Recent content by aribert

Thank you all for your responses. Although I filled the wall cavities in an older house, that I was turning into a rental, by my self; I usually get my wife to load the machine while I am manning the hose while insulating an attic. I have a short extension cord with an electrical box with...

I am in the process of building a pole barn as a hobby fab/machine/car shop. Pole barn is 34 x 58, front half is truss roof w/ 12.5 ft ceilings, back half is a stick built roof and a mezzanine (ceiling height is 8.5 ft). Ceiling will be perforated metal with cellulose insulation. I need to...

What is the projected lifespan of these compression fittings? The seal is an o-ring, WAG Buna-N (or better?). I've seen rubber plumbing washers (no idea as to material composition) crumble over time. I specify copper for supply lines for any permitted plumbing work on my rentals. On a...

If you have problems finding a cable source: I have two older Rotary 2-post lifts. I have replaced the balance cables on both lifts (one lift has been narrowed by 18 inches to fit into my 2-car residence garage - hence the need for a shorter cable). I purchased stranded cable and...

Thank you for responding. I like your fridge seal analogy - that has been my stumbling block with a sliding door - I do not want a significant step on the lower edge of the door opening (guessing one would need at least 1.5 inches for a surface to seal against). Agree with the need to draw...

I am working thru the planning stages of my upcoming pole barn. I an trying to decide on door size(s) and what type of a door. I am not intending to have a door opener. This building is going to be a workshop and mostly I expect to enter thru the man door (I'll have a second man door next...

Thanks for the reply - I am aware of the newer, more translucent panels. I live in Metro Detroit and have wintertime heating - hence what I am asking about dual pane glass skylights in a metal roof. Till now, all my skylight installs have been in shingled roofs. FWIW, I've started making my...

I'm a big fan of natural light. I know some roofers consider a skylight as a hole in the roof. I've installed 2 skylights in my first house (now a rental), one in my current house and have 2 in my workshop garage. All installed by me in roofs with shingles. I am meticulous in the...

Thank you all for responding! At least I know there is technology to solve the problem if there is one. I'm in the planning stages of my pole barn workshop - more questions to follow - I expect to close on the property by the 3rd week of Oct and I'll be splitting my time between clearing brush...

My next shop will be a pole barn. What might I expect with respect to cell phone and radio (FM) reception inside of a pole barn with a metal roof and siding? How much worse is the reception if the inside ceiling is also metal? Is there any improvement if the roof is asphalt shingles...

I thought I had posted this message a week ago and since I had no responses, figured I would bump my own thread. Except that I do not see the posting when I search for my own postings - it appears that I never posted my question. I'm looking at properties on small acreage where I would...

If this were to be my residence, I think I could be satisfied with a boiler / baseboard heating. I grew up with electric baseboard heating (near Houston - not nearly the duration of cold as here in Michigan). Dependent on an inspection/assessment of boiler condition, it the boiler is near...

Thank you all for your responses. To my eyes the boiler looks a bit questionable based on the floor staining. I'm planning on going back in a few days to take some measurements in the pole barn (did not think of measuring the pole spacing) to decide how I am going to insulate it and how...

I'm house shopping - house on acreage. House will be a rental, pole barn will be my next shop (I outgrew my current shop a decade or two ago). Since I can't get my wife out of suburbia, I drive about 10 miles to my current shop and will end up doing the same but in a different direction for...

No idea as to a kit. I have (3) Wayne Dalton 9x7 semi-insulated residential doors ('88 vintage). The factory insulation was about 5/8 inch thick and molded to the door contours and smooth on the inside. I purchased sheets of 1 inch foam w/ a foil backing and bonded the foam to the inside...