Recent content by arohde

Thanks! I didn't know that was the name of the siding. That helps a lot, all my previous google searches had been fruitless. When you did that with the cedar did you then paint it? I'm trying to image what that looked like. I'm imagining the piece of cedar didn't blend in with the rest of...

Hi, I was curious if anyone had experience or ideas with fixing vinyl siding. I have a detached garage and the strip of siding closest to the ground is getting quite a bit of rot. In some spots I've used a product similar to bondo to bandage it but it isn't idea. Anyone have any thoughts...

Wanted to give an update on this. I finally have finished the insulation. I think I'm just going to keep it like this for now, and forego the plywood. It did work out well to create a "conduit" for installing more lights. I think it looks kinda cool too. Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

I'll have to take a look at what the moisture level is in the shop. Agreed it's overkill with lumber but it's also solving 3 - disputably 4 others problems. It's going to look really nice, will seal the shop, adds more insulation (didn't count this one cause I really don't need more...

I calculated it and it's approximately an extra .7 lbs per square foot. Or 303.18 lbs total. This wait will all be evenly distributed and the plywood will stiffen up the structure. It's a little different but a good snowfall could put as much as 4,500 extra pounds on the roof. Almost 15...

Yeah exactly. The problem is the sheetrock isn't taped and mudded so there isn't a good seal keeping the warm air in the garage. It seeps out of the garage into the attic and when the warm air meets the cold air, it creates condensation. There are two ways to help the problem. One is to...

It's vented. Its a 50,000 btu Big Maxx vented out the side of my garage. Code here is you can go horizontal venting as long as you don't exceed a certain distance.

vented combustion. I have it going thru the side but same difference. It's all up to code.

It's blown-in insulation. Not sure on the exact brand. That is a good point concerning the load. Are there any "rules of thumb" for this type of thing? Or a way to calculate the approximate load capacity?

Hello, I was hoping to get some advice regarding insulating a ceiling/attic. Specifically the question is to address a problem of too much moisture during the winter months within the attic of the garage. I live in Minnesota so winters are cold. Let me lay out the situation Detached 21x21...

Hey Everyone, I have what's probably a bit of a dummy question. I'm running a gas line out to a detached garage so I can put a heater out there. I have the line trenched and it is to the garage. My garage is sheet rocked but I'm wondering If I could run black pipe outside the sheet rock? I...

Yeah, realizing that now. Not sure if it would be worth pulling it all up and doing over or not. This was the product they had at Menards. Seemed like the only product they had for underground gas, but I should of looked more. Seems like it's still an ok solution but I definitely payed too...

Got it. Good to know. Hopefully I won't have to take the entire T out. Thanks for the info!

I actually used both. I'm using the PVC to run the Csst in below grade. Page 30 shows it. http://www.menards.com/main/bargainitem/321959/pdf/PRO-FLEX_2009_INS_MAN_15.pdf

Ok, Yeah I didn't do that. Is that just for a better seal? I saw something showing grounding at that same intersection (where Iron meets Csst). That they use a clamp and obviously a wire too. Is what you are referring to similar? Or something different?