Recent content by BillJ

What are the user experiences/opinions about placing the insulation bats/rolls across the tops of the bottom rafter cords versus stapling them in place between the rafter cords from below? Does one work better than another or is it just a matter of which is easier/ quicker to do? How does the...

I want to thank all those who responded to my quandary and debated the best way to proceed. As you might have guessed, when I made my post, I was seriously rethinking my initial decision to drill the posts and run the receptacle wiring inside the walls. The discussion here has helped me...

some old pictures.

It has been stick built with 6X 6 post, and 2 x 6's run horizontally on 24 inch centers and has 3/8 plywood as the outside as sheeting.. The top of the 6 by posts were notched to hold an outside 2 x 12 and and a inside 2 x 12 and a 2 x 6 top plate on those for the rafters to rest on. Every...

My shop is a pole barn built with 6 x 6 posts and 2 x 6 stringers. My quandary is whether to drill the posts (5.5 x5.5) to for the electric wiring for wall receptacles running down the wall, to notch them or run the wiring on the outside of the wall with conduit? My concern is how much it will...

Thanks, cyamaha. I don't want to do any thing that is either stupid or that I have to re do.

Thank you for the great responses; it is always good to bounce ideas off of others and take advantage of their experience and knowledge. I have decided to do the drill thing as recommended by many of you. I had forgotten about the Hole Hawgs ( I remember seeing them in the tool room at a Tech...

This is my project that I started when turned sixty (folks said I was crazy - just maybe they were right) and I am finally back on track (I hope). Had to take of some years to tend to aging parents, etc. and in that time it turned into a junk storage place. I stick built the place pretty much...

Can someone tell me how many two lamp, four foot T8 fluorescents I can place on a single 15 amp circuit so I am safe and so the inspector will be happy? If possible I would like to run four rows of six fixtures with two rows on a single breaker; each row will have its own switch. Anyone have...

This is my "pole barn" project. This has been a very long time project built on a pay-as-you-go basis with all work, except the floor, done by myself and my dad while he was alive. 32 X 60 with 11 foot ceiling. I will post more pictures and details at a later time.