up they go extremely fast. It is even harding being 70 miles from town. I cannot tell you the number of times i have called and missed items...even when i do get in touch and say can i come up in...