Recent content by bandaidmd

clean your metal before welding, you might lay down your best bead ever but that crud will float into the puddle and screw it up.

i use a double burner radient heater on top of a 5 gallon lp tank to heat where im working not my entire pole barn.

they make a plaster washer to repair loose plaster, its like a fender washer but has a little shape to it so the drywall screw sits flush. They work great for foamboard. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008AY2MS6/?tag=atomicindus08-20

lol when i had teens at home thats the main reason i would not put in "unlimited hot water" They would have stayed in the shower until they shrivelled up and went down the drain.

that 4 post takes up a lot of real estate with the posts and ramps, even thou it will roll theres still the issue of where to move it to. Thats the reason i went with the Atlas 2 post. Yeah its a pita sometimes to get the arms just right....... I welded rings to the top of the arm pins to make...

only having one leg going to the compressor by switching off the other one should prevent it from running but it cant serve as a service disconnect because you still have power on the non switched leg.

why did you extend the inlet so high?

I would check to see how much weight that soffit materiel would hold, I'm betting it will sag when its backfilled with 10 to 12 " of cellulose. They make a product that looks like beadboard for porch ceilings but its not made to hold weight either. I used 12' metal panels in mine and installed...

i would at least use spray in the ceiling.

Since he doesn't have where hes located in his info that beam might be there to hold up the roof under 4 foot of snow Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

When asking questions about insulation it's helps to have an idea of where your located. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

spray foaming the underside of an open sided carport also works great to keep the radiant heat away if using it as a patio cover. After it gets some age to it and the paint starts to get a little chaulky the condensation will rain down on your car and stain it, spray foam also eliminates that.

you state that from the middle of the floor to the door slopes 20" and then at the door you have a 20" lip. I don't think your explaining yourself correctly to get your answer because by your description your main floor is 40" above grade of you foundation.

unscrew the wainscoting pour your slab then cut the wainscoat to length and reinstall with j channel at the bottom. A plus to this method is theres no chance of it getting ruined with splashed up concrete slop.

I have a Atlas and its leveled by the cables, since its new you also have to make sure all the air is out of the system. Usually running it thru several full cycles will purge it . I got mine so both safeties click at same time.